Obituaries

Tamako Reinert

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...