Bette J. Heiser
Sep 6, 2006
Bette J. Heiser, 80, West Reading, died Sept. 6 in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where she had resided since July 5, 2002. She was the wife of Richard F. Heiser.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Ross J. and Dorothy M. (Burkholder) Winters.
Heiser was employed for 25 years as a clerk by C.K....
Flora B. Hoffer
Sep 4, 2006
Flora B. Hoffer, 82, died Sept. 4 at 11:11 a.m. in her West Reading residence. She was the wife of the late Dr. John F. Hoffer, who died Feb. 17, 1974.
She was born May 11, 1924, in Scranton, Texas.
She was a daughter of the late Ralph and Lenora (Harris) Bradshaw.
Hoffer had been employed for 26 years as an office manager...
Richard Crowe
Sep 4, 2006
Rev. Richard Crowe,88, of Shillington died Sept.4 in the Reading Hospital.
Born in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Edward and Adele(Binger) Crowe.
He was a graduate of the Eastern Baptist College and the Eastern Baptist Seminary in 1952. He also graduated from Temple University School of Theology in 1954.
He was a Pastor of St. Matthew`s UCC of Kunkletown...
Irwin R. Noll
Sep 3, 2006
Irwin R. "Pug" Noll, 68 of Wyomissing died suddenly September 3 at 5:05 p.m. in Reading Hospital Intensive Care Unit, where he had been a patient since September 1.
He was the husband of Jennifer R. (Radtke) Noll.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Irwin B. and Virginia G. (Wentzel) Noll.
Irv's career spanned 41 years. He began with...
Richard H. Kessler
Sep 1, 2006
Richard H. "Rick" Kessler, Jr., 48, of Reading, died September 1 in St. Joseph's Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Richard H., Jr. and Kathryn L. (Zettlemoyer) Kessler.
He was last employed by Narrow Fabric, West Reading.
Rick was a graduate of Kutztown University in 1980 earning a BS in Accounting.
He was a member of St. Paul's Roman...
Robert J. Kleinert
Sep 1, 2006
Robert J. Kleinert, 73, of Blandon, died September 1 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Sharon A. (Strausser) Kleinert, with whom he celebrated his 30th wedding anniversary on June 12. His first wife Shirley M. (Poznak) Kleinert died in 1971.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Clarence E. and Lillian (Ganster) Kleinert.
He had been employed by...
Charles T. Wagner
Aug 31, 2006
Charles T. "Charlie" Wagner, 93, of Reading, died August 31 at 12:09 a.m. in the parking lot of First Energy Stadium. He had been honored between games at the stadium earlier in the evening.
His wife Elynor V. (Becker) Wagner died November 9, 2004.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Charles and Mabel Wagner.
He was a professional baseball...
Franklin R. Tarnoski
Aug 30, 2006
Franklin R. Tarnoski, 70, died August 30 at 2:55 a.m. in his Wyomissing Park residence.
He was the husband of Lorraine (Lori) M. (Palumbo) Tarnoski.
Born in Reading he was a son of the late Peter and Julia (Pieja) Tarnoski.
Frank was a steel worker for Bethlehem Steel for 25 years retiring in 1992.
He attended Reading Catholic High School, where he starred in...
George R. Ege
Aug 30, 2006
George Roland Ege, 79, of Spring Township, died August 30th at 5:45 am in the Community Campus of St. Joseph Medical Center.
He was the husband of Dolores (Sumoski) Ege, whom he married March 26, 1960.
Born January 27, 1927, he was the son of the late Henry G. and Ella N. (Baer) Ege.
He was a 1944 graduate of Reading High School...
Dorothy M. Wertman
Aug 27, 2006
Dorothy M. Wertman, 94, of Reading, died August 27 in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was employed first as a telephone operator by Bell Telephone, Reading; later she was an operator for what is now VF Corp., Wyomissing.
Dorothy was a member of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Reading.
She is survived by two nieces Kathryn B. Mogel, Wyomissing and Dottie Messner, Allentown...
Donna A. Hix
Aug 27, 2006
Donna A. Hix, 71, of Sinking Spring passed away on August 27th at the Reading Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Leesport, she was the daughter of the late John L. G. and Kathryn M. (Hottenstein) Dietrich.
She was a graduate of Ontelaunee High School in 1952.
She worked as a treasurer for Berks –Enviro-Tech of West Reading for 22 years.
She...
Herman J. Brobst
Aug 26, 2006
Herman J. Brobst, 84, died of natural causes August 26, 2006 at 4:26 pm in his Muhlenberg Township residence.
He was the husband of Anna E. (Smith) Brobst, his wife of 57 years.
Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late William J. and Lizzie (Dunkel) Brobst.
He was a 1939 graduate of Hamburg High School and a 1941 graduate of...
Johanna C. Gosling
Aug 25, 2006
Johanna C. Gosling, 89, formerly of Wyomissing Hills, died August 25, 2006, in her residence, at 1765 Powder Mill Road, York, PA where she had been since October of 2002.
Her husband Walter B. died August 22nd 1983.
Born in The Hague, Holland. Daughter of the late Karel and Johanna (Schra) Van Reijn.
She was employed as a senior aid by the Reading...
Johanna C. Gosling
Aug 25, 2006
Johanna C. Gosling, 89, formerly of Wyomissing Hills, died August 25, 2006, in her residence, at 1765 Powder Mill Road, York, PA where she had been since October of 2002.
Her husband Walter B. died August 22nd 1983.
Born in The Hague, Holland. Daughter of the late Karel and Johanna (Schra) Van Reijn.
She was employed as a senior aid by the Reading...
Paul A. Hopp
Aug 24, 2006
Paul A. Hopp, 95, formerly of Cacoosing Ave., Sinking Spring and Country Meadows of Wyomissing died of natural causes August 24, 2006 at 9:05 am in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where he had been since July 18th.
His wife, Helen M. (Kirschman) Hopp, died June 6, 2005.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Albert and Caroline V....
Edward C. Roland
Aug 23, 2006
Edward Clayton Roland, 89, formerly of Shillington, died Aug. 23 at 11:10 a.m. in Berks Heim, where he had resided since March 1, 2005. His wife, June I. (Litchard) Roland, died Aug. 11, 2003.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George W. and Bessie M. (Trupp) Roland.
Roland was employed for 36 years as a machine operator by...
Edward F. Materia
Aug 22, 2006
Edward F. Materia, 91, of Mt. Penn, died August 22 at 7:15 p.m. in Beverly Manor, Exeter Township where he had been since October 6, 1999.
His wife Rose B. (Blass) Materia died November 24, 2000.
Born in Lewistown, PA, he was the son of the late Frank and Rose (Paratore) Materia.
Edward was the owner of Special Dry Cleaners and King Dry...
Oliver Alderigi
Aug 22, 2006
Oliver Alderigi, 75, died August 22 at Fair Acres Geriatric Center, Delaware County, where he was a patient since February of 2005.
His wife Joan (Smith) Alderigi died October 3, 1988.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Joseph and Philomena (Vallario) Alderigi.
He was a graduate of Reading High School in 1948.
Oliver was a partner of Alderigi, Tobias and...
Robert R. Dohner
Aug 21, 2006
Robert R. "Ducky" Dohner, 69, of Perry Township, died of natural causes August 21, 2006 at 6:04 pm in Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since August 9th.
He was the husband of Carole Ann (Weidenhammer) Dohner, who he married September 14, 1957.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Irving R. and Violet M. (Arndt)...
Dorothy A. Miller
Aug 20, 2006
Dorothy A. Miller, 72, died August 20 at 11:10 p.m. in her Spring Twp. residence in the presence of her children and daughter-in-law.
Her husband Norman L. Miller died August 27, 1987.
Born in Columbus, OH, is the daughter of Therese (Scharlach) the late Otto Messerknecht (1981).
She was last employed as a custodian by the Wilson School District for 14 years retiring...