Obituaries
William J. O'Connell
Aug 14, 2007
William J. O'Connell, Sr., 87, of Greenfields, passed away on August 14th in his residence.
He was the husband of Elizabeth C. (Chelius) O'Connell.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late James J. and Loretta B. (Ottman) O'Connell.
He was a 1938 graduate of Mt. Penn High School. He graduated from Wyomissing Polytechnical School in 1940.
William worked as a registered...
Richard W. Burkart
Aug 14, 2007
Richard W. Burkart, 68, of Reading, died August 14, 2007 in his Reading residence.
He was the husband of Patricia M. (Steinmetz) Burkart.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Eleanor (Kirkley) Burkart, Muhlenberg Township and the late Paul R. Burkart.
Richard was a 1958 graduate of Reading High School.
He was a salesman for Sears, Shillington and Wyomissing, for 26 years. Richard...
Barry L. Young
Aug 13, 2007
Barry L. Young, 63, of Wernersville, passed away on August 13th at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia.
He was the husband of Mary L. (Alderman) Young. They were married on August 31, 1963.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Charles G. and Marie E. (Heck) Young, Sr.
Barry was a graduate of the West Reading High School in 1961.
He...
Eugene A. Batastini
Aug 12, 2007
Eugene A. Batastini, 86, of Wyomissing, passed away on August 12th in his residence.
His wife, Jean E. (Eshelman) Batastini, passed away on October 31, 1997.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Paul and Mary (D'Agostino) Batastini.
He was a graduate of Mt. Penn High School and Albright College.
Eugene worked as an engineer for Western Electric for 24 years...
Elizabeth M. Michael
Aug 11, 2007
Elizabeth Marie "Murphy" (Sullivan) Michael, 84, died August 11, 2007 in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
She was the widow of Paul Leon Michael, who died September 3, 1995.
Born July 22, 1923 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Gerald A. and Florence I. (Impink) Sullivan.
She was a 1941 graduate of Reading Catholic High School.
Murphy was employed by Grant's Department...
Henry Bernard Speece
Aug 11, 2007
Henry Bernard Speece, 80, died August 11, 2007 at 1:02 am in his West Reading Borough residence.
He was the widower of Rita M. (Moyer) Speece, who died June 4, 1992.
Born in Reading, PA on March 18, 1927, he was a son of the late Lylvan and Anna (Ketterer) Speece.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West Reading.
Henry...
Robert J. Sheperak
Aug 8, 2007
Robert John Sheperak, Sr., 75, was pronounced dead of natural causes August 8, 2007 at 1:28 pm in his Spring Township residence.
Born October 23, 1931 in Pottstown, PA., he was a son of the late Michael and Elizabeth (Takacs) Sheperak.
He was a 1949 graduate of Pottstown High School.
Robert was an Air Force Veteran of the Korean War.
He was employed a...
Jacque H. Moyer
Aug 7, 2007
Jacque H. Moyer, 87, of West Lawn, passed away on August 7th at the Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of June E. (Hahn) Moyer.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Edwin D. and Ruth A. (Green) Moyer.
He is a graduate of the Reading High School.
Jacque was the right of way engineer for Met-Ed for many years until...
Merlin Lee Kohl
Aug 7, 2007
Merlin Lee Kohl went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Psalm 116:15, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of one of his Saints."
He was the son of C. Stanley Kohl and Ann Mae (Trostle) Kohl.
He leaves behind his beloved wife of 51 years, Doris Lee (Reese) Kohl, his precious daughter, Cynthia Lee...
John R. Hallowell
Aug 6, 2007
John Rufe Hallowell, 81, of Wernersville, died August 6, 2007.
He was the husband of Gertrude (Tobias) Hallowell, whom he married 60 years ago on June 21, 1947.
Born in Reading, PA on May 6, 1926, he was a son of the late John Klos and Marguerite (Rufe) Hallowell.
He was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church, Whitfield.
John was a...
Velma M. Weidner
Aug 6, 2007
Velma Marie (Tobias) Weidner, 83, of Millsboro, Delaware and formerly of Laureldale, PA, died August 6, 2007 at 4:15 am in the Green Valley Terrace Nursing Home, Millsboro, Del., where she had been a resident for the last 3 1/2 years.
She was the widow of Marvin S. Weidner, who died January 24, 2005.
Born July 17, 1924 in Reading, PA, she...
Jacqueline D. Hafer
Aug 5, 2007
Jacqueline Dawn (Riedel) Hafer, 70, of Muhlenberg Township, died August 5, 2007 in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading, where she had been a patient since July 6th.
Born September 8, 1936 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Leroy Riedel Sr., and Mary Carolina (Boltz) Riedel.
She attended Shillington High School.
Jacqueline is survived by two children, Vicky Lee (Hafer)...
Elaine J. Mitchell
Aug 5, 2007
Elaine J. Mitchell, 81, of Wernersville, was called home in the presence of her four loving children on August 5th at the Reading Hospital.
She never stopped missing her husband, John J. Mitchell, who passed away on June 3, 1990.
Born in Reading, Elaine was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Ida L. Maurer.
She was a 1943 graduate of Central...
Barrett R. Oxenreider
Aug 4, 2007
Barrett R. Oxenreider, 74, of Temple, died August 4, 2007 in Reading Hospital where he had been since Wednesday.
He was the husband of Lillian T. (Czarnecki) Oxenreider.
Born on Tuckerton Road, he was the son of the late Elwood D. and Clara M. (Kline) Oxenreider.
He was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School in 1951, where he lettered in both football and...
Joel Castanon- Martinez
Aug 4, 2007
Joel Castanon- Martinez, 28, of Reading, passed away on August 4th at the Reading Hospital.
Born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the Ramon Castanon, and Luz E. Martinez.
He is survived by his two sons, Ricardo Joel and Anthony Eduardo Castanon.
He is also survived by four sisters, Leslie, Brenda, Ivette, and Mizeily Castanon.
A viewing will be held on...
Helen I. Noll Bernhart
Aug 3, 2007
Helen I. Noll Bernhart, 89, formerly of Temple died August 3, 2007, in ManorCare, Laureldale. Her first husband, John A. Noll, died in 1954. Her second husband, Ed Bernhart, died in 1979.
Born in Tilden Township, she was the daughter of the late Daniel H. and Louisa (Pierce) Bausher. She was a bench worker for AT&T, Reading, for 15-1/2 years, retiring...
Christine M. Bard
Aug 3, 2007
Christine (Maslar) Bard, 63, Cumru Twp., passed away on August 3, 2007 in the Reading Hospital where she was a patient for one day.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of Catherine (O'Neill) Maslar , Sinking Spring, and the late Andrew Maslar.
She was the wife of Leroy B. Bard.
Christine was employed for 27 years as Bank Manager and Auditor...
Richard D. Wanner
Aug 3, 2007
Richard D. Wanner, 76, Muhlenberg Twp., died August 3, 2007.
He was the husband of Marisa Zapppacosta Wanner. He was predeceased by his first wife, Eva (Camilli) Wanner.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Donald and Marie (Dillon) Wanner.
He was a graduate from Central Catholic High School in 1949 and Albright College in 1959.
Richard was a U.S. Army...
Carolyn W. Erdman
Aug 1, 2007
Carolyn W. Erdman, 90, of Wyomissing, passed away on August 1st at the Highlands at Wyomissing.
Born in Waterbury, CT, she was the daughter of the late Lee C. and Emma (Manville) Wilson.
Her husband, Carl L. N. Erdman, passed away on April 23, 1999.
She is a graduate of the Wyomissing High School, and Albright College in 1938. She received her associate...
Gerald G. Long
Jul 31, 2007
Gerald Gurney Long, 77, of Muhlenberg Township, died July 31, 2007 at 9:28 am in Phoebe Berks Health Center, Wernersville.
He was married September 13, 1952 to Joyce Ann (Henne) Long, who died October 18, 2003.
Born in St. Joseph Hospital, Reading on October 27, 1929, he was a son of Erma Lando.
He was a 1947 graduate of Reading High School.
Gerald was...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
SUPPORT AFTER A LOSS
Circle of Friends+ provides you with resources on grief support and settling affairs, sent to you via text and email.
