Obituaries
Paul C. Kegerise
Nov 17, 2005
Paul C. Kegerise, 81, of Kenhorst, died November 17th in the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reading where he had been since July 9, 2004.
He was the husband of Dorothy G. (Simpson) Kegerise.
Born in Shillington, he was a son of the late Warren D. and Carrie E. (Bicher) Kegerise.
He was a 1942 graduate of Shillington High School.
Kegerise was a Navy...
Calixto Santiago
Nov 16, 2005
Calixto Santiago, Jr., 52, died of natural causes November 16th in his Spring Township residence.
He was the husband of Luz M. (Pereira) Santiago.
Born in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, he was a son of Josefa (Troche) Santiago of Reading and the late Calixto Santiago, Sr.
He was employed 17 years as an auto mechanic at Scott Reider, Inc., Mount Penn, last working 2001.
Santiago...
George A. Lagas
Nov 16, 2005
George A. Lagas, 84, of Reading, died of natural causes November 16th in St. Joseph's Medical Center, Reading.
He was the husband of Virginia M. (Young) Lagas.
Born in Castle Hill, NY, He was the son of the late Michael A. and Catherine J. (Frey) Lagas.
Lagas was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II.
He was employed 36 years...
Joann Nally
Nov 16, 2005
JoAnn (Nolan) "Dodie" Nally, 70, died of natural causes November 16th at 7:05am in her Wyomissing residence.
She was the wife of Thomas E. Nally.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Thomas F. and Caroline (Bower) Nolan.
She was a 1953 graduate of Wyomissing High School and a graduate of the Reading Hospital X-Ray Technician School.
Nally was a member...
Oscar W. Kendig
Nov 16, 2005
Oscar W. Kendig, 80, of Spring Township, died November 16th in the Berkshire Center, Exeter Township.
He was the husband of Claire P. (Razzano) Kendig.
Born in Lower Heidelberg Township, he was a son of the late Herbert L. and Annie G. (Babb) Kendig.
He was a 1942 graduate of Wilson High School.
Kendig was employed 17 years by Molly Fasteners, Temple, retiring in...
Mary A. Marmontello
Nov 16, 2005
Mary A. Marmontello, 89 of Danville died November 16 at 8:25 a.m. in Grandview Health Home, Danville where she had been for 2 months.
She was predeceased by her first husband Thomas W. Brunetti on November 25, 1975 and her second husband John Marmontello who died on January 12, 1991.
Born in Dunmore, Lackawanna County, she was the daughter of the late...
Grant C. Stocker
Nov 15, 2005
Grant C. Stocker, 88, Lincoln Park, died Nov. 15 in the residence of a son, Wayne F. Stocker, Reinholds.
His wife, Beatrice M. (Mulligan) Stocker, died Sept. 30, 2000.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Jacob and Gertrude M. (Moyer) Stocker.
Stocker was employed for 38 years as an operations supervisor by Metropolitan Edison Co., Muhlenberg Township, at its...
Jean L. Leinbach
Nov 15, 2005
Jean Louise (Landis) Leinbach, 77, of Spring Township, died November 15th at 5:27 pm in the Highlands Skilled Care Unit, Wyomissing, where she had been since September 13th.
She was the widow of Theodore M. Leinbach, Jr., who died April 2, 2004.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Dr. James E. Landis and Constance H. (Hummler) Landis-Klein.
She was...
Armand M. Matusen
Nov 15, 2005
Armand M. Matusen, 71, of Wyomissing, died November 15th in the Emergency Room at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the widower of Virginia (Carr)Matusen, who died November 10, 1991.
Born in Chicago, IL., he was a son of the late Solomon and Anna (Ballin) Matusen.,
He was a graduate of the University of Chicago and earned his masters degree in...
Margaret S.W. Van Velsor
Nov 14, 2005
Margaret S. W. Van Velsor, 67 died November 14 in her Spring Township residence.
Her husband William G. Van Velsor died February 1, 2005.
Born in Phoenixville, Chester County, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Margaret P. (Schrack) Whitelaw.
She had previously been employed as a church secretary first by St. Alban's Episcopal, Wilshire and later by Church of...
Donald S. Light
Nov 14, 2005
Donald S. Light, 55, died of natural causes Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. in his residence in Lower Alsace Township.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late John and Elsie (Dierolf) Light.
Light was employed since 1985 in security by Boscov's Distribution Center, Exeter Township, last working Sept. 16.
He was a graduate of Conrad Weiser High School, Robesonia.
Light...
Barry M. Sweitzer
Nov 14, 2005
Barry Michael Sweitzer, Sr., 62, of Ontelaunee Township, died of natural causes November 14th in St. Joseph's Hospital, Reading.
He was the husband of Judith Anne (Nally) Sweitzer.
Born in Oley, he was a son of the late Luther M. and Susan (Brown) Sweitzer.
He was a 1962 graduate of Oley High School.
Sweitzer was a member of Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church,...
Judith A. Schmehl
Nov 13, 2005
Judith A. Schmehl, 65, Wyomissing, died of natural causes Nov. 13 at 10:35 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Oct. 18.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Herbert A. Schmehl, Exeter Township, and the late Dorothy E. (Buckley) Schmehl.
Schmehl had been employed for more than 25 years by AT&T Reading Works, later Lucent Technologies...
Albert P. Meo
Nov 12, 2005
Albert P. Meo, 40, died of natural causes Nov. 12 at 8:30 p.m. in his residence in Reading.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Albert and Vivian (Negron) Meo.
Meo was employed for 13 years as a busboy and server by Victor Emmanuel II Society, Reading, last working in December 2002.
He was a 1983 graduate of Holy Name...
Zelma L. Klemick
Nov 12, 2005
Zelma L. Klemick Zelma L. Klemick, 95, formerly of West Lawn, died Nov. 12 in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had resided since May 2004.
Her husband, Raymond J. Klemick, died Aug. 6, 1970.
Born in Waynesboro, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Myrtle (Bitner) Fraver.
Klemick was employed for 25 years as a telephone operator by...
Ruth Jeannette Moyer
Nov 11, 2005
Ruth Jeannette Moyer, 83 of West Wyomissing, died November 11 at 2:01 p.m. in Reading Hospital Emergency Care Unit.
Her husband Arthur L. Moyer died November 17, 2002.
Born in West Lawn, she was the daughter of the late Aquilla P. and Irene (Ringler) Reber.
She was employed by Willson Safety Products, Reading as a hand sewer for 44 years retiring September 1,...
Edith G. Nye
Nov 11, 2005
Edith G. Nye, retired elementary teacher and principal, died Nov. 11 at 7:30 a.m. in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Inc., Wernersville, where she had resided since Oct. 21.
Nye, 87, Wyomissing, was predeceased by her husband, Stanley R. Nye, on Feb. 7, 1999.
She was employed for 34 years as a teacher and as a teacher and principal at St. Lawrence...
Julia J. Weisel Rissmiller
Nov 10, 2005
Julia J. (Meluskay) Weisel-Rissmiller, 83, of Exeter Township, died November 10th in St. Joseph's Hospital, Reading.
She was the wife of Harold P. Rissmiller of Exeter Township and the widow of Earl Weisel, who died May 13, 1961.
Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Sophie (Witkowski) Meluskay.
She was a member of Loraine Chapel, Exeter...
Rosie Boyer
Nov 10, 2005
Rosie Boyer, 76, died Nov. 10 at 6:25 a.m. in her residence in West Reading.
Her husband, Charles J. Boyer, died Oct. 2, 1987.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Justino and Angelina (Sfirri) Donofrio.
Boyer was employed for 15 years as a secretary by Chet Cook Food Broker, Reading, until her retirement. She was also employed as a...
Eleanor M. Dolan
Nov 9, 2005
Eleanor M. Dolan Eleanor M. Dolan, 88, died Nov. 9 in her residence in Wyomissing Hills.
Her husband, Charles J. Dolan, died in December 1981.
Born in New York City, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Julia (Scholard) Perry.
Dolan was employed for 22 years in the shoe department by C.K. Whitner Co. Inc., Reading, retiring in 1979.
She was a...
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