Obituaries
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...
Daniel M. Calvaresi
Aug 12, 2006
Daniel M. Calvaresi, Sr., 79, died August 12 at 8 a.m. in his Reading residence.
He was the husband of Madeline T. "Mickey" (Mirabella) Calvaresi.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John A. and Marian (Langone) Calvaresi.
Daniel was employed as a clerk and later a supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service for 35 years retiring in 1982.
He was...
Ronald F. Scott
Aug 12, 2006
Ronald F. Scott, Sr., 75, of West Reading, died August 12 in Spruce Manor.
He was the husband of Sheila (Geiger) Scott.
Born in New Haven, CT, he was the son of the late Herbert I. and Margaret (Carrignan) Scott.
Ronald was formerly employed as a cook for the Exeter Restaurant and retired from the West Reading Diner.
He was a veteran of the...
Rose P. Ciaciosi
Aug 11, 2006
Rose P. (D'Amico) Cianciosi, 90, West Reading, died Aug. 11 at 11 a.m. in Manor Care, Laureldale, where she had been a patient since July 18. She was the wife of Vincent James, who died Feb. 10, 1988.
Born in Philadelphia on Nov. 17, 1915, she was a daughter of Enrico D'Amico and Mary (Marchione) D'Amico.
She was a clerk for Narrow...
Anna M. Bitzer
Aug 11, 2006
Anna M. Bitzer, 85, of Reading, died August 11 in ManorCare, Laureldale.
Her husband Charles W. Bitzer died April 20, 1970.
Born in Pittston, Luzerne County, she was the daughter of the late Steve and Trisa (Cosentino) Cassaro.
Anna was a cashier for 37 years for Pomeroy's Department Store, Reading, retiring in 1985.
She was a member of St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church.
Anna was...
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