Obituaries
Dominic Manzella, Mayor Of Laureldale
Jun 21, 2007
Dominic Manzella, 89, died June 21, 2007 in his Laureldale residence.
He was the husband of Dorothy E. (Graul) Manzella, whom he married on October 26, 1946.
Born March 23, 1918 in Reading, he was a son of the late Dominic Manzella, Sr. and Rose (Lasa) Manzella Sardo.
He retired from Dana Corp in 1981 as Chief of Security.
Dominic was the active Mayor...
June W. Grubb
Jun 20, 2007
June W. Grubb, 81, passed away in her Bern Township residence on June 20, 2007.
Born in Rochdale, Mass, she was the daughter of the late Margaret C. (Taylor) and Frank Whalley.
She was the wife of Charles H. Grubb for 60 years.
June was a Registered Nurse graduating from The Reading Hospital School of Nursing in 1946.
In addition to her husband, she...
James V. Clausius
Jun 19, 2007
James V. Clausius, 87, formerly of Wyomissing, died June 19, 2007 in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was the husband of Mary L. (Schmauch) Clausius.
Born in Tamaqua, he was a son of the late John and Mary (McHugh) Clausius.
James was a graduate of Girard College.
He was a 21 year veteran of the U.S. Navy earning the rank of Chief Petty...
Marshall E. Johnson
Jun 19, 2007
Marshall E. Johnson, 58 of Reading, died June 19, 2007 in Manor Care, West Reading.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Amanda Johnson and Marshall Clark.
He did office maintenance work for aprox. 30 years.
Marshall is survived by a son Lamont Johnson, Reading.
Other survivors include a brother Charles Johnson, Jr., Wyncote
Services are private. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home;...
Helen F. Scrobe
Jun 18, 2007
Helen Frances Scrobe, 87, of Muhlenberg Township, died June 18, 2007 at 6:45 pm in St. Joseph Medical Center.
She was the widow of Daniel Victor Scrobe, who died March 28, 2004.
Born December 16, 1919 in Reading, PA, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Katarzyna (Biala) Latusek.
She was employed a number of years as a sales clerk with...
Jerold L. Hanley
Jun 18, 2007
Jerold Lewis Hanley, 59, died June 18, 2007 in his Laureldale Borough residence.
Born September 9, 1947 in West Reading, he was a son of Ruth Elizabeth (Kantner) Hanley and the late Robert Pershing Hanley.
He was a 1965 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Jerold was employed a number of years with the Reading Railroad.
He was a Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Jerold...
Theresa M. Hesser
Jun 18, 2007
Theresa Marie (Ketterer) Hesser, 50, died June 18, 2007 in her Spring Township residence.
She was the wife of Brian Eric Hesser, whom she married September 13, 1980.
Born June 25, 1956 in St. Joseph Hospital, Reading, she was a daughter of William Edward and Alice Theresa (Lynch) Ketterer of Muhlenberg Township.
She was a 1974 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and a...
Robert A. Shomo
Jun 16, 2007
Robert Allen "Bobby" Shomo, 68, died June 16, 2007 at 10:45 pm in his Temple home after losing a battle with leukemia that he valiantly fought for 14 years.
He is survived by his loving wife Sena Louise (Baker) Shomo, whom he married February 15, 1964.
Born December 17, 1938 in the Hyde Park home of his parents, the late Robert Edwin...
Lucille Edith Roderick
Jun 15, 2007
Lucille Edith Roderick, 90, of Wyomissing, died June 15, 2007 at the Reading Hospital.
Born in Enfield, Maine she was the daughter of the late Clara (Pelkey) and Percey T. Carrigan.
She was the wife of the late Ernest J. Roderick.
Lucille was a beloved artist, china painter and teacher, clothing designer, entrepreneur, horticultural designer and volunteer at St. James Roman Catholic Church...
Tracey L. Mcfarland
Jun 15, 2007
Tracey L. McFarland, 41, of West Reading, passed away on June 15th at Spruce Manor, West Reading.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of Mary McFarland.
Tracey is survived by two sons, Benjamin McFarland of Lancaster and Jose McFarland of Reading, and one daughter Serenity Bolowski, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
She is also survived by two brothers, David McFarland of Reading and...
Marie R. Becker
Jun 14, 2007
Marie Rebecca (Scholl) Becker, 95, of Temple, died June 14, 2007 at 2:55 am in St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bern Township, where she had been a patient since June 4th.
She was the widow of Charles A. Becker, who died July 1, 1974.
Born October 21, 1911 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Isadore H. and Bessie M. (Moyer)...
Robert J. Smith
Jun 14, 2007
Robert J. Smith, 78, of Flying Hills and Stuart, FL, passed away on June 14th at his residence, after a brave 5 year battle with colon cancer.
He was the husband of Henrietta M. (Kline) Smith.
Born in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Vincent J. and Agnes M. (Bauer) Smith.
Robert was a 1946 graduate of Pottsville High School.
He was...
Grace M. King
Jun 13, 2007
Grace M. King, 93, of West Wyomissing, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on the morning of June 13, 2007 in Reading Hospital. She was surrounded by her loving family.
She was the devoted wife of the late Charles S. King, who passed away on November 18, 1974.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Walter A....
James J. Flemming
Jun 13, 2007
James J. Flemming, Sr., 89, of Reading, died June 13, 2007 in ManorCare, Sinking Spring where he had been for one month.
His wife Margaret L. (Huls) Flemming, died October 12, 2001.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late James and Mary (Leisz) Flemming.
He was employed by Reading Optical and later Hirshland Optical until his retirement in 1988.
Mr. Flemming...
Sandra Joan Wise
Jun 12, 2007
Sandra J. Wise, 64, of Reading, died June 12, 2007 at the Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Dorothy A. (Rhine) Schafer, Reading and the late William H. Schafer. Sr.
She was a 1961 graduate of Reading High School.
Sandy worked as a machine operator for Talbot Knitting Mills for a number of years and later worked at Polymer...
Alma Cornelius
Jun 12, 2007
Alma Cornelius, 91, of Shillington, passed away on June 12th at the Phoebe Berks Health Center, Wernersville.
Her first husband, Herbert Perry Hall, passed away in 1967. Her second husband, William Cornelius, passed away in 1975.
Born in Richmond Hill, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Abbey (Hendrickson) Eckhardt.
Alma was a graduate of Jamaica High School, Long Island,...
Barbara H. Greenawalt
Jun 11, 2007
Barbara H. (Jerald) Greenawalt, 92, formerly of Laureldale, died June 11, 2007 at 2:30 pm in the Willow Ridge Center, Montgomery County, where she had been a patient since March 31, 2006.
She was the widow of Samuel Willard Greenawalt, who died February 7, 1978.
Born August 3, 1914, in Slate Run, Lycoming County, she was a daughter of the late Frank...
Grace H. Pennypacker
Jun 10, 2007
Grace H. Pennypacker, 88, of Exeter Township, passed away on June 10th at the Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Leo J. and Margaret N. (Gross) Pennypacker.
She was a process checker for Western Electric for 20 years until her retirement in 1978.
Grace was a member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
She is survived by...
Marla M. Maryniak
Jun 10, 2007
Marla M. Maryniak, 39, of Wyomissing passed away on June 10, in her residence.
Born in Middleport, she was the daughter of John and Nancy (Franco) DiFilippo, of Middleport.
Marla is survived by her husband, Dr. Girard M. Maryniak, Wyomissing.
She was a graduate of Nativity BVM, Pottsville in 1985, and Reading Hospital School of Nursing in 1988.
Marla was a Registered Nurse for...
Adam S. Leinbach
Jun 8, 2007
Adam S. Leinbach, 93, of the St. Joseph's Living Center, died June 8, 2007 in Spruce Manor where he had been since May 16.
He was the husband of Ida Ruth (Kensil) Harrington Leinbach. His first wife Pauline C. (Manwiller) Leinbach died in August of 1957.
Born in Temple, he was the son of the late Samuel T. and Alice (Schmeck) Leinbach.
Adam...
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