Obituaries
Alice B. Megilligan
Dec 5, 2007
Alice B. Megilligan, 78 of Wyomissing died on December 5, 2007 in St. Joseph's Medical Center.
She was married to the late Franklin E. Megilligan who died on January 1, 1982.
Born on January 6, 1929, in Norristown, she was the daughter of the late Leslie and (Goodrick) Barr.
Alice was a member of Upper Merion Baptist Church, King of Prussia.
Surviving are two...
Margaret A. Beam
Dec 4, 2007
Margaret "Meg" A. (Fosnocht) Beam, 69, West Lawn, died December 4, 2007 in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
She was the wife of William R. Beam, Jr.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Florence M. Fosnocht, Shillington and the late M. Grant Fosnocht.
She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Reading and attended Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia.
Meg was a...
Eva E. Tillman
Dec 4, 2007
Eva Ellen (Snyder) Tillman, 78 of Hyde Park, died on December 4, 2007 at 1:05 am in the Reading Hospital where she had been a patient since November 28th.
She was the wife of Thomas Norman Tillman.
Born on October 8 1929, in Alsace Twp. she was a daughter of the late John O. and Effie M. (Stufflet) Snyder.
Eva was employed as...
Francis W. Rothenberger
Dec 3, 2007
Francis Wilson Rothenberger, 88 formerly of Temple died on December 3, 2007 at 8:19 p.m. in ManorCare, Laureldale where he had been a patient since August 9, 2007.
He was married to the late Elizabeth Louise (Phillips) Rothenberger who died September 19, 1990.
Born on July 26, 1919 in Muhlenberg Twp., he was a son of the late James and Carrie (Hinnershitz)...
Ruth E. Bohn
Dec 3, 2007
Ruth E. Bohn, 85, formerly of Shillington, died December 3, 2007 in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
She was the wife of, Donald C. Bucher, Berks Heim. Her first husband, Earl R. Bohn, Jr. died June 22, 1984.
Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Laura (Miller) Matten.
She worked for A.B. Ebersole Insurance and Snyder Insurance, West Reading...
Louise L. Smith
Dec 2, 2007
Louise L. (Lopez) Smith, 87 of Philadelphia, died on December 2, 2007 in Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
She was married on June 15, 1940 to the late John Calhoun Smith, Jr. who died March 9, 2005.
Born on September 9, 1920 in Los Lunas, NM, she was a daughter to the late Martin Lopez and Cruz Delores (Montenegro) Duran.
Louise was a...
John J. Gibney
Dec 1, 2007
John J. Gibney, 93, formerly of Wyomissing, died December 1, 2007 in the Mifflin Center.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Matthew J. and Gertrude (Arnold) Gibney.
He was a 1933 graduate of the former St. Peters Catholic High School, Reading.
John worked for 23 years as a knitter at the Berkshire Knitting Mills, Reading, and last worked as...
Mary Phillips
Nov 30, 2007
Mary (Avanzato) Phillips, 83, of Reading, died November 30, 2007 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Monday.
She was the widow of Charles C. Phillips, who died January 9, 2006.
Born May 31, 1924 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Luigi and Carmella Avanzato.
She was a graduate of Reading High School.
Mary...
Markus O. Adkins
Nov 29, 2007
Markus Oscar Adkins, 84, died November 29, 2007 at 11:05 pm in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading, where he had been a patient since April 28, 2000.
He was the husband of Barbara Emma (Castagno) Adkins, of Darby.
Born January 1, 1923 in West Virginia, he was a son of the late Erastus and Nina (Brown) Adkins.
He was a United States Navy...
Homer Herbert Hall
Nov 29, 2007
Homer Herbert Hall, Jr., 76, of Muhlenberg Township, November 29, 2007 at 2:45 am surrounded by his family in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been a patient since November 14th.
He was the husband of Christina E. (Hill) Hall, whom he married March 29, 1969.
Herb was born May 12, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, he was a son...
Salvatore A. Curro
Nov 28, 2007
Salvatore Andrew Curro, 81, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away peacefully on November 28, 2007 at 11:28 am in St. Joseph Hospital, Bern Township, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Mary Ruth (Lewis) Curro, whom he married August 1, 1952. Born September 27, 1926 in Reading, he was a son of the late Andrew and Mary Jane (Gravagna)...
Joseph A. O'Neill
Nov 28, 2007
Joseph Anthony "Shorty" O'Neill, 76 of Reading, died November 28, 2007 at 4:44 am in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center with his wife and daughter by his side.
He was the husband of Mary Zitta (Frank) O'Neill, whom he married March 26, 1955. They celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary this year.
Born August 9, 1931 in Robesonia, he was a son...
Arthur J. Gantert
Nov 28, 2007
Arthur J. Gantert, 84, formerly of Plum Creek Road, Bernville, died November 28, 2007 in Berkshire Center.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Theodore F. and Wilhelmina M. (Ruoff) Gantert.
He was a member of the first graduating class from Central Catholic High School in 1941.
Arthur was an automobile mechanic and part owner of Theodore Gantert and Son,...
Chester J. Haines
Nov 27, 2007
Chester John Haines, Jr., 79, of Laureldale, died November 27, 2007 in Berks Heim.
He was married November 26, 1953 to Joyce Marie (Rauenzahn) Haines. They celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on Monday.
Born January 27, 1928 in Reading, he was a son of the late Chester J. Sr., and Helen Julia (Lindsley) Haines.
He was a 1946 graduate of Reading High School...
Elizabeth Adams
Nov 26, 2007
Elizabeth (Hall) Adams, 94, formerly of Laureldale died on November 26, 2007 at 7:45 p.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been taken from Lutheran Home at Topton, where she resided for the past five years.
She was the widow of Charles E. Adams who passed away June 1, 2000.
Born on January 17, 1913 in Reading, she...
Nancy L. Pagan
Nov 26, 2007
Nancy L. Pagan, 66, formerly of Reading, died November 26, 2007 in ManorCare, Allentown.
She was the wife of Wilson Rodriguez.
Born in Fleetwood, she was a daughter of the late Percy and Nora (Long) Einsig.
She is also survived by her daughter, Dianna L. Pagan, Reading; and her son, Mark S. husband of Sally Rothermel, Laureldale; and her daughter-in-law, Nilsa Quinones, Allentown....
Donald E. Potteiger
Nov 26, 2007
Donald E. Potteiger, 59, was dead on arrival at the Reading Hospital on November 26, 2007.
He was the husband of Nancy M. (Yoder) Potteiger.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Mabel (Bower) Potteiger, Reading and the late Charles Potteiger.
He was a graduate of Reading High School in 1967 and of Temple University in 1971.
Donald was a veteran of the...
Virginia D'Agostino
Nov 25, 2007
Virginia D'Agostino, 79, formerly of New York, died November 25, 2007 in Manor Care, Sinking Spring.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Dominic and Carmella D'Agostino.
She is survived by one brother, Philip D'Agostino, Brooklyn, NY, one niece, Carmella D'Agostino, Womelsdorf and one nephew, Dominic D'Agostino, New Jersey. One great-niece, one great-nephew and three great-great-nephews also survive...
Allan J. Krippe
Nov 25, 2007
Allan J. Krippe, 55, died November 25, 2007 in his Lincoln Park residence.
Born in Dunmore, he was the son of the late Joseph E. and Helen (Gera) Krippe.
He was a graduate of Hazleton High School in 1970 and of Penn State University in 1974, earning a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Allan was a member of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic...
Margaret F. Sassaman
Nov 24, 2007
Margaret F. Sassaman, 87, formerly of Shillington, died November 24, 2007 in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had been for two years.
Born in Kamiah, Idaho, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Mary E. (Becker) Sassaman.
She was a graduate of Reading High School in 1938; the Reading Hospital School of Nursing in 1941 and attended...
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