Michael E. Hill
May 20, 2006
Michael Eric Hill, 47, was pronounced dead May 20th at 3:16pm in his Wyomissing Hills residence.
He was the husband of Lisa J. (Heller) Hill of West Reading.
Born in Steubenville, Ohio, he was a son of Gerald R. and Sylvia A. (DeCaminada) Hill of Wyomissing Hills.
He was a 1976 graduate of Wyomissing High School.
Hill was employed a number of years as...
John Cataldo
May 20, 2006
John Cataldo, 76, Wyomissing, died May 20 in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since May 8.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Domenico and Giovina (DeFelice) Cataldo.
Cataldo was last employed for 25 years in management by the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare, Rochester, Beaver County, until 1990. He previously was employed for eight years as...
James A. Terenchin
May 19, 2006
James A. Terenchin Jr., 33, was pronounced dead May 19 at 5:45 a.m. in his Spring Township residence.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Linda (Hafer) Terenchin Skinner, Reading, and the late James Terenchin.
Terenchin had been employed as a computer operator by Utilities Federal Credit Union, Wyomissing.
He was a 1992 graduate of Reading High School.
Also surviving is a sister,...
James A. Pollock
May 19, 2006
James A. Pollock Sr., a former councilman in Reading, died May 19 at 12:25 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient since May 9.
Pollock, 78, Reading, was the husband of Mary Lou (Lucchese) Pollock.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Lillian (Pollock) Fisher.
Pollock had been employed for 35 years by the U.S....
James S. Price
May 17, 2006
James S. Price, Sr., 92, of Robesonia died May 17 at 5:17 a.m. in St. Joseph's Hospital where he had been since May 3.
His wife Anna P. (Mosser) Price died May 6, 2003.
Born in Washington, NJ, he was the son of the late Harry and Elizabeth (Swayze) Price.
He was employed by CarTech as a wire drawer for 26 years retiring...
Mary R. Shoemaker
May 17, 2006
Mary R. (Hoffman) Shoemaker, 92, Muhlenberg Township, died of natural causes May 17th at 4:45 pm in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading, where she had been since December 12th.
She was the wife of Stuart H. Shoemaker.
Born in Exeter Township, she was a daughter of the late H. Edward and Sarah E. (Hartline) Hoffman.
She was employed as a machine operator at...
Gene W. Goodhart
May 16, 2006
Gene W. Goodhart, 57, died of natural causes May 16th in the Stabon Manor, Reading, where he had been since January 2005.
He was the widower of Silvia P. (Salgado) Goodhart.
Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Wallace S. and Jennifer V. (Kieta) Goodhart.
He was a graduate of Reading High School.
Goodhart was employed for a number of years...
Arthur S. Ott
May 15, 2006
Arthur S. Ott, C Bear, 61, of Tilden Township, died of natural causes at his residence on May 15th at 1:18 p.m.
He was the husband of Carol A. (Hartman) Ott of Tilden Township.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Pauline (Segars) Ott and the Step- son of Clarence T. Ott, Sr. of Reading.
He received his G.E.D in...
Anna May Hoffman
May 14, 2006
Anna May (McGovern) Hoffman, 90, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died of natural causes May 14th at 7:35 pm in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been since April 2, 2004.
She was the widow of Ralph George Hoffman, who died June 25, 1997.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Jennie Elizabeth (McGovern) Babb and Step-Father, Edward Babb.
She...
Carl L. Powell
May 13, 2006
Carl L. Powell, Jr., 70, of Vista Road, Wyomissing, died May 13 at 10:45 p.m. in Reading Hospital where he had been since May 11.
His wife Ruth Ann (Seibert) Powell died July 28, 1995.
Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Ruth Ann and Carl L. Powell, Sr.
He was a superintendent of Parish Division of Dana Corp., Reading...
Sadie V. Sharadin
May 12, 2006
Sadie Viola (Lutz) Sharadin, 93, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died of natural causes May 12th at 5:05 am in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she has been since December 11, 2003.
She was the wife of Harry Sharadin, a resident of Berks Heim.
Born in Alsace Township, she was a daughter of the late Wellington and Sallie (Fick) Lutz.
She was first employed...
Constance M. Heiser
May 11, 2006
Constance Mary Heiser, 92, formerly of Reading died May 11 at 2:45 a.m. in ManorCare, Sinking Spring where she had been since June 24, 2003.
Her husband Irvin G. Heiser died April 22, 1961.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Levi and Mona (Raines) Goodison.
She was a member of Central Park United Methodist Church, Reading.
Heiser is survived by...
Catherine S. Koller
May 10, 2006
Catherine S. Kollar, 89, formerly of Wyomissing Hills, died May 10 at 9:03 a.m. in ManorCare, Sinking Spring where she had been since February 14.
Her husband Elmer Kollar died January 30, 1997.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Dora (Posta) Stefanick.
She was a longtime employee of Car Tech retiring in 1980.
Kollar was a member of...
Mildred S. Gehman
May 9, 2006
Mildred S. Gehman, 98, formerly of Wyomissing and Allentown, died May 9th at 2:15 a.m. in The Moravian Manor, Lititz, where she had been residing since January 17th 2005. Her husband Warren O. Gehman died on February 8, 1990.
Born in Blooming Glen, Bucks County, she was the daughter of the late Allen F. and Lizzie (Smith) Stover.
Gehman graduated from Hilltown...
David J. Huber
May 7, 2006
David J. Huber Sr., 65, Reading, died of natural causes May 7 at 2:30 p.m. at the Mountain Springs Camping Resort, near Shartlesville.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late William Huber and Edith (Smith) Huber Wagner.
Huber was employed for 20 years as a foreman at the City of Reading's waste water treatment plant, retiring in February.
Surviving...
George W. Bampton
May 5, 2006
George W. Bampton, 82, formerly of Reading, died May 5 at 8:15 a.m. in Beverly Healthcare, Exeter Township, where he had resided since April 8.
His wife, Ruth M. (Henry) Bampton, died May 2, 2005.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George E. and Susan H. (Kuhlman) Bampton.
Bampton was employed for 10 years as an electrician/crane operator by...
Elsie S. Fugo
May 5, 2006
Elsie Sarah (Denick) Fugo, 90, of Wyomissing, died of natural causes May 5th at 4:40 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since April 28th.
She was the widow of Alfred John Fugo, who died May 6, 2003.
Born in East Whiteland, Chester County, she was a daughter of the late Donato and Giovinna (Muzio) DiNichola.
She was...
Edward J. Dietrich
Apr 30, 2006
Edward J. Dietrich, 88, of Cumru Twp., died April 30 at 9:34 p.m. in Mifflin Center where he had been since March 19, 2005.
He was the husband of Muriel F. (Orth) Dietrich.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Edward W. and Elizabeth (Gatter) Dietrich.
He was employed as a Regional Supervisor for 47 years by Public Finance Service...
Helen M. Sam
Apr 29, 2006
Helen M. Sam, 62, of Spring Twp., died April 29 at 6:45 p.m. in St. Joseph's Hospital, Reading, where she had been since April 21.
Born in Mahoney City, she was the daughter of the late John and Ella (Reagan) Hobbs.
She was a graduate of Mahoney Area High School in 1961.
Survivors include one daughter, Lori (Sam) Baldwin, Lancaster and two sons,...
David G. Dilts
Apr 28, 2006
David G. Dilts, 61, died April April 28 at 4:14 p.m. in his Exeter Twp. residence.
Born in Canton, OH, he was the son of the late Wendell K. and Jane (Lothamer) Dilts.
He was a graduate of Exeter High School in 1962 and a graduate of Rider University in 1968 with a BS in Marketing.
Dilts was self-employed as a seafood salesman...