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...
Dale G. Eisenhower
Jun 6, 2006
Dale G. Eisenhower, 51, was pronounced dead of natural causes June 6 in his residence in Penn Township. Born in Reading, he was a son of Richard Heller, Reading, and the late Joanne (Bartholomew) Heller.
Eisenhower was employed for five years as a driver by Carl Bieber Tourways, Kutztown, last working in July.
He was a 1974 graduate of Reading High School.
Eisenhower,...
Robert K. Blessing
Jun 6, 2006
Robert K. Blessing, 89, formerly of Reading died of natural causes June 6th at 2:15am in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where he had been since March 5, 2003.
He was the widower of Mabel A. (Snyder) Blessing, who died November 7, 2005.
Born in Lebanon, he was a son of the late Charles H. and Isabelle A. (Kabish) Blessing.
He was a graduate...
Harry H. Dougherty, Dmd
Jun 6, 2006
Harry H. Dougherty, DMD, 92, of the Highlands at Wyomissing, died June 6 at 10:40 a.m. in Reading Hospital where he had been since May 31, 2006.
He was the husband of Magdalen D. (Doviak) Dougherty.
Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Mary Ann (Hirst) Dougherty.
Dougherty was a self employed Dentist at 645 Penn...
Helen J. Haines-Bortz
Jun 6, 2006
Helen J. (Lindsley) Haines-Bortz, 100, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died June 6th at 2:30 pm in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading, where she had been since October 20, 2000.
She was predeceased by her first husband Chester J. Haines, who died May 22, 1947 and her second husband Charles H. Bortz, who died in 1970.
Born in East Orange, New Jersey, she...
Kenneth R. Groff
Jun 4, 2006
Kenneth R. Groff Sr., 81, Wyomissing, died June 4 in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where he had been a patient since May 17.
His wife, Anne E. (Stapleton) Groff, died Nov. 16, 1992.
Born in Laureldale, he was a son of the late Henry and Esther (Seidel) Groff.
Groff was employed for 40 years by UGI Corp., working as a pipe...
Conrad J. Dettling
Jun 4, 2006
Conrad "Connie" J. Dettling, 75, of Lincoln Park, died Sunday at 1:40 p.m. in his residence.
He was the husband of Roberta "Bobbie" L. (Smith) Dettling.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Conrad and Mathilde (Sattler) Dettling.
Dettling was a 1949 graduate of Reading High School and a 1953 graduate of Albright College, Reading, where he received his B.S....
Robert Solsky
Jun 3, 2006
Robert Solsky, 72, Bern Township, died June 3 at 5:02 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient for two days.
His wife, Connie M. (Hartman) Solsky, died April 13.
Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Rose (Zimmerman) Solsky.
Solsky was employed for 25 years as a sales manager by IBM Corp., Reading, retiring in...
Roger Gallo
May 31, 2006
Roger Gallo, 83, died of natural causes May 31st at 7:00am in his Wyomissing Residence.
He was the husband of Meta J. (Wehr) Gallo. He was predeceased by his first wife, Helen M. (Manfredi) Gallo, who died June 6, 1967.
Born in Temple, he was a son of the late Dominic and Josephine (Buda) Gallo.
He was a 1940 graduate of Muhlenberg High...
Margaret E. Weiser
May 30, 2006
Margaret E. Weiser, 75, Reading, died May 30 at 1:45 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient one week.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late James and Ellen (McCartan) Weiser.
Weiser was a member of St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
Surviving is a daughter, Kathleen (Herb) Long, Muhlenberg Township.
Other survivors include a sister,...
Esther L. Clouser
May 27, 2006
Esther L. Clouser, 84, died May 27 at 12:53 p.m. in her Laureldale residence.
Her husband Norman R. Clouser died November 16, 1985.
Born in Hatfield, Montgomery County, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Annie G. (Longhurst) Reeser.
She was a member of Faith Evangelical Congregational Church, Temple.
Esther was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School in 1939.
She was a...
Marie J. Hofmann
May 27, 2006
Marie J. Hofmann, 71, Cumru Township, died May 27 at 10:15 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient for three days.
She was the wife of Bernard M. Hofmann.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Adam and Theresia (Helmert) Becker.
Hofmann had been employed as an art teacher by the Reading School District from 1957-60.
She...
Paul L. Moll
May 27, 2006
Paul L. Moll, 91, formerly of Fleetwood and of Chestnut Knoll Assistant Living, Boyertown, died May 27 at 12:45 a.m. in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Emergency Room.
His wife Miriam E. (Shoemaker) Moll died October 27, 2000.
Born in Maxatawny Township, he was the son of the late Orlando B. and Rosa E. (Warmkessel) Moll.
He was employed by Pinnacle Equipment, Fleetwood as...
Walter R. Boyer
May 26, 2006
Walter R. Boyer, 85, Exeter Township, died May 26 in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since May 17.
His wife, Margaret S. (Brown) Boyer, died July 13, 2004.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late William and Elsie (Fricker) Boyer.
Boyer had been employed for 42 years as a wire straightener by Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, retiring...
Nelson M. Epler
May 25, 2006
Nelson M. Epler, 91 of Ruscombmanor Township, died May 25 at 9:15 p.m. in Reading Hospital where he had been since May 23.
His wife Hazel R. (Roberts) died July 23, 2003.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Morris L. and Eva S. (Sanders) Epler.
Epler was the owner operator of Epler's Broom Works, Shillington for 10 years, he...
Ruth L. Heist
May 24, 2006
Ruth L. Heist, 79, died May 24 at 8:20 p.m. in her Wyomissing residence.
Her husband, Theodore I. Heist, died July 21, 2000.
Born in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Elizabeth (Miles) Leickel.
Heist had been employed as a registered nurse by the Reading School District from 1967 until 1983.
She was a member of Bausman Memorial...
Miriam Manwiller
May 23, 2006
Miriam Mae "Mim" (Miller) Manwiller, 89 of Laureldale died of natural causes May 23rd at 6:39pm in the Emergency Room at the Reading Hospital.
She was taken there from ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been for three weeks.
Manwiller was the wife of Russell Howard Manwiller.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Ira Victor and...
Donald R. Bickel
May 22, 2006
Donald R. Bickel, 81, died May 22 at 12:55 p.m. in his Spring Twp. residence.
He was the husband of E. Jane (Fick) Bickel.
Born in Sunbury, PA, he was the son of the late Raymond and Ethel (Reinert) Bickel.
He was the owner/operator of Bickel's Tailor Shop, Reading for 25 years. Later he was employed by W.R. Grace from 1972 until his...
John G. Donatelli
May 21, 2006
John G. Donatelli, 65, died of natural causes May 21st at 2:27pm in his Exeter Township residence.
Born in West Hamburg, he was a son of the late Antonio and Maria (Amicone) Donatelli.
He was employed a number of years as an assembler at Prospects, Reading.
Donatelli was a member of St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
He is survived by a brother, Antonio...
Terry W. Shoff
May 21, 2006
Terry Wilson Shoff, 54, of the Hamburg Center, was pronounced dead May 21st in the Emergency Room in the Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Wilson W. and Margaret (Fisher) Shoff.
He is survived by three sisters, Nancy (Shoff) Drexler of Riverview Park, Patricia (Shoff) Nagy and Colleen (Shoff) Keim both of Wyomissing.
Services will be Friday...