Dorothy H. Lewis
Apr 18, 2006
Dorothy H. Lewis, 86, died April 18 at 1:50 p.m. in her Spring Twp. residence.
Her husband Gordon E. Lewis died in 1985.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Leon W. and Suzanna (Weida) Hill.
She was an Assistant Credit Manager for Glen Gery Corp., Wyomissing for more than 25 years until her retirement.
Lewis was a 1936 graduate of...
Harry Carl Delp
Apr 16, 2006
Harry Carl Delp, 81, died of natural causes on April 16th at 3:25 a.m. at his Maidencreek Township residence.
He was the husband of Alice M. (Lang) Delp of Maidencreek Township. His first wife Sarah M. (Reinheimmer) Delp died May of 1959.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Harry B. and Stella (McMaster) Delp.
He worked in the plant...
Norman E. Hunsicker
Apr 15, 2006
Norman E. Hunsicker, 88, of Green Hills and formerly of Temple, died April 15 at 11:09 a.m. in St. Joseph's Hospital where he had been for two days.
He was the husband of Marian C. (Camelleri) Hunsicker.
Hunsicker was born in Summit Hill, PA.
He was first employed as the owner/operator of Weldrite, Reading for a number of years. Later he taught welding...
Margaret E. Nies
Apr 15, 2006
Margaret E. Nies, 80, Sinking Spring, died April 15 in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since April 7. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Earl W. Nies and Grace (Walters) Nies Miller. Nies had been employed for 37 years as a purchasing agent by Sanders & Thomas Inc., Pottstown, later STV Group Inc.,...
William F. Dietrich
Apr 15, 2006
William F. Dietrich, 83, former president and chief executive officer of a Muhlenberg Township dairy business, died April 15 in his Spring Township residence.
He was the husband of Anneliese (Heitmann) Dietrich. His first wife, Lois (App) Dietrich, died in April 1993.
Born in Schuylkill Haven, he was a son of the late Claude and Helen (Stump) Dietrich.
Dietrich was president and CEO...
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...