James D. Williams
Apr 14, 2006
James D. Williams, Sr., 65, of Laureldale died April 14 at 9:20 p.m. in Reading Hospital where he had been for one day.
He was the husband of Lannette J. (Parsons) Williams.
Born in Alderson, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Leslie and Lula (Cadle) Williams.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army touring twice in Vietnam. He was...
Andrew J. Leib
Apr 14, 2006
Andrew J. "Jay" Leib, Jr., 79,of the Reed Farm Settlement, Muhlenberg Twp. and formerly of Stoudt's Ferry Bridge Road, died of natural causes April 14 at 8:15 p.m. in his residence in Muhlenberg Township.
He was the husband of Phyllis P. (Platte) Leib; his wife of 49 years.
Born in Hazleton, Luzerne County, he was the son of the late Andrew J.,...
Constance Marie Solsky
Apr 13, 2006
Constance Marie "Connie" Solsky, 71, of Bern Township died of natural causes on April 13 at 12:45 p.m. in the Reading Hospital where she had been since April 8.
She was the wife of Robert Solsky of Bern Township.
Born in Columbia, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Phyllis (Bitner) Hartman.
She graduated from Columbia High School in 1951,...
Peter P. Luchetta
Apr 11, 2006
Peter P. Luchetta, 51, Ruscombmanor Twp., died April 11 at 5:15 a.m. in the Reading Hospital ECU.
He was the husband of Diane M. (Daly) Luchetta.
Born in Renovo, Clinton County, he was the son of Anne M. (Pirc) Luchetta, Sinking Spring and the late Eugene P. Luchetta.
Luchetta was employed as a shift supervisor by Arkema, Inc., Birdsboro, last working April 6....
Amelia K. Amadio
Apr 10, 2006
Amelia K. "Millie" Amadio, 78, died April 10 at 2:19 p.m. in her Wyomissing residence.
Her husband John J. Amadio died March 1, 1995.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Isabella (Valerio) Lachina.
She was employed as a clerk by Danskin Outlet Store, Wyomissing from 1980 to 1994. She was also a Teacher's Aide/ Monotorial Aide for...
Esther S. Deppen
Apr 9, 2006
Esther S. Deppen, 76, Reading, died April 9 at 2:30 a.m. in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where she had resided since March 13.
Her husband, Donald A. Deppen, died Jan. 14, 1998.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Grudza) Woytko.
Deppen was employed for 47 years as a seamstress by H. Oritsky Inc., Reading, retiring in...
Deacon John A. Coffin
Apr 9, 2006
John A. Coffin, an area religious education director, was pronounced dead of natural causes April 9 at 12:57 a.m. in the emergency room of Reading Hospital.
Coffin, 63, Greenwich Township, was the husband of Barbara (Quellmalz) Coffin.
Born in Guilford, Vt., he was a son of the late Elroy C. and Dora M. (Martel) Coffin.
Coffin began his career as a teacher in...
Elizabeth Ada Young-Reyes
Apr 7, 2006
Elizabeth Ada (Albright) Young-Reyes, 61, died of natural causes April 7th at 4:03 pm in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
She was the wife of Ruben Reyes. She was predeceased by her first husband, Leo G. Young, who died May 1998.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Ada (Logan) Albright of Leesport and the late Curtis Albright.
She was last employed as...
Gregory T. Moylan
Apr 6, 2006
Gregory T. Moylan Gregory T. Moylan, 59, Reading, died of natural causes April 6 at 11:45 p.m. in Reading Hospital, shortly after admission.
Born in Baltimore, he was a son of Donald Moylan, with whom he resided.
Moylan had been employed as an assembler by Threshold Rehabilitation Services Inc., Reading, retiring in 1982.
He was a member of St. John Baptist de La...
Gustav W. Schukraft
Apr 5, 2006
Gustav W. Schukraft, 81, of Fleetwood died of natural causes April 5th at 12:25pm in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since March 1st.
He was the husband of E. Frances (Loose) Schukraft.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Gustav A. and Anna M. (Bregler) Schukraft.
He was a 1942 graduate of Fleetwood High School.
Schukraft...
Irene H. Farina
Apr 5, 2006
Irene H. Farina, 79, of Wyomissing, died of natural causes on April 5th at her residence.
She was the wife of Richard D. Farina of Wyomissing.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Domenic and Mary (Nawrocki) Czartorynski.
She attended St. Peter's High School, Reading.
Farina worked at Vanity Fair for 45 years as a sales clerk and a receptionist until...
Edward C. Jones
Apr 5, 2006
Edward C. Jones, 83, of Spring Township died on April 5th at 9:20 p.m. in his residence. His wife Janet Marie (Peters) Jones died December 5, 2001.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Edward C. and Ida B. (Petree) Jones.
He graduated from the former Shillington High School.
Jones was a welder for Dana Corporation, Reading, for 40 years...
Virginio Caneva
Apr 3, 2006
Virginio Caneva, 83, of Wyomissing, died of natural causes on April 3rd at 9:33 a.m. in his residence.
His wife Josephine (Girardi) Caneva died on July 3, 1993.
Born in Holden, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Carlo and Letizia (Montagna) Caneva. He was raised in Cornedo, Italy.
He worked as a senior accountant for Paul's Trucking Company, a subsidiary...
Barbara Rawden
Apr 1, 2006
Barbara Rawden, 73, died April 1st in The Highlands of Wyomissing nursing unit where she resided for the past two years.
Born in Elgin, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Howard V. and Elsie (Nordlund) Seyller.
Rawden graduated from Elgin High School in 1950.
She was a professional singer for many years during the 1950's and 1960's and had connections with...
Stacy D. Myers
Apr 1, 2006
The Rev. Stacy D. Myers Jr., 77, a retired Methodist pastor who served in Berks County, died April 1 at 6:05 a.m. in The Glen at Willow Valley, Lancaster. He had resided at Willow Valley Retirement Community for more than three years.
He was the husband of Ruth E. (Miller) Myers.
Born in Woodbury, N.J., he was a son of the late...
Harold L. Schmehl
Mar 29, 2006
Harold L. Schmehl, 80, of Richmond Township, died of natural causes March 29th at 11:30 pm in St. Joseph's Medical Center, where he had been since March 8th.
He was the husband of Dawn Renee (Kline) Schmehl.
Born in Richmond Township, he was a son of the late Leon S. and Anna A. (Rauenzahn) Schmehl.
He was a Army Veteran of WWII.
Schmehl was...
Ruth E. Meck
Mar 26, 2006
Ruth E. Meck, 86, died Sunday, March 26, in Country Meadows, Wyomissing.
Meck, formerly of Front St., Reading, was predeceased by her husband Chester W. Meck, on December 20, 1979.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Gertrude (Geckle) Wolf.
Meck was employed for twelve years as a salesperson at Jack Gerber Shoes, retiring in 1972.
She was a...
Virginia I. Patton-Fisher
Mar 26, 2006
Virginia I. (Bukowski) Patton-Fisher, 79, of Bern Township, died of natural causes March 26th at 3:43 am in St. Joseph's Hospital Community Campus where she had been since Saturday.
She was the widow of Paul W. Patton, who died August 1973 and Daniel H. Fisher, who died February 10, 2005.
Born at home in Reading, she was a daughter of the late...
Loretta I. Cullen
Mar 26, 2006
Loretta I. Cullen, 91, formerly of Reading died of natural causes March 26th at 8:30 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Hannah (Abraham) Cullen.
She was a graduate of Reading High School and the MaCann Business School.
Cullen was employed 35 years as a secretary at Willson Products, Reading, retiring...
Richard S. Cirulli
Mar 25, 2006
Richard S. Cirulli, 78, of Wyomissing, died of natural causes March 25th at 12:30 pm in the Emergency Room at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of JoAnna (Sparagana) Cirulli.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Louis and Emma (Cirulli) Cirulli.
He was a graduate of Reading Catholic High School.
Cirulli was a member of Holy...