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...
Walter C. Lesher
Sep 14, 2005
Walter Clarence Lesher, Sr., 78, formerly of Shoemakersville, died September 14th at 8:40 am in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township, where he had been since April 24, 2003.
He was the husband of Eleanor J. (Skiles) Lesher, a resident at the Laurel Center, Tilden Township.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Walter S. and Alma (Betz) Lesher.
He was...
Frederick C. Snyder
Sep 13, 2005
Frederick Clarence Snyder, 74, died of natural causes September 13th in his Reading residence.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Walter A. and Amelia A. (Hotzman) Snyder.
He was an Army Veteran of the Korean War.
Snyder attended Reading High School.
He was employed for over 25 years in the maintenance department at the Reading Eagle Company, retiring in 1996.
Snyder...
Ruth M. Weber
Sep 13, 2005
Ruth M. (Trout) Weber, 87, of Temple, died September 13th in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of Paul E. Weber.
Born in Spring Valley, Muhlenberg Township, she was a daughter of the late William E. and Jennie A. (Lutz) Trout.
She was employed a number of years in the bookkeeping department at Barbey Electronics, Reading before retiring.
Weber was...
Edith M. Olshefski
Sep 12, 2005
Edith M. Metivier Olshefski, 92, formerly of Reading, died Sept. 12 at 12:10 a.m. in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where she had resided since April 1994.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Leo J. Metivier, in 1950, and by her second husband, Stanley E. Olshefski, in 1994.
Born in Gouglersville, she was a daughter of the late Jay and Alvesta...
Kirk G. Brown
Sep 11, 2005
Kirk Gilbert Brown, Sr., 62, of Reading, died of natural causes September 11th at 8:50 pm in the Emergency Room in St. Joseph Hospital.
He was the husband of Marie E. (LeBeduf) Brown.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Charles and Vera (Gilbert) Brown.
He worked for 24 years as a machinist at Birdsboro Steel and last worked in...
Jean H. Reber
Sep 9, 2005
Jean H. Reber, 75, Perry Township, died Sept. 9 at 2:40 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Sept. 7.
Her husband, Robert L. Reber, died Dec. 26, 1993.
Born in Barto, she was a daughter of the late James and A. Grace (Moll) Walker.
Reber had been employed for 12 years as a medical receptionist in the Reading...
Helen Ecker
Sep 8, 2005
Helen Ecker, 84, of Bern Township, died September 8th at 4:02 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since September 2nd.
She was taken there from the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where she had been since December 2004.
Born in Ruscombmanor Township, she was a daughter of the late Irvin and Lillian (Kemmerer) Ecker.
She was...
John D. Casey
Sep 8, 2005
Dr. John D. Casey, 84, Wyomissing, died Sept. 8 at 3:45 p.m. in Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, where he had been a patient since Aug. 31.
He was the husband of Anne M. (Werner) Casey, a resident at the Highlands at Wyomissing.
Born in Oneonta, N.Y., he was a son of the late Edward and Laura (Wright) Casey.
Casey was employed as a general...
Henrietta J. Zitter
Sep 7, 2005
Henrietta J. "Mickey" Zitter, retired newspaper classified advertising representative, died Sept. 7 at 5:25 p.m. in Beverly Health Care, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, where she had resided since March 2, 2004.
Zitter, 86, formerly of Cumru Township, was predeceased by her husband, Adolph S. Zitter, on Jan. 7, 1984.
She was employed for 26 years as a classified advertising representative by Reading...
Patricia A. Wise
Sep 6, 2005
Patricia A. (Valendo) Wise, 70, died September 6th at 12:09 am in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
She was the wife of Lee R. Wise.
Born in Sheridan, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late John and Josephine (Murray) Valendo.
Wise was a 1953 graduate of Porter Township High School, Schuylkill County.
She was a member of Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church,...
Theodore C. Feltenberger
Sep 6, 2005
Theodore C. "Sonny" Feltenberger, Jr., 77, died September 6th at 1:10 am in his Laureldale residence.
He was the husband of Esther M. (Hepner) Feltenberger.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Theodore C. Sr., and Alberta (Williams) Feltenberger.
He was an Army Veteran of WWII.
Feltenberger was employed 25 years as a truck driver for Beacon Container, Birdsboro, retiring in...
Ruth I. Baumener
Sep 6, 2005
Ruth I. Baumener, 87, formerly of Shillington, died Sept. 6 at 7:18 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient two days.
She was taken to the hospital from Mifflin Court, Cumru Township.
She was the wife of Edward A. Baumener, also a resident at Mifflin Court.
Born in Muhlenberg Township, she was a daughter of the late Thomas H. and...
Betty L. Leidel
Sep 3, 2005
Betty L. Leidel, 77 died September 3 at 8:50 PM in her Spring Township residence.
She was the wife of Alvin G. Leidel.
Born in Cumru Township, she was the daughter of the late Ralph F. and Florence (Manbeck) Hepler.
She was a graduate of Hamburg High School in 1946 and Allentown School of Nursing in 1949.
Leidel was employed as a Registered Nurse...