Michael Krupa
Dec 29, 2005
Michael Krupa, 93 died December 29 at 11:25 a.m. in his West Reading residence.
He was the husband of Mary F. (Zdradzinski) Krupa.
Born in Poland, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Sophia (Kabala) Krupa.
He was employed by the former Textile Machine Works, Wyomissing for 47 years until his retirement in 1975.
He was a lifetime member of Sacred Heart...
Gary Lee Shupp
Dec 29, 2005
Gary L. Shupp, 49, of Hyde Park, died December 29 of natural causes in St. Joseph's Hospital, Reading.
He was the husband of Diane J. (Boyer) Shupp.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late William H. and Violet M. (Schrader) Shupp.
Shupp was employed by Cambridge Lee, Ontelaunee Township, for 28 years as a millwright.
Shupp was the Shop Stewart for...
Charles E. Ashenfelter
Dec 28, 2005
Charles E. "Chuck" Ashenfelter, Jr., 68, of Alsace Township, died December 28th shortly after his motorcycle crashed on Fritztown Road in Spring Township.
Formerly of Reading, he was the husband of Dolores A. (Barbitta) Ashenfelter.
Born in Mt. Joy, Lancaster County, he was a son of the late Charles E. Sr., and Clare (Aston) Ashenfelter.
He was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church,...
Gary L. Trollinger
Dec 28, 2005
Gary L. Trollinger, 71, of Wyomissing Hills, died December 28th, in the Highlands at Wyomissing Skilled Nursing Unit.
He was the husband of Laree M. (McNeal) Trollinger.
Born in Pottstown, he was a son of the late George C. and Dorothy L. (Ecker) Trollinger.
He was a 1951 graduate of Pottstown High School.
Trollinger was employed by the Pottstown Mercury in the sports department...
Franklin A. Delong
Dec 26, 2005
Franklin A. DeLong, 81 of West Wyomissing, died of natural causes at 12:34 p.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been a patient since December 9.
He was the husband of Janet V. (Goodhart) DeLong.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Winfield G. and Carrie (Stirk) DeLong.
DeLong was a U.S. Army veteran of World...
Christine Ann Sell
Dec 26, 2005
Christine Ann Sell, 48, formerly of Sierra Vista, Arizona, died December 26th at 4:55pm in her sisters Temple residence.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Kathryn Elizabeth (Freymoyer) Sell of Hyde Park and the late George Nelson Sell.
She was a 1975 graduate of Reading High School.
Sell was an Army Veteran.
She was employed 29 years by the United States Government,...
Mary A. Bohanak
Dec 24, 2005
Mary A. Bohanak, 95, formerly of Wyomissing, died Dec. 24 at 9 a.m. in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where she had resided since 2001.
She was born in Reading.
Bohanak had been employed for several years as a needle worker by Textile Machine Works, Wyomissing, retiring in 1972.
She was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church,...
Lori L. Etchberger
Dec 23, 2005
Lori L. (Maione) Etchberger, 39, Spring Township, died of natural causes Dec. 23 at 5:40 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Dec. 9.
She was the wife of Kevin R. Etchberger.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of Ralph Maione, in Michigan, and Barbara B. (Birchall) Ludwig, Sinking Spring.
Etchberger was last employed for eight years...
Federico G. Arthes
Dec 22, 2005
Dr. Federico G. Arthes, 77, of Wyomissing, died Dec. 22 at 2:45 a.m. in Phoebe Berks Skilled Nursing, Wernersville, PA,
He was the husband of Mary D. (Dillon) DeAntonio Arthes.
Born in Guatemala he was the son of the late Guillermo F. Arthes and Concha Solares de Arthes.
He earned his medical degree from San Carlos University, Guatemala. He came to Emory University,...
Paul Joseph Desanctis
Dec 19, 2005
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial for Paul Joseph DeSanctis, 34, Reading and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., formerly of Wyomissing, will be celebrated Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West Reading.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading, is in charge of arrangements.
DeSanctis was killed Dec. 19 when a Chalk's Ocean Airways seaplane crashed off Miami...
Paul J. Desanctis
Dec 19, 2005
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial for Paul Joseph DeSanctis, 34, Reading and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., formerly of Wyomissing, will be celebrated Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West Reading.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading, is in charge of arrangements.
DeSanctis was killed Dec. 19 when a Chalk's Ocean Airways seaplane crashed off Miami...
Bernice C. Quackenbush
Dec 18, 2005
Bernice C. (Cupp) Quackenbush, 98, formerly of West Lawn, died December 18th at 4:10 am in the Phoebe Berks Health Care Center, Wernersville, where she had been since December 10th.
She was the widow of Dana S. Quackenbush, who died in 1981.
Born in Thorne, North Dakota, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Etta (Anderson) Cupp.
Quackenbush was a graduate...
Ruth Ann Levan
Dec 15, 2005
Ruth Ann (Clauser) Levan, 75, of Muhlenberg Township, died peacefully in the loving care of her family, December 15th at 5:30 am at her daughter's residence in Hockessin, Delaware. Heartland Hospice assisted the family in her care.
Born in Norristown, she was a daughter of the late George G. and Esther M. (Marburger) Clauser.
Ruth graduated from Reading High School in 1948...
Mary G. Tole
Dec 15, 2005
Mary G. Tole, 85, of Voorhees, NJ., died of natural causes Dec. 15 at her daughter's residence in Sparks, Nevada.
She was the widow of John H. Tole, who died August 2003.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late John B. and Gertrude C. (Curran) Foley.
Tole graduated from St. Matthew's High School in Conshohocken in 1938 and Miseracordia Hospital...
Helen C. Noll
Dec 14, 2005
Helen C. Noll, 88, of Sinking Spring, died of natural causes in ManorCare Health Services, Sinking Spring. Where she had been since October 4th.
Born in Irvington, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Dora (Schafer) Douglas.
Noll was employed 10 years in security for the Springfield Public Library, Springfield, NJ, retiring in 1985.
She is survived by two sons;...
Francis B. Stuber
Dec 13, 2005
Francis B. "Frank" Stuber, 83 of Montrose Manor, died of natural causes December 13th at 9:00 a.m. in the Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since December 9th.
His wife Marie R. (Burkhart) Stuber died January 5, 2004.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late William B. and Elsie May (Strohl) Stuber.
He attended Mount Penn High School.
Stuber...
John H. Ulrich
Dec 12, 2005
John Henry Ulrich, 86, died of natural causes December 12th in his Lincoln Park residence.
He was the husband of Alice L. (Newkirk) Ulrich.
Born in Shillington, he was a son of the late Clarence and Gertrude (Engelhart) Ulrich.
He was a 1936 graduate of Shillington High School and an engineering graduate from Tri-State College, Angola, Indiana.
Ulrich was a member of Lincoln Park...
Verna E. Scholl
Dec 12, 2005
Verna E. (Tyner) Scholl, 86, died of natural causes December 12th at 2:00 am in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
She was the widow of Edward W. Scholl, who died October 25, 2001.
Born in Snowshoe, Centre County, she was a daughter of the late George and Bertha (Almashie) Tyner.
She was a graduate of Snowshoe High School, Centre County.
Scholl was a member of...
Winfield Kunsman
Dec 10, 2005
Winfield G. Kunsman, 89, died December 10 at 2:50 a.m. in his Muhlenberg Township residence.
He was the husband of Wilma K. (Balthaser) Kunsman.
He was the son of the late, Leroy and Elsie M.(Spohn)Kunsman.
Kunsman was employed by the former Continental Insurance Companies, Reading, now CNA Insurance, for 16 years, retiring in 1978.
He was a member of Alsace Lutheran Church, Hyde Park,...
Russell J. Sitlinger
Dec 10, 2005
Russell James Sitlinger, 82, of Reading, died December 10th at 2:00 pm in St. Joseph's Medical Center, Reading, where he had been since November 21st.
He was the husband of Ruth Fern (Ludwig) Sitlinger.
Born in Laureldale, he was a son of the late John and Florence (Gauker) Sitlinger.
He was a 1941 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Sitlinger was employed a number of...