Mary E. Heist
Sep 26, 2005
Mary E. Heist, 92, Cumru Township, died Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had resided since May 6.
Her husband, Norman A. Heist, died June 28, 1954.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Antanas and Anna (Raszkinas) Yekuczonis.
Heist was employed for 20 years as a food server in the employee...
Emily B. Wentzel
Sep 26, 2005
Emily B. Wentzel, 89, formerly of Kutztown Road, Laureldale, died September 26th at 12:25 am in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been since 1997.
Born in Lower Alsace Township, she was a daughter of the late A. Amelia (Bingaman) Yoder.
She was a member of Spies Zion United Church of Christ, Alsace Township.
Wentzel was a member of Alsace Fire...
Richard T. Cronan
Sep 26, 2005
Richard T. "Dick" Cronan, 77, Shillington, died September 26 at 11:15 p.m. in his residence.
He was the husband of Jeanette Mary (Donatelli)Cronan.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Vincent D. and Margaret (Brogley)Cronan.
Cronan had been employed for thirty-two years as an illustrator by AT&T and Lucent Technologies, Muhlenberg Township, retiring in 1987. Cronan was a self-taught artist.
Cronan...
Gregory D. Cebulski
Sep 25, 2005
Gregory D. Cebulski, 47, died of natural causes Sept. 25 at 3:57 p.m. in his residence in Leesport.
He was the husband of Melody R. (Ellis) Cebulski. Melody was a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in 1988 and of the University of Virginia in 1992.
Born in South Bend, Ind., he was a son of Mary D. (Weddle) Cebulski, South Bend,...
Louis A. Morin
Sep 23, 2005
Louis A. Morin, 77, Brecknock Township, died Sept. 23 at 6:25 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient since Sept. 11.
He was the husband of Elaine E. (Smale) Morin.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Louis F. and Alice A. (Letourneu) Morin.
Morin had been employed for 40 years as a conductor...
Dorothy B. Ray
Sep 23, 2005
Dorothy B. Ray, 75, Spring Township, died Sept. 23 at 3:45 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Sept. 20.
She was the wife of Stephen A. Ray.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Stephen F. and Dora A. (Posta) Stofanick.
Ray had been employed by Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading.
She was a member...
Wilbur J. Curley
Sep 23, 2005
Wilbur J. Curley, 95, of Phoebe Berks Village, Wernersville, formerly of Shillington, died Sept. 23 at 11:40 p.m. in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Inc.
His wife, Ethel B. (Buynak) Curley, died Sept. 23, 1997.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John B. and Anna L. (Verveida) Curley.
Curley had been employed for 40 years as an engineer by...
Mildred F. Brown
Sep 22, 2005
Mildred A. (Geoltz) Brown, 88, died September 22nd at 5:05 am in her Temple residence.
She was the widow of A. Neil Brown, who died October 16, 1996.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Laura Goeltz.
She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Reading.
Brown was employed 35 years as a secretary at Carpenter Technology, Reading before retiring.
She...
Valerie Ann Bohn
Sep 22, 2005
Valerie Ann Bohn, 21, Bernville, was pronounced dead Sept. 22 at 5:25 a.m. in Reading Hospital.
The cause of death is under investigation by the Berks County coroner's office.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Vaughn G. Bohn, Wernersville, and Debra A. Ream, Bern Township.
She is also survived by a brother, Jordan V., Bernville; a half brother, Kyle V. Bohn,...
Anna May Kern
Sep 21, 2005
Anna May Kern, 72, Temple, died of natural causes Sept. 21 at 9:40 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been admitted earlier in the day.
She was the wife of John B. Kern.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Anna (Tazik) Doleniak.
Kern was employed for many years by various local knitting mills until her retirement.
She...
James W. Spannuth
Sep 20, 2005
James W. Spannuth, 52, West Wyomissing, died of natural causes Sept. 20 at 8:15 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Aug. 14.
Born in Ohio, he was a son of Anna May (Doleniak) Kern, Temple, and the late James H. Spannuth.
Spannuth was employed for more than 25 years by Carpenter Technology Corp., until his retirement.
He was...
Mildred E. Hemig
Sep 19, 2005
Mildred E. (Moyer) Hemig, 80, of Cumru Township, died September 19th in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since August 29th.
She was the wife of Llewellyn R. Hemig.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Raymond E. Sr., and Irene M. (Fetterolf) Moyer.
She was employed 28 years as an examiner at Berkshire Knitting Mills,...
Cynthia Noel Thun
Sep 19, 2005
Cynthia Noel (Cameron) Thun, 95, a resident of the Highlands at Wyomissing, died September 19th at her Farm in Lower Heidelberg Township.
She was the widow of Mr. Louis Thun. Originally from Tasmania, Australia, she was born in 1909 and spent her childhood at Mona Vale, one of Australia's historic homesteads. Her parents were Alexina (Allan) and Eustace Cameron, whose ancestors...
Martha A. Reddy
Sep 18, 2005
Martha A. Reddy, 78, died Sept. 18 at 11:12 a.m. in her Shillington residence.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Celia M. (Zielinski) Balon.
Reddy had been last employed for 10 years by Construction Fasteners Inc., Wyomissing. She previously worked in sales for John Wanamaker, at their Berkshire Mall location, and part time at both...
Lucille A. Reber
Sep 17, 2005
Lucille A. Reber, 66, of Driftwood, Cameron County, died of natural causes Sept. 17 in her residence.
She was the wife of John J. Reber Jr.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Angeline (Jordan) Thomas.
Reber was a member of First United Methodist Church, Emporium, Cameron County.
She is also survived by three sons: Scott A., Sinking Spring;...
Clair W. Power
Sep 17, 2005
Clair W. Power Clair William Power, 70, Alsace Township, died Sept. 17 at 3:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient for one day.
He was the husband of Shirley M. (Conrad) Power.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of Viola M. (Papola) Power, Reading, and the late John H. Power Jr.
Power had been employed...
Karlene A. Miller
Sep 16, 2005
Karlene A. Miller, 68 died September 16 at 1:18 a.m. in her residence in Hyde Park.
She was the wife of Raymond E. Miller.
Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late William A. and Rosie A. (Umbenhauer) Ripple.
She was employed by Western Electric as a lay operator for over 30 years retiring in 1997.
Miller was a graduate of Reading...
Demetrio Perez
Sep 15, 2005
Demetrio Perez, 79 of Reading died September 15 in Reading Hospital where he had been since September 10.
He was the husband of Otilia (Romero) Perez. His first wife, Maria I. (Torres) Perez died July 21, 2001.
Born in Puerto Rico he was the son of the late Eleuterio and Monserate (Mendez) Perez.
He was employed by The Housing Authority, Elizabeth, NJ for...
Gloria D. Sperber
Sep 15, 2005
Gloria D. Sperber Gloria D. Sperber, 73, Ruscombmanor Township, died Sept. 15 at 9:30 a.m. in Reading Hospital.
Her husband, Irvin S. Sperber, died in July 1995.
Born in Caernarvon Township, she was a daughter of the late Earl F. and Fern (Geisler) Hoffman.
Sperber is survived by a son, Kahlen G., Fleetwood, and a daughter, Sheila L. (Sperber) Degler, Reading.
Other survivors include...
Catherine J. Dimaio
Sep 14, 2005
Catherine J. "Kitty" DiMaio, 79 of Reading died September 14 at 3:45 a.m. in the residence of her daughter, Victoria J. (DiMaio) Venezia, Sinking Spring.
Her husband George L. DiMaio died March 25, 1981.
Born in Boston, MA she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Frances (Minchello) Rodino.
She was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
DiMaio was a...