Obituaries
George J. Schuler
Nov 8, 2007
George Jacob Schuler, 82, of Richmond Township, died of natural causes November 8, 2007 at 3:46 pm in the Emergency Room at St. Joseph Medical Center.
He was married June 16, 1956 to the late Olive Hope (Bieber) Schuler, who died June 24, 1997.
Born in Fleetwood on February 20, 1925, he was a son of the late George Wanner Schuler and...
Jessie R. Gibney
Nov 7, 2007
Jessie R. Gibney, 87, of Gaithersburg, MD, died November 2, 2007 in the McLean, VA residence of her son, Matthew J. Gibney, III, M.D.
Her husband, Matthew J. Gibney, Jr. died November 3, 1996.
Born in E. Donegal Twp., she was the daughter of the late David C. and Alice (Mumper) College.
She is also survived by three other sons, John D., James...
Rose D. Spilde
Nov 7, 2007
Rose D. Spilde, 88, West Lawn, died November 7, 2007 in her residence.
She was the wife of the late Lawrence O. Spilde, Sr. who died April 7, 1996.
Born in Argyle, Minn. She was the daughter of the late Herman and Rose ( Morisette) Beaudry.
Rose was a graduate of Moorhead State Teachers College, Minn.
She was an Elementary Teacher in Minnesota.
Rose is...
Evelyn V. Bachman
Nov 5, 2007
Evelyn V. Bachman, 86, of Exeter Twp. died November 5, 2007 in Reading Hospital.
Her husband, Karl Bachman died July 20, 2007. They were married October 18, 1947.
Born August 25, 1921 in Spartanburg, SC, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Ellie (Hill) Finch.
She was a graduate of Reading High School in 1939.
Mrs. Bachman was a military wife for...
Samuel Pulice
Nov 5, 2007
Samuel Pulice, Jr., 86, of Reading, died November 5, 2007 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Mary K (Hickman) Pulice.
Born in Clarksburg, WV, he was a son of the late Samuel and Mary (Leonett) Pulice.
He retired from General Motors, Detroit, MI after 32 years in July of 1983. After retirement, he and his wife moved to Reading to be...
Fanny M. Himmelberger
Nov 4, 2007
Fanny Martha (Fox) Himmelberger, 93, formerly of Laureldale, died November 4, 2007 at 5:50 am in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been a patient since 2004.
She was the widow of George Herbert Himmelberger, Sr., who died May 30, 1970.
Born November 21, 1913 in Lancaster County, PA., she was a daughter of the late Wayne and Laura (Koch) Fox.
She...
Robert C. Camelier
Nov 4, 2007
Robert C. Camelier, 60, of Sinking Springs, died November 4, 2007 in the Reading Hospital.
He was the husband for 38 years to Mary E. (Toughill) .
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Robert B., Philadelphia, and the late Thelma (Carver) Camelier.
He was employed by Whitman's Chocolates for 17 years, General Manager of Pennsylvania Optical, Reading for 5 years, and...
Jean K. Motsay
Nov 3, 2007
Jean Kathryn Motsay, 76, of Wyomissing, died November 3, 2007 in Phoebe Berks Health Care, Wernersville, where she had been a patient since Tuesday.
She was married June 30, 1957 to Dr. Robert Thomas Motsay, Sr., of Wyomissing.
Born April 27, 1931 in Totowa, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Emmanuel and Giovana (Brullo) Garzieri.
She was a 1948 graduate...
Josephine M. Moczydlowski
Nov 3, 2007
Josephine Mary (Guziejewski) Moczydlowski, 79, died November 3, 2007 at 2:02 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she was taken following a fire in her Reading residence.
She was the wife of Edward Alexander Moczydlowski, whom she married April 26, 1953.
Born September 10, 1928 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Andrew and Mary Sophie...
Gerald Rapp
Nov 2, 2007
Gerald "Jerry" Rapp, Jr., 83, of West Lawn, died November 11, 2007 in Manorcare Health Services, Sinking Spring.
He was the husband of Helma-Maria (Schwichtenberg) Rapp.
Born on December 30, 1923 in Reading, he was the son of the late Gerald, Sr. and Martha (Roggen) Rapp.
He was a veteran of the Army Air Force during World War II. Serving from 1943 to...
Mary Skoufalos
Oct 31, 2007
Mary Skoufalos, 71, of Birdsboro, died October 31, 2007 in the Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Sophie (Stevens) Xavios.
Mary was the wife of James Skoufalos, Birdsboro.
She was a member of Saint Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Reading.
Mary is survived by three sons George, Reading, James Jr., Exeter Township and Michael, Port...
Arline M. Miller
Oct 31, 2007
Arline May (Cooling) Miller, 77, of Reading, died October 31, 2007 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient since October 17th.
She was married November 15, 1975 to Harold Stephen Miller of Reading. She was predeceased by her first husband, Warren D. Lorah, who died April 25, 1972.
Born November 16, 1929 in Laureldale, she was...
Fern R. Lamm
Oct 30, 2007
Fern R. Lamm, 86, of West Lawn, formerly Shillington , died October 30, 2007 in Wyomissing.
Born in Shillington, she was the daughter of the late J. Calvin and Annie May (Row) Lamm.
She was a manager of Delta Hosiery Outlet, Reading retiring in 1997.
Fern was a member of St. Luke's Evangelical Congregational Church, Shillington.
She is survived by a sister Mary (Lamm)...
Raymond T. Selig
Oct 28, 2007
Raymond Thomas Selig, 58, died October 28, 2007 at 4:45 am in Spruce Manor, West Reading, where he had been since February 23, 2002.
He was the husband of Sharon Selig of Reading.
Born December 3, 1948, in West Reading, he was a son of the late Sam and Sarah (Brown) Selig.
Raymond was employed two years as a driver with Reading Metro...
Guy E. Lebo
Oct 28, 2007
Guy Edward Lebo, 89, formerly of Noble Street, West Lawn died on October 28, 2007 in his Womelsdorf residence.
He was the husband to Jeanne Ellen (Long) Lebo whom he married on September 28, 1940.
Born on April 10, 1918 in Rehrersburg, he was a son of the late Harry D. and Esther S. (Bickel) Lebo.
Guy was a 1937 graduate of Wilson...
Ellen A. Koppenhofer
Oct 28, 2007
Ellen A. Koppenhofer, 69, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 28, 2007, surrounded by her entire loving family in her Wyomissing home. Ellen fought a courageous battle against ovarian cancer never losing her faith, her dignity, her beauty and her boundless love for her family.
She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Roy and three sons; Paul husband of...
Thomas W. Heck
Oct 27, 2007
Thomas W. Heck, 89, died October 27, 2007 in his Laureldale residence.
His wife Rose M. (Barbera) Heck died February 17, 2007.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Thomas and Sally (Hauck) Heck.
He was a maintenance mechanic for Western Electric for 25 years retiring in 1983.
Thomas was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy.
He was...
Sarah M. Kline
Oct 27, 2007
Sarah M. (Blatt) Kline, 97, formerly of Laureldale, died October 27, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. in the Lutheran Home at Topton.
She was the wife of Frank Kline, also a resident of The Lutheran Home at Topton. They were married on June 27, 1936.
Born on April 14, 1910 in North Heidelberg Township, Berks County, she was a daughter of the late...
Edward W. Mench
Oct 26, 2007
Edward W. Mench, Sr, 83, died October 26, 2007 in his Laureldale residence.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Peter W. and Frances Anna (Stenekinious) Mench.
Edward owned his own beer distributorship in the early 1950's; the first distributor in Laureldale. Later he worked at Parrish Press Steel for a number of years. He finished his career as...
Giuseppe Pitruzzella
Oct 25, 2007
Giuseppe Pitruzzella, 65, of Cumru Twp., died October 25, 2007 in Frederick, MD.
His wife, Antonia (Leggio) Pitruzzella died September 24, 2000.
Born in Italy, he was the son of the late Antonio and Salvatrice (Ragusa) Pitruzzella.
At the age of 21 Giuseppe came to the United States and began working in factories in Brooklyn as a tailor. There he met his wife...
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