Obituaries
Franklin R. Tarnoski
Aug 30, 2006
Franklin R. Tarnoski, 70, died August 30 at 2:55 a.m. in his Wyomissing Park residence.
He was the husband of Lorraine (Lori) M. (Palumbo) Tarnoski.
Born in Reading he was a son of the late Peter and Julia (Pieja) Tarnoski.
Frank was a steel worker for Bethlehem Steel for 25 years retiring in 1992.
He attended Reading Catholic High School, where he starred in...
George R. Ege
Aug 30, 2006
George Roland Ege, 79, of Spring Township, died August 30th at 5:45 am in the Community Campus of St. Joseph Medical Center.
He was the husband of Dolores (Sumoski) Ege, whom he married March 26, 1960.
Born January 27, 1927, he was the son of the late Henry G. and Ella N. (Baer) Ege.
He was a 1944 graduate of Reading High School...
Dorothy M. Wertman
Aug 27, 2006
Dorothy M. Wertman, 94, of Reading, died August 27 in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was employed first as a telephone operator by Bell Telephone, Reading; later she was an operator for what is now VF Corp., Wyomissing.
Dorothy was a member of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Reading.
She is survived by two nieces Kathryn B. Mogel, Wyomissing and Dottie Messner, Allentown...
Donna A. Hix
Aug 27, 2006
Donna A. Hix, 71, of Sinking Spring passed away on August 27th at the Reading Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Leesport, she was the daughter of the late John L. G. and Kathryn M. (Hottenstein) Dietrich.
She was a graduate of Ontelaunee High School in 1952.
She worked as a treasurer for Berks –Enviro-Tech of West Reading for 22 years.
She...
Herman J. Brobst
Aug 26, 2006
Herman J. Brobst, 84, died of natural causes August 26, 2006 at 4:26 pm in his Muhlenberg Township residence.
He was the husband of Anna E. (Smith) Brobst, his wife of 57 years.
Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late William J. and Lizzie (Dunkel) Brobst.
He was a 1939 graduate of Hamburg High School and a 1941 graduate of...
Johanna C. Gosling
Aug 25, 2006
Johanna C. Gosling, 89, formerly of Wyomissing Hills, died August 25, 2006, in her residence, at 1765 Powder Mill Road, York, PA where she had been since October of 2002.
Her husband Walter B. died August 22nd 1983.
Born in The Hague, Holland. Daughter of the late Karel and Johanna (Schra) Van Reijn.
She was employed as a senior aid by the Reading...
Johanna C. Gosling
Aug 25, 2006
Johanna C. Gosling, 89, formerly of Wyomissing Hills, died August 25, 2006, in her residence, at 1765 Powder Mill Road, York, PA where she had been since October of 2002.
Her husband Walter B. died August 22nd 1983.
Born in The Hague, Holland. Daughter of the late Karel and Johanna (Schra) Van Reijn.
She was employed as a senior aid by the Reading...
Paul A. Hopp
Aug 24, 2006
Paul A. Hopp, 95, formerly of Cacoosing Ave., Sinking Spring and Country Meadows of Wyomissing died of natural causes August 24, 2006 at 9:05 am in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where he had been since July 18th.
His wife, Helen M. (Kirschman) Hopp, died June 6, 2005.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Albert and Caroline V....
Edward C. Roland
Aug 23, 2006
Edward Clayton Roland, 89, formerly of Shillington, died Aug. 23 at 11:10 a.m. in Berks Heim, where he had resided since March 1, 2005. His wife, June I. (Litchard) Roland, died Aug. 11, 2003.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George W. and Bessie M. (Trupp) Roland.
Roland was employed for 36 years as a machine operator by...
Edward F. Materia
Aug 22, 2006
Edward F. Materia, 91, of Mt. Penn, died August 22 at 7:15 p.m. in Beverly Manor, Exeter Township where he had been since October 6, 1999.
His wife Rose B. (Blass) Materia died November 24, 2000.
Born in Lewistown, PA, he was the son of the late Frank and Rose (Paratore) Materia.
Edward was the owner of Special Dry Cleaners and King Dry...
Oliver Alderigi
Aug 22, 2006
Oliver Alderigi, 75, died August 22 at Fair Acres Geriatric Center, Delaware County, where he was a patient since February of 2005.
His wife Joan (Smith) Alderigi died October 3, 1988.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Joseph and Philomena (Vallario) Alderigi.
He was a graduate of Reading High School in 1948.
Oliver was a partner of Alderigi, Tobias and...
Robert R. Dohner
Aug 21, 2006
Robert R. "Ducky" Dohner, 69, of Perry Township, died of natural causes August 21, 2006 at 6:04 pm in Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since August 9th.
He was the husband of Carole Ann (Weidenhammer) Dohner, who he married September 14, 1957.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Irving R. and Violet M. (Arndt)...
Dorothy A. Miller
Aug 20, 2006
Dorothy A. Miller, 72, died August 20 at 11:10 p.m. in her Spring Twp. residence in the presence of her children and daughter-in-law.
Her husband Norman L. Miller died August 27, 1987.
Born in Columbus, OH, is the daughter of Therese (Scharlach) the late Otto Messerknecht (1981).
She was last employed as a custodian by the Wilson School District for 14 years retiring...
Barbara E. Krug
Aug 20, 2006
Barbara E. Krug, 67, Muhlenberg Twp., died August 20 at 2:45 p.m. in the Reading Hospital, where she had been since August 14.
Her husband Thomas J. Krug died June 8, 1988.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Joseph N. and Ava M. (Anderson) Eyrich.
Barbara was an elementary school teacher in the Reading School District for 32 years,...
Clarence W. Schwartz
Aug 18, 2006
Clarence W. Schwartz, 81, of Mount Penn, died Friday in his residence.
He was predeceased by his wife, Alberta A. (Schaeffer) Schwartz.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Clarence A.J. and Clara (Mitchell) Schwartz.
He was a warehouse worker at Wetterau Foods for 24 years, retiring in 1989.
Surviving are two step-sons; A. David Hartenstine, Lincoln Park, NJ., and Donald...
Jin I. Han
Aug 15, 2006
Jin I. Han, 66, died of natural causes August 15th at 10:50 am in his Reading residence.
He was the husband of Chae S. Hwang.
Born in Inchon, South Korea, he was a son of the late Tae Young Han and Ki Hong Kim.
He has been the owner of Martin's Gift Shop, Reading since 1988, last working Monday.
Han is also survived by...
Loretta C. Kuhn
Aug 14, 2006
Loretta C. (Boland) Kuhn, 92, formerly of West Reading, died August 14th at 1:35 a.m. in the Highlands at Wyomissing, where she had been since November 14, 2003.
Her husband, Edward J. Kuhn, Sr., died May 15, 1971.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Thomas N. and M. Gertrude (Flanagan) Boland.
She was a 1931 graduate of Mount Penn...
Gene W. Werner
Aug 13, 2006
Gene W. Werner, 58, of the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, died August 13th at 4:25 am in the Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Franklin H. and Ruth E. (Coleman) Werner.
He was a graduate of Reading High School.
Werner was employed from November 12, 1973 to January 18, 2000 as a shipping clerk by the former...
Miriam B. Huesman
Aug 13, 2006
Miriam B. Huesman, 95, formerly of West Reading and of Country Meadows, died August 13 in Reading Hospital.
Her husband Charles L. Huesman died October 1, 1978.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late B. Frank and Eva (Angstadt) Biehl.
She was a graduate of Reading High School in 1928.
Survivors include one son John F., Budd Lake, NJ, 4 grandchildren...
Rafael Ortiz
Aug 13, 2006
Rafael Ortiz, 43, of Reading, died August 13 in Reading Hospital.
Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Angel M. and Margita (Camacho) Ortiz.
He is survived by two sons, Angel M. and Rafael, both of Puerto Rico and one daughter Sue Helen Ortiz, Reading. There are also 4 brothers, 3 sisters and 4 grandchildren that survive him.
Edward...
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