Donald E. Seaman
Jun 23, 2006
Donald E. "Mike" Seaman, 71, Muhlenberg Township, died June 23rd, at 7:54 a.m. in St. Joseph's Hospital where he had been since June 18th.
He was the husband of Mary A. (Maier) Seaman.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Llewellyn and Margaret (Krebs) Seaman.
He was a 1954 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Seaman was employed for 40 years as...
James P. Simmons
Jun 23, 2006
Jim Simmons, 63, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away on June 23 in California. He was the husband of Teresa Tilton-Simmons, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
He was born in West Reading.
Jim retired from Parish Structural Products Division of Dana Corp., Reading, where he was involved in United Way, WIC and Salvation Army.
He served on the board at Aulenbach Cemetery and was president of...
Elinor L. Gudykunst
Jun 23, 2006
Elinor L. Gudykunst, 86, of Muhlenberg Park, died June 23 at 4:37 p.m. in Reading Hospital where she had been since June 23.
Her husband William D. Gudykunst died December 18, 2001.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Julia (Puccini) Pantaleo.
Elinor was a Home Health Aide for Berks Visiting Nurse Association, Wyomissing for 10 years.
She was...
Joseph C. Gilardone
Jun 22, 2006
Joseph C. Gilardone, Jr., 80, of Virginville died June 22nd after a prolonged illness.
Born July 10, 1925 in Reading, he was a son of the late Joseph C. Sr., and Elsie (Moritz) Gilardone.
He had been married 47 years to Darlene (Mays) Gilardone who died May 3, 1994.
Joseph was a 1943 graduate of Fleetwood Area High School where he enjoyed sports...
Andrew R. Smith
Jun 21, 2006
Andrew R. Smith, 16, of Sinking Spring died June 21st in Cancun, Mexico.
Born on September 1, 1989. he was the son of Harry and Nancy Smith.
Andrew had just completed his sophomore year at Wilson High School, where he played Varsity Football and Track. He was a silver medalist in the discus at the countywide Shaner track meet.
He leaves behind a...
Tamako Reinert
Jun 20, 2006
Tamako Reinert, 76, Cumru Township, died June 20 in the residence of her son, David P. Reinert, Cumru Township. Her husband, Paul V. Reinert, died Feb. 18, 1967.
Born in Osaka, Japan, she was a daughter of the late Kiji and Masa Tanaka.
Reinert was employed as a seamstress by Dolfin International, Shillington, retiring in 1996.
She also is survived by a daughter,...
Wayne R. Rohall
Jun 20, 2006
Wayne Robert Rohall, 43, died June 20 at 11:18 a.m. in his Maidencreek Township residence.
Wayne was a devoted and loving husband, father and son.
He was the husband of Lisa A. (Pauley) Rohall.
Born in Hazleton, Luzerne County, he was the son of Wayne G. and Eleanor M. (McNulty) Rohall of Riverview Park.
He was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School in 1981...
Dianne M. Tomaszewski
Jun 20, 2006
Dianne M. Tomaszewski, 56, died June 20 at 12:30 p.m. in her residence in Spring Township. She was the wife of George J. Tomaszewski.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Helen (Wenrich) Matthew.
Tomaszewski was employed as a marketing assistant by Caron Foundation, South Heidelberg Township, since 2000.
She was a 1968 graduate of Conrad Weiser...
Anna Fischer
Jun 19, 2006
Anna (Laury) Fischer, 94, of Reading, died June 19th at 1:08pm in Reading Hospital where she had been since June 12th.
She was the widow of Albert Paul Fischer who died September 1991.
Born February 13, 1912 in New York, NY., she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Rose (Bushelon) Laury.
She was employed a number of years as a seamstress...
Gregory V. Lust
Jun 18, 2006
Gregory V. Lust, 21, of Parris Island, SC, died in a hiking accident in Tioga County on June 18th.
Born in West Reading, He was the son of John A. and Sally J. (Hameloth) Lust of Reading.
He was a graduate of Reading High School in 2003. Gregory was the cadet commander of Reading High School's Junior ROTC program.
He was a corporal...
Oliver W. Putt
Jun 17, 2006
Oliver W. "Bud" Putt, Jr., 81, of Laureldale, died June 17th in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where he had been since March 25, 2004.
He was the husband of Jean E. (Feltenberger) Putt.
Born in Reading, April 20, 1925, he was a son of the late Oliver W. Sr., and Georginia H. (Bernstel) Rubel.
He was employed 30 years as a welder...
Virginia R. Keith
Jun 17, 2006
Virginia R. Keith, 86, Beverly Hills, Fla., formerly of West Reading, died June 17 in Hospice of Citrus County, Lecanto, Fla. Her husband, Warren J. Keith, died in 1989.
Born in Newark, N.J., she was a daughter of the late George and Norma (Menge) Ransom.
Keith was employed for 20 years as a division manager by Sears, Roebuck & Co., Reading, until...
Katie D. Weyandt
Jun 16, 2006
Katie Diana (Bagenstose) Weyandt, 100, formerly of Arlington Street, Laureldale, died June 16th at 10:30am in Kutztown Manor, where she had been since March 4, 2003.
Her husband, Stanley Howard Weyandt died August 10, 1981.
Born in Reading, August 22, 1905, she was a daughter of the late Samuel A. and Katie (Rutter) Bagenstose.
She was a member of Rosedale United Church of...
Marguerite M. Leinbach
Jun 14, 2006
Marguerite M. Leinbach, 91, formerly of Laureldale, died of natural causes June 14th at 10:45pm in ManorCare Health Services, Palm Harbor, Florida.
She was the widow of Paul S. Leinbach, who died December 16, 1998.
Born March 20, 1915 in Hamburg, she was a daughter of the late Augustus E. and Annie E. (Miller) Luckenbill.
She was employed as a bookkeeper for 33...
Clara G. Hart
Jun 14, 2006
Clara G. Hart, 86, of Mount Penn, died of natural causes at her residence on June 14th at 5:40 a.m.
Born in Fleetwood, she was the daughter of the late John N. and Mary E. (Gundry) Manmiller.
She was predeceased by her husband, Harry W. Hart Jr., on September 13, 1987.
Clara was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School in 1937.
She was a...
Frederick A. Pienta
Jun 12, 2006
Frederick Andrew Pienta, 71, of Reading and formerly of Muhlenberg Township died of natural causes June 12th at 1:50 am in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where he had been since May 29th.
He was the widower of Florence I. (Lando) Pienta, who died September 5, 2000.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Anna M. (Thomas) Pienta of Reading...
Ellen K. Cramer
Jun 10, 2006
Ellen K. Cramer, 82, of Wyomissing and formerly of Riverview Park, died June 10 at 7:34 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since June 3rd.
She was the wife of Edward J. Cramer for 58 years.
Born in Ontelaunee Township, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Emma (Heffner) Rickenbach.
Ellen was employed by the former Diener...
Eleanor E. Ruseckas
Jun 9, 2006
Eleanor E. Ruseckas, 88, West Lawn, died June 9 in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since June 5. Her husband, Anthony T. Ruseckas, died June 24, 2001.
Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Bartelap) Chehutsky.
Ruseckas had been employed for 30 years as an office technician by Berkshire Knitting Mills.
She...
George D. Ermentrout
Jun 7, 2006
George D. Ermentrout Jr., 76, died June 7 in his residence in Sinking Spring. His wife, Patricia M. (Hagmayer) Ermentrout, died in November 1968.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George D. and Loretta H. (Henke) Ermentrout.
Ermentrout was employed for 30 years as an underwriter by CNA Insurance Co., Reading, retiring in 1980.
Surviving are a daughter, Rhonda...
Dolores A. Lessie
Jun 7, 2006
Dolores A. Lessie, 75, of Reading died June 7 in Reading Hospital where she had been for one day.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Charles W., Sr. and Agnes M. (Brickel) Lessie.
She was employed as an office worker for Berkshire News, West Reading for 30 years retiring in 1993.
Dolores was a graduate of Reading High School...