Obituaries
Marguerite M. Leinbach
Jun 14, 2006
Marguerite M. Leinbach, 91, formerly of Laureldale, died of natural causes June 14th at 10:45pm in ManorCare Health Services, Palm Harbor, Florida.
She was the widow of Paul S. Leinbach, who died December 16, 1998.
Born March 20, 1915 in Hamburg, she was a daughter of the late Augustus E. and Annie E. (Miller) Luckenbill.
She was employed as a bookkeeper for 33...
Clara G. Hart
Jun 14, 2006
Clara G. Hart, 86, of Mount Penn, died of natural causes at her residence on June 14th at 5:40 a.m.
Born in Fleetwood, she was the daughter of the late John N. and Mary E. (Gundry) Manmiller.
She was predeceased by her husband, Harry W. Hart Jr., on September 13, 1987.
Clara was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School in 1937.
She was a...
Frederick A. Pienta
Jun 12, 2006
Frederick Andrew Pienta, 71, of Reading and formerly of Muhlenberg Township died of natural causes June 12th at 1:50 am in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where he had been since May 29th.
He was the widower of Florence I. (Lando) Pienta, who died September 5, 2000.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Anna M. (Thomas) Pienta of Reading...
Ellen K. Cramer
Jun 10, 2006
Ellen K. Cramer, 82, of Wyomissing and formerly of Riverview Park, died June 10 at 7:34 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since June 3rd.
She was the wife of Edward J. Cramer for 58 years.
Born in Ontelaunee Township, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Emma (Heffner) Rickenbach.
Ellen was employed by the former Diener...
Eleanor E. Ruseckas
Jun 9, 2006
Eleanor E. Ruseckas, 88, West Lawn, died June 9 in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since June 5. Her husband, Anthony T. Ruseckas, died June 24, 2001.
Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Bartelap) Chehutsky.
Ruseckas had been employed for 30 years as an office technician by Berkshire Knitting Mills.
She...
George D. Ermentrout
Jun 7, 2006
George D. Ermentrout Jr., 76, died June 7 in his residence in Sinking Spring. His wife, Patricia M. (Hagmayer) Ermentrout, died in November 1968.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George D. and Loretta H. (Henke) Ermentrout.
Ermentrout was employed for 30 years as an underwriter by CNA Insurance Co., Reading, retiring in 1980.
Surviving are a daughter, Rhonda...
Dolores A. Lessie
Jun 7, 2006
Dolores A. Lessie, 75, of Reading died June 7 in Reading Hospital where she had been for one day.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Charles W., Sr. and Agnes M. (Brickel) Lessie.
She was employed as an office worker for Berkshire News, West Reading for 30 years retiring in 1993.
Dolores was a graduate of Reading High School...
Dale G. Eisenhower
Jun 6, 2006
Dale G. Eisenhower, 51, was pronounced dead of natural causes June 6 in his residence in Penn Township. Born in Reading, he was a son of Richard Heller, Reading, and the late Joanne (Bartholomew) Heller.
Eisenhower was employed for five years as a driver by Carl Bieber Tourways, Kutztown, last working in July.
He was a 1974 graduate of Reading High School.
Eisenhower,...
Robert K. Blessing
Jun 6, 2006
Robert K. Blessing, 89, formerly of Reading died of natural causes June 6th at 2:15am in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where he had been since March 5, 2003.
He was the widower of Mabel A. (Snyder) Blessing, who died November 7, 2005.
Born in Lebanon, he was a son of the late Charles H. and Isabelle A. (Kabish) Blessing.
He was a graduate...
Harry H. Dougherty, Dmd
Jun 6, 2006
Harry H. Dougherty, DMD, 92, of the Highlands at Wyomissing, died June 6 at 10:40 a.m. in Reading Hospital where he had been since May 31, 2006.
He was the husband of Magdalen D. (Doviak) Dougherty.
Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Mary Ann (Hirst) Dougherty.
Dougherty was a self employed Dentist at 645 Penn...
Helen J. Haines-Bortz
Jun 6, 2006
Helen J. (Lindsley) Haines-Bortz, 100, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died June 6th at 2:30 pm in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading, where she had been since October 20, 2000.
She was predeceased by her first husband Chester J. Haines, who died May 22, 1947 and her second husband Charles H. Bortz, who died in 1970.
Born in East Orange, New Jersey, she...
Kenneth R. Groff
Jun 4, 2006
Kenneth R. Groff Sr., 81, Wyomissing, died June 4 in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where he had been a patient since May 17.
His wife, Anne E. (Stapleton) Groff, died Nov. 16, 1992.
Born in Laureldale, he was a son of the late Henry and Esther (Seidel) Groff.
Groff was employed for 40 years by UGI Corp., working as a pipe...
Conrad J. Dettling
Jun 4, 2006
Conrad "Connie" J. Dettling, 75, of Lincoln Park, died Sunday at 1:40 p.m. in his residence.
He was the husband of Roberta "Bobbie" L. (Smith) Dettling.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Conrad and Mathilde (Sattler) Dettling.
Dettling was a 1949 graduate of Reading High School and a 1953 graduate of Albright College, Reading, where he received his B.S....
Robert Solsky
Jun 3, 2006
Robert Solsky, 72, Bern Township, died June 3 at 5:02 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient for two days.
His wife, Connie M. (Hartman) Solsky, died April 13.
Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Rose (Zimmerman) Solsky.
Solsky was employed for 25 years as a sales manager by IBM Corp., Reading, retiring in...
Roger Gallo
May 31, 2006
Roger Gallo, 83, died of natural causes May 31st at 7:00am in his Wyomissing Residence.
He was the husband of Meta J. (Wehr) Gallo. He was predeceased by his first wife, Helen M. (Manfredi) Gallo, who died June 6, 1967.
Born in Temple, he was a son of the late Dominic and Josephine (Buda) Gallo.
He was a 1940 graduate of Muhlenberg High...
Margaret E. Weiser
May 30, 2006
Margaret E. Weiser, 75, Reading, died May 30 at 1:45 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient one week.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late James and Ellen (McCartan) Weiser.
Weiser was a member of St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
Surviving is a daughter, Kathleen (Herb) Long, Muhlenberg Township.
Other survivors include a sister,...
Esther L. Clouser
May 27, 2006
Esther L. Clouser, 84, died May 27 at 12:53 p.m. in her Laureldale residence.
Her husband Norman R. Clouser died November 16, 1985.
Born in Hatfield, Montgomery County, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Annie G. (Longhurst) Reeser.
She was a member of Faith Evangelical Congregational Church, Temple.
Esther was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School in 1939.
She was a...
Marie J. Hofmann
May 27, 2006
Marie J. Hofmann, 71, Cumru Township, died May 27 at 10:15 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient for three days.
She was the wife of Bernard M. Hofmann.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Adam and Theresia (Helmert) Becker.
Hofmann had been employed as an art teacher by the Reading School District from 1957-60.
She...
Paul L. Moll
May 27, 2006
Paul L. Moll, 91, formerly of Fleetwood and of Chestnut Knoll Assistant Living, Boyertown, died May 27 at 12:45 a.m. in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Emergency Room.
His wife Miriam E. (Shoemaker) Moll died October 27, 2000.
Born in Maxatawny Township, he was the son of the late Orlando B. and Rosa E. (Warmkessel) Moll.
He was employed by Pinnacle Equipment, Fleetwood as...
Walter R. Boyer
May 26, 2006
Walter R. Boyer, 85, Exeter Township, died May 26 in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since May 17.
His wife, Margaret S. (Brown) Boyer, died July 13, 2004.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late William and Elsie (Fricker) Boyer.
Boyer had been employed for 42 years as a wire straightener by Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, retiring...
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