Edward N. Rothermel
Feb 26, 2006
Edward Nelson Rothermel, 77, of Muhlenberg Township, died of natural causes February 26th at 12:40 pm in the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where he had been since February 21st.
He was the husband of Dorothy Gertrude (Ache) Rothermel.
Born in Hyde Park, he was a son of the late Nelson S. and Elda (Borrell) Rothermel.
He was a 1946 graduate of...
Mary Jablonski
Feb 25, 2006
Mary (Ettaro) Jablonski, 81, formerly of Sinking Spring, died of natural causes February 25th at 2:00 am in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township, where she had been since September 22nd.
She was the widow of Edmund F. Jablonski, who died July 20, 1998.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Carmella (Aiello) Ettaro.
She was a 1942 graduate...
Alberta J. Boyd
Feb 24, 2006
Alberta J. (Kirkendall) Boyd, 79, died of natural causes February 24th in the Topton Lutheran Home, where she had been since September 1999.
She was the widow of James W. Boyd, who died September 24, 1988.
Born in Athens, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Homer and Jessie (Dewey) Kirkendall.
She was a member of United Pentecostal Church, Athens, Ohio.
Boyd was...
Thomas P. Owens
Feb 24, 2006
Thomas P. Owens, 71, of Spring Township, died of natural causes February 24th while vacationing in Villages, Florida.
He was the husband of Patricia Ann (Leinbach) Owens.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the Mary M. (Daley) Owens of Birdsboro and the late Joseph A. Owens.
He was a 1952 graduate of Reading Central Catholic and a 1955 graduate of Wyomissing...
C. Malcolm Smith
Feb 23, 2006
C. Malcolm Smith, Jr., 83, of Reading and Sun City Hilton Head SC, died of natural causes February 23 at 1:13 p.m. in The Carolina Coastal Medical Center of Hardeeville, SC, where he had been for one day.
He was the husband of Mary B.(Barush) Smith.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late C. Malcolm Smith, Sr. and Agnes...
Lynne M. Jones
Feb 22, 2006
Lynne M. Jones, 67, of Reading died February 22 at 8:45 a.m. in Reading Hospital where she had been since February 3.
She was the wife of Jack W. Jones.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Albert R. and Fern D. (Noll) Hinrichs.
Lynne was employed by Women's Exchange, West Reading as a bookkeeper for 26 years. She was...
Carmelo Lembo
Feb 21, 2006
Carmelo "Carmy" Lembo, 86, of Shillington, died February 21 at 5:15 p.m. in Reading Hospital where he had been since February 16.
He was the husband of Dorothy M. (Davis) Lembo.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Angelo and Rosalia (Calabro) Lembo.
He was employed by the former Textile Machine Works for many years until his retirement.
Lembo was a...
Stella Sianis
Feb 21, 2006
Stella Sianis, 85, of Wyomissing, died February 21 in ManorCare, Sinking Spring, where she had been since May 27, 2005.
Her husband John V. Sianis died October 24, 1999.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mary (Kageos) Harris.
She was a member of Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Reading.
Sianis is survived by two sons, Harry...
Lee K. Dailey
Feb 21, 2006
Lee K. Dailey, 80, of Mohnton, died February 21st at 9:26 p.m. in the Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Nancy J. (Reinhart) Dailey of Mohnton.
Born in Laureldale, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Mary I. (Adams) Dailey.
Dailey was employed in the maintenance department at Palmer Plastics in Reading until his retirement in 1988.
He graduated from...
William Woomer
Feb 21, 2006
William James "J.J." Woomer, Sr., 68, of Alsace Township, was pronounced dead of natural causes February 21st at 9:00pm in a Potter County Hunting Camp.
He was the widower of Suzanne Marie (Boyer) Woomer, who died July 11, 1999.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Claude F. and Madeline M. (Garrett) Woomer.
He was a Navy Veteran of the...
Ruth E. Gross
Feb 20, 2006
Ruth E. Gross, 73, of West Lawn, died February 20th at 2:58 a.m. in the Reading Hospital where she had been a patient since February 17th.
She was the wife of Clair E. Gross of West Lawn.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Oren A. and Mabel (Diener) Angstadt.
She was a teacher/musician for the Air Force Base in...
Alberta E. Hiester
Feb 19, 2006
Alberta E. Hiester, 87, formerly of West Wyomissing, Muhlenberg Township and Wyomissing, died February 19 at 7:34 a.m. in Berks Heim where she had been for one year.
Her husband Paul Hiester died December 21, 1996.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Eva M. (Karpowich) Chaykowski.
She was first employed by Maier's Bakery, Reading. Later she was...
Norman R. Bingaman
Feb 17, 2006
Norman Robert Bingaman, Sr., 67, died of natural causes February 17th at 7:26 am in his Alsace Township residence.
He was the widow of Alice M.(Wallacavage) Bingaman, who died February 28, 2005.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Warren Norman Bingaman of Hyde Park and the late Kathryn N. (Eberly) Bingaman.
He was a 1957 graduate of Reading High School.
Bingaman was...
John J. Teasdale
Feb 16, 2006
John J. "Jack" Teasdale, 73, of Muhlenberg Township, PA and of Millsboro, DE died February 16 at 12:15 a.m. in ManorCare, Laureldale where he had been since January 20.
He was the husband of Ardelle L. (Clay) Jones-Teasdale. His first wife Mary Anne (Miller) Teasdale died in 1985.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John J. and Laura...
Barry L. Swisher
Feb 15, 2006
Barry L. Swisher, 66, of West Reading, died February 15th at 12:30 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading where he had been a patient since January 6th.
Born in Reading, Swisher was previously for the Berkshire Knitting Mills.
He is survived by three sons, Deke L. Swisher of Sinking Spring, Toby Swisher of Blandon, and Cory Swisher of Lenhartsville; and one...
William C. Kelly
Feb 14, 2006
William C. Kelly, 85, of Reading, died February 14 at 8:25 a.m. in Reading Hospital where he had been since January 30.
His wife Elizabeth B. (Blemker) Kelly died in January of 1996.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Clara (Mengel) Moodhard and the step-son of the late John Moodhard.
Kelly was employed as an accountant for many years...
Mary Klein
Feb 13, 2006
Mary (Brunetto) Klein, 89, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died of natural causes February 13th in the Bensalem, Bucks County residence of a daughter, Diana M. (Klein) wife of Jack Baron.
She was the widow of Robert S. Klein, who died January 4, 1972.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Salvatore and Lucy (Tissone) Brunetto.
She was a member of...
Edna B. Bieber
Feb 13, 2006
Edna Beulah (Christman) Bieber, 97, of Richmond Township, died of natural causes February 13th at 4:45am in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading, where she had been since January 11th.
She was the widow of John Peter Bieber, who died December 4, 1963.
Born in Maxatawny Township, she was a daughter of the late William A. and Mary E. (Wiltrout) Christman.
She and her...
George I. Sillman
Feb 10, 2006
George Ira Sillman, Jr., 85, died of natural causes February 10th in his Penn Township residence.
He was the husband of Mildred L. (Kissling) Sillman.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George I. Sr., and Mary (Klein) Sillman.
He was a 1938 graduate of Reading High School and a graduate of the Pennsylvania Institute of Criminology, Phila Pa (1947).
Sillman...
George R. Wessner
Feb 10, 2006
George R. Wessner, 86, formerly of Laureldale, died of natural causes February 10th at 11:20 am in Beverly Manor, Exeter Township, where she had been since April 27, 2005.
He was the widower of Anna M. (Lobe) Wessner, who died November 24, 1993.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late James W. and Susan R. (Swartz) Wessner.
He was employed...