Obituaries
Ethel M. Kiebach
Aug 10, 2006
Ethel M. (Campbell) Kiebach, 87, of Northmont, died August 10th at 5:25 am in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been since June 17th.
Her husband, Herbert D. Kiebach, died May 25, 1998.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Ella (Helbert) Campbell.
She is survived by a daughter, Carole M., wife of Richard A. Knoblauch...
Kay D. Pilgert
Aug 7, 2006
Kay D. Pilgert, 70, died Aug. 7 at 2:50 a.m. in her residence in West Lawn. She was the wife of Ronald F. Pilgert.
Born in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, she was a daughter of the late Claude and Editha (Hiles) Redline.
Pilgert was a housewife.
She was a 1954 graduate of Reading High School.
Pilgert is also survived by a son, David A.,...
Scott A. Wertz
Aug 5, 2006
Scott Alan Wertz, 40, of Spring Township and a Criminal Investigator for the Reading Police Department was pronounced dead at 2:30am in the Emergency Room at the Reading Hospital after being shot in the line of duty at 8th & Walnut, Reading.
He was married June 3, 1995 to Tricia Lynn (Schappell) Wertz.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Edward...
Grace L. Weidner
Aug 4, 2006
Grace L. (Folk) Weidner, 88, died August 4th at 4:25 am in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been since September 10, 2002.
Her husband, Elwood M. Weidner, died January 31, 1996.
Born in Hyde Park, Muhlenberg Township, she was a daughter of the late George and Mamie (Meck) Folk.
She was employed as a machine operator for 23 years at...
Eleanor M. Breault
Aug 4, 2006
Eleanor M. (Hafer) "Chuttie" Breault, 80, died August 4th in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was taken there from ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township, where she had been since March.
Her husband Gerard F. Breault, died February 26, 1998.
Born in Womelsdorf, she was a daughter of the late John L. and Maude E. (Seidel) Hafer.
She was a 1943 graduate...
Ethel Carrie Yaklowich
Aug 1, 2006
Ethel Carrie (Zerbe) Yaklowich, 83, formerly of Alsace Township and Temple died August 1st at 7:58 am in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been since January 27, 2005.
Born in Centre Township, she was a daughter of the late William Zerbe and Helen (Moyer) Zerbe-Fenstermacher-Reist.
She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Laureldale.
Ethel was a 1941 graduate of Muhlenberg...
Arlene M. Kerper Hoffman
Aug 1, 2006
Arlene "Jean" M. Kerper Hoffman, 81, died of natural causes on August 1st at the Reading Hospital.
Born in Mt. Penn, she was the daughter of the late Eugene C. and Eva E. (Scheiffley) Hassler.
She was a 1942 graduate of the Mt. Penn High School.
Jean was a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Shillington.
She is survived by one son, David R....
Richard Thompson
Aug 1, 2006
Richard Thompson, 89, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died August 1st at 8:00 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township, where he had been since November 4, 2004.
His wife, Eleanora R. (Guziewski) Thompson died September 21, 2004.
Born in Stony Creek, he was a son of the late George and Minnie (Doyle) Thompson.
He was a 1934 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Richard co-owned...
Brian J. Delewski
Aug 1, 2006
Brian J. Delewski, 65, of Sinking Spring, died August 1 in Reading Hospital where he had been a patient since June 22.
He was the husband of Penny A. (DeAtley) Delewski.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Edmund and Mary (Snyder) Delewski.
He worked as a rigging foreman for Morris Kreitz and Son for 35 years retiring in 1999....
Brian T. Appleton
Jul 31, 2006
Brian T. Appleton, Sr., 49, of Mohnton, died July 31 in Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin, MD.
His wife and sons could not have wished for a better husband and father.
Brian was the husband of Kathleen M. (Reedy) Appleton.
Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Melvin R. and Kathleen (Brown) Appleton.
He was a graduate of William Allen High School...
Reva A. Mitchell
Jul 31, 2006
Reva A. Mitchell, 90, of Country Meadows, died July 31 in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had been since June 9.
Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Hazel (Reese) Mitchell.
She was a graduate of St. Mary's Institute, Amsterdam, NY in 1934.
Reva was employed as a secretary by Scudder Investments, NY, NY for...
Pasquale Fantini
Jul 30, 2006
Pasquale "Pat" Fantini, 81, formerly of West Reading, died July 30 in Spruce Manor.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Grazio and Grazia (Salvatore) Fantini.
He is survived by one sister, Yolanda (Fantini) Jones, Reading.
A Mass of Christian Burial and interment in Gethsemane Cemetery will be private. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is in...
Marian I. Adams
Jul 29, 2006
Marian I. (Rebholz) Adams, 92, formerly of Reading and Wyomissing, died July 29 in Columbia Cottage, Spring Township, where she had resided since November 2004. She was the widow of C. Arthur Adams, who died Jan. 3, 1981.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Iva (Clay) Rebholz.
Marian was employed as a cafeteria worker at Reading...
Dorothy M. Gagliardo
Jul 28, 2006
Dorothy M. (Mogel) Gagliardo, 81, of Muhlenberg Township died on July 28th at the ManorCare of Laureldale.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Emma M. (Wengert) Mogel.
Her husband, Paul Vincent Gagliardo, died on February 21, 2005.
She worked as a pairer for Princess Royal Hosier, Reading, for 24 years.
Dorothy was a 1942 graduate of...
Larry L. Eppenstein
Jul 28, 2006
Larry L. Eppenstein, 67, of Reading, died of natural causes in his residence on July 28th.
He was the husband of Joan M. (Dietrich) Eppenstein.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Raymond and Anna Eppenstein.
Larry worked for the Pepsi Cola Corporation, Reading, as a mechanic for 30 years. He was also the owner of Eppenstein's Amoco, West...
Harvey A. Bredbenner
Jul 28, 2006
Harvey A. Bredbenner, 77, of Riverview Park, died July 28 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Sondra L. (Lafferty) Bredbenner.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Harvey and Viola Bredbenner.
He was the owner of Temple Mobile Home Park for 30 years.
Harvey was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God.
He was a graduate of Reading High...
Anna Rudy
Jul 27, 2006
Anna Rudy, 74, formerly of Reading died July 27th in the Reading Hospital, where she had been since Tuesday.
She was married in Sheppton, PA on May 11, 1957 to her husband John Rudy.
Born in Oneida, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Anna (Komischock) Somerdak.
She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Reading.
Other survivors include,...
Helen B. Staab
Jul 27, 2006
Helen B. Staab, 84, formerly of Lower Alsace Township, died July 27th in the Reading Hospital, where she had been since July 7th.
Her husband George E. Staab, Sr., died June 16, 2003.
Born in Stony Creek Mills, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Anna Brill.
She was a member of St. Catharine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Exeter Township.
Mrs....
Antoinette M. Naples
Jul 26, 2006
Antoinette M. Naples, 89, of West Reading died July 26th at the Reading Hospital where she had been a patient since July 11th.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Vincenza (DeLillo) Damico.
Her husband, Joseph T. Naples, died on March 2, 2006.
She graduated from the Reading High School in 1934, and graduated from McCann's School of...
David L. Matthews
Jul 25, 2006
David L. Matthews, 87, of Wyomissing and formerly of West Reading died of natural causes July 25th in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been a patient since July 19th.
He was the husband of Sophie M. (Kalina) Matthews, a resident at Country Meadows, Wyomissing.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Samuel and Mary E....
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