Obituaries
Ethel R. Flemming
Sep 13, 2006
Ethel R. Flemming, 99, of Wyomissing, died September 13 in ManorCare, Sinking Spring where she had been since August 30.
Her husband T. Clair Flemming died September 24, 1975.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Mary Heckman.
Mrs. Flemming was a store manager for Zipf's Candies, Reading and later West Reading, for 50 years retiring in 1982.
She was a...
Jack Causa
Sep 12, 2006
Jack Causa, 76, of Shillington, died September 12 in his residence.
He was the husband of Claire M. (Sullivan) Causa.
Born August 21, 1930 in Easton, PA, to Gioacchino and Marcella (Testo) Causa, he came to Reading in 1942 and attended Southwest Jr. High School. There he played multiple sports and excelled as the band's trumpeter. He continued those endeavors through Reading...
Jeffrey P. Kaisoglus
Sep 11, 2006
Jeffrey P. Kaisoglus "Coach K", 49, of Shillington, passed away on September 11th in the loving hands of his family at his residence.
Born in Reading, he was the beloved son of Peter and Rose A. (Piccone) Kaisoglus of Sinking Spring.
Jeffrey was the loving husband of Jean E. Carse of Shillington.
He was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School in 1975, and...
Gladys C. Kreisher
Sep 11, 2006
Gladys C. Kreisher, 86, died September 11, 2006 in her Willingboro, New Jersey residence.
Her husband Stuart D. Kreisher died in 1986.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Mattie G. (Yost) Shultz.
She was a bookkeeper and later the office manager for Teamsters Health and Welfare Office, Reading for many years retiring in 1982.
Gladys was a graduate...
Dyana Y. Balog
Sep 10, 2006
Dyana Y. (Medaglia) Balog, 50, died September 10 at 5:55 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been admitted the previous night.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter and step-daughter of Lawrence J., Sr. and Dawn N. (Pezdirc) Medaglia, Wyomissing and daughter of the late Gisela D. (Skowronek) Schaeffer.
She was a senior customer service representative for Allstate Insurance Co., Spring...
John L. Pellicciotti
Sep 10, 2006
John Lewis Pellicciotti, 57, of Reading, died of natural causes September 10th at 3:27 pm in the Emergency Room at the Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Carol Ann (Sheetz) Pellicciotti, whom he married November 16, 1968.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John V. and Susan M. (Philistine) Pellicciotti.
He attended Central Catholic High School.
John was a...
Doris E. Sherman
Sep 8, 2006
Doris E. Sherman, 89, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away on September 8th at the Wyomissing Highlands.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late George D. and Elsie R. (Rudolph) Keller.
Her husband Allen W. Sherman passed away on July 7, 1990.
She attended Reading High School, but graduated from Cheltenham High School in 1935.
Doris was a Cub Scout Den Mother...
Erma G. Miller
Sep 6, 2006
Erma G. Miller, 94, of West Reading, died September 6 at 5:10 a.m. in ManorCare, Sinking Spring.
Born in Spring Twp., she was the daughter of the late William and Agnes (Berger) Gassert.
She was a waitress for the former Brown's Diner, West Reading and later for Thomas Restaurant, Reading for a total of 37 years retiring in 1985. Other employment included...
William A. Garlow
Sep 6, 2006
William A. "Bill" Garlow, 80, South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, passed away Sept. 6 at his residence in the hands of his loving family. Bill and his wife, Kathryn Y. (Yurick) Garlow, of South Manheim Township, were married for 56 years.
Born in the Panama Canal Zone, he was a son of the late William A. and Amanda (Schneider) Garlow.
Bill worked...
Bette J. Heiser
Sep 6, 2006
Bette J. Heiser, 80, West Reading, died Sept. 6 in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where she had resided since July 5, 2002. She was the wife of Richard F. Heiser.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Ross J. and Dorothy M. (Burkholder) Winters.
Heiser was employed for 25 years as a clerk by C.K....
Flora B. Hoffer
Sep 4, 2006
Flora B. Hoffer, 82, died Sept. 4 at 11:11 a.m. in her West Reading residence. She was the wife of the late Dr. John F. Hoffer, who died Feb. 17, 1974.
She was born May 11, 1924, in Scranton, Texas.
She was a daughter of the late Ralph and Lenora (Harris) Bradshaw.
Hoffer had been employed for 26 years as an office manager...
Richard Crowe
Sep 4, 2006
Rev. Richard Crowe,88, of Shillington died Sept.4 in the Reading Hospital.
Born in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Edward and Adele(Binger) Crowe.
He was a graduate of the Eastern Baptist College and the Eastern Baptist Seminary in 1952. He also graduated from Temple University School of Theology in 1954.
He was a Pastor of St. Matthew`s UCC of Kunkletown...
Irwin R. Noll
Sep 3, 2006
Irwin R. "Pug" Noll, 68 of Wyomissing died suddenly September 3 at 5:05 p.m. in Reading Hospital Intensive Care Unit, where he had been a patient since September 1.
He was the husband of Jennifer R. (Radtke) Noll.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Irwin B. and Virginia G. (Wentzel) Noll.
Irv's career spanned 41 years. He began with...
Richard H. Kessler
Sep 1, 2006
Richard H. "Rick" Kessler, Jr., 48, of Reading, died September 1 in St. Joseph's Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Richard H., Jr. and Kathryn L. (Zettlemoyer) Kessler.
He was last employed by Narrow Fabric, West Reading.
Rick was a graduate of Kutztown University in 1980 earning a BS in Accounting.
He was a member of St. Paul's Roman...
Robert J. Kleinert
Sep 1, 2006
Robert J. Kleinert, 73, of Blandon, died September 1 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Sharon A. (Strausser) Kleinert, with whom he celebrated his 30th wedding anniversary on June 12. His first wife Shirley M. (Poznak) Kleinert died in 1971.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Clarence E. and Lillian (Ganster) Kleinert.
He had been employed by...
Charles T. Wagner
Aug 31, 2006
Charles T. "Charlie" Wagner, 93, of Reading, died August 31 at 12:09 a.m. in the parking lot of First Energy Stadium. He had been honored between games at the stadium earlier in the evening.
His wife Elynor V. (Becker) Wagner died November 9, 2004.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Charles and Mabel Wagner.
He was a professional baseball...
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...
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