Rosie Boyer
Nov 10, 2005
Rosie Boyer, 76, died Nov. 10 at 6:25 a.m. in her residence in West Reading.
Her husband, Charles J. Boyer, died Oct. 2, 1987.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Justino and Angelina (Sfirri) Donofrio.
Boyer was employed for 15 years as a secretary by Chet Cook Food Broker, Reading, until her retirement. She was also employed as a...
Eleanor M. Dolan
Nov 9, 2005
Eleanor M. Dolan Eleanor M. Dolan, 88, died Nov. 9 in her residence in Wyomissing Hills.
Her husband, Charles J. Dolan, died in December 1981.
Born in New York City, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Julia (Scholard) Perry.
Dolan was employed for 22 years in the shoe department by C.K. Whitner Co. Inc., Reading, retiring in 1979.
She was a...
James A. Ruth
Nov 9, 2005
Dr. James A. Ruth Sr., a retired West Reading dentist, died Nov. 9 at 4:30 p.m. in Reading Hospital.
Ruth, 84, a resident of the Highlands at Wyomissing, formerly of Wyomissing, was the husband of Betty (Freed) Ruth.
He operated a dental practice in West Reading for 50 years until his retirement.
Born in Wyomissing, he was a son of the late Calvin...
Rose M. Chinnici
Nov 9, 2005
Rose M. Chinnici, 93 formerly of Lincoln Park and Chestnut Knoll Assisted Living, Boyertown and of Providence Place Assisted Living, Pottsville, died November 9 at 9:45 p.m. in the Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Room, Pottsville.
Her husband John E. Chinnici died in January 1991.
Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Carmen and Mary (Felasco) Periandi.
She was an office...
Mabel A. Blessing
Nov 7, 2005
Mabel A. (Snyder) Blessing, 91, formerly of Reading, died November 7th of natural causes in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been since November 12, 2002.
She was the wife of Robert K. Blessing a resident of Berks Heim.
Born in Richmond Township, she was a daughter of the late Abner and Jennie (Dreis) Snyder.
She was employed for 20 years by...
Louis A. Deangelis
Nov 7, 2005
Louis A. DeAngelis, former city businessman Louis A. DeAngelis, retired Reading businessman, died Nov. 7 at 2:18 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Oct. 27.
DeAngelis, 91, Wyomissing, was the husband of Concheta (Giamo) DeAngelis.
He was the founder of Louis DeAngelis Lathing and Plastering Co. Inc., Reading, and served as its president from 1948 until his...
Effie V. Katzenmoyer
Nov 3, 2005
Effie V. (Seidel) Katzenmoyer of Muhlenberg Township, died of natural causes November 3rd at 8:20am in St. Joseph's Hospital where she had been since Wednesday.
She was the widow of Calvin F. Katzenmoyer who died August 5, 1995.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Edwin and Elda M. (Block) Seidel.
Katzenmoyer was employed a number of years as...
Harold G. Bowers
Nov 3, 2005
Harold G. Bowers Harold G. "Bud" Bowers, 82, died Nov. 3 at 11:15 a.m. in his residence in Wyomissing.
He was the husband of Betty V. (Giles) Bowers.
Born in Wyomissing, he was a son of the late Roy E. and Rosie M. (Kantner) Bowers.
Bowers was employed for 40 years as a carpenter by A. Lewis Sherman Co., Hyde Park, and by...
Margaret A. Hoffman
Nov 3, 2005
Margaret A. (Bower) Hoffman, 74, formerly of Reading, died November 3rd at 3:50pm in Phoebe Berks Health Center, Wernersville, where she had been since July 31st.
She was the widow of Mark R. Hoffman, who died August 13th.
Born in Sinking Spring, she was a daughter of the late John L. and Mary M. (Moser) Bower.
She was a member of St. John's...
Dora E. Ruemmler
Nov 2, 2005
Dora E. Ruemmler Dora Elsa Ruemmler, 94, died Nov. 2 in her residence in West Reading.
Born in Germany, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Lina (Loss) Keller.
Ruemmler was employed for 20 years as a seamer by the Berkshire Knitting Mills, Wyomissing, retiring in 1975.
She was a member of Holy Cross Memorial United Methodist Church, Reading, where she...
S. Herbert Nagle
Nov 2, 2005
S. Herbert Nagle, 94, of Reading, died of natural causes November 2nd in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the widower of Bertha Mae (Weaver) Nagle, who died December 11, 1995.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Samuel C. and Frances E. (Lynn) Nagle.
He was employed for 30 years at General Battery Corporation, Muhlenberg Township as...
Mary A. Stolle
Nov 1, 2005
Mary Alice (Williams) Stolle, 98, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died November 1st, at 9:45am in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where she had been since October 2000.
She was the widow of Stephen A. Stolle, who died March 5, 1961.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Irvin and Mary (Fink) Williams.
She was a member of Alsace Lutheran Church, Hyde...
Mildred E. Schaeffer
Nov 1, 2005
Mildred E. (Kerr) Schaeffer, 84, died of natural causes November 1st at 11:00 pm in her Bern Township residence.
She was the wife of Harry L. Schaeffer.
Born in Virginville, she was a daughter of the late George A. and Eva (Zettlemoyer) Kerr.
She attended Perry High School.
Schaeffer was a self-employed beautician for 60 years, retiring in 1991.
She was a member of Zion...
Walter M. Twardowski
Oct 31, 2005
Walter M. Twardowski Walter M. Twardowski, 87, formerly of Wyomissing, died Oct. 31 at 5:46 p.m. in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where he had resided since September 2004.
His wife, Arlene D. (Whitmoyer) Twardowski, died Feb. 20, 2003.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Michael and Anna (Franckowiak) Twardowski.
Twardowski was employed for many years as a knitter by...
David A. Johnson
Oct 31, 2005
David A. "Doc" Johnson, 62 of Spring Twp. died October 31 in Reading Hospital Emergency Care Unit.
He was the husband of Betty Jane (Raifsnider) Johnson.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Dr. Alfred T. Johnson, M.D. and Helen D. (Davis) Johnson.
He was employed by Atlantic Richfield (ARCO), which later became Atlantic and then Sunoco, Spring Township.
Johnson...
Marian Louise Leininger
Oct 30, 2005
Marian Louise Leininger, 78, of West Reading died October 30 at 3:42 p.m. in Beverly Manor, Exeter Twp. where she had been since October 11.
Her husband Noah Ellsworth Leininger died January 2, 2001.
Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, she was the daughter of the late Elias and Maud (Eisenhower) Manbeck.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Reading.
Leininger was a...
Mark A. Franklin
Oct 30, 2005
Mark Anthony Franklin II, 19, of Wyomissing, died October 30th as a result of a two car, head-on collision on Route 222 in Maidencreek Township.
Born in Riverside, California, he was a son of Terry A. (Downes) Franklin with whom he last resided and Mark Anthony Franklin of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
He was a 2004 graduate of Wilson High School and...
Jessie A. Miller
Oct 29, 2005
Jessie A. Miller, 91, of Wyomissing died October 29 at 9:45 a.m. in Reading Hospital where she had been since October 26.
Her husband J. Brooke Miller died January 5, 1984.
Born in Cresco, PA she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Nellie (Carlton) Mills.
She was an elementary school teacher in the West Reading School District. She was later a...
J. Peter G. Muhlenberg
Oct 28, 2005
Dr. J. Peter G. Muhlenberg, 76, Wyomissing, died of natural causes Oct. 28, in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Dorothy S. (Snider) Muhlenberg.
Born in Wyomissing, he was the son of the late Hiester H. and Anna (Miller) Muhlenberg.
Muhlenberg practiced for 40 years as a pediatrician at the Children's Clinic of Wyomissing, retiring in 1997.
He was...
Bruce B. Kurzweg
Oct 28, 2005
Bruce B. Kurzweg, 80, Laureldale, died Oct. 28 at 6:05 a.m. in his residence.
He was the husband of June H. (Harvey) Kurzweg, Laureldale. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Philemon J. and Sulie B. (Bechtold) Kurzweg.
Kurzweg was employed as a regional salesman and consultant for The Economy Co. for 25 years, retiring in 1985. After his...