Betty A. Heinly

Betty A. Heinly

Aug 12, 2005

Betty A. (Snyder) Heinly, 74, of Leesport Borough, died August 12th at 7:55 am in St. Joseph Hospital where she had been since August 5th.

Heinly was taken there from the Laurel Center, where she had been since June 18, 2004.

She was the wife of Kenneth S. Heinly, Sr. Heinly was predeceased by her first husband, Warren P. Merkel who died...

Harold W. Klahr

Harold W. Klahr

Aug 12, 2005

Harold William Klahr, 82, formerly of Park Avenue, Temple, died August 12th at in Berks Heim Annex, Bern Township, where he had been since

He was the widower of Nellie Marie (Dechant) Klahr, who died December 11, 1990.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Davilla William and Opal R. (Herrmann) Klahr.

He was a graduate of Reading High School...

Cameron E. Watts

Cameron E. Watts

Aug 11, 2005

Cameron E. "Dutch" Watts, 85, formerly of Reading, died Aug. 11 at 7:35 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient two weeks.

He was taken to the hospital from St. Joseph Living Center, Hyde Park, where he had resided since July 27.

His wife, Marie A. (Arentz) Watts, died Dec. 11, 1996.

Born in Reading, he was a son of...

Edwin Snyder

Edwin Snyder

Aug 10, 2005

Edwin "Sonny" Snyder, 65, of Reading, died August 10th at 10:42 pm in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading, where he had been since June 18th.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Clarence and Pearl (Shellenberger) Snyder.

He attended Muhlenberg High School.

There are no immediate survivors.

Walter R. Christ Funeral Home, Inc., Laureldale, is in charge of arrangements.

Lucille M. Genslinger

Lucille M. Genslinger

Aug 10, 2005

Lucille "Lucy" M. (Miller) Genslinger, 62, died August 10th at 5:40 pm in her Muhlenberg Township residence.

She was the wife of Harold H. "Butch" Genslinger.

Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Robert P. and Sophie (Straka) Miller.

She was a 1961 graduate of Central High School.

Genslinger was employed for a number of years as the secretary and...

Ariel Agosto

Ariel Agosto

Aug 9, 2005

Ariel Agosto, 61, Reading, died of natural causes Aug. 8 at 1:37 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center.

He was the husband of Adelfa (Sanchez) Agosto.

Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Pedro Agosto Sr. and Juana Paula (Delgado) Agosto.

Agosto was employed for 31 years as a machine operator by Exide Corp., Muhlenberg Township, retiring...

Charles H. Noll

Charles H. Noll

Aug 9, 2005

Charles Henry Noll, 81, died August 9th in his Laureldale residence.

He was the husband of Fern Esther (Ibach) Noll.

Born in Kutztown, he was a son of the late Harry and Eva I. (Daniels) Noll.

Noll was employed 46 years at NGK Metals, Muhlenberg Township as a tool & die maker, cold roller and last working in the store department, retiring December...

Frank L. Woolley

Frank L. Woolley

Aug 9, 2005

Frank L. "Francis" Woolley, 82, Spring Township, died Aug. 9 in Reading Hospital.

He was taken to the hospital from the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where he had resided since July 28.

He was the husband of Merri M. (Murdoch) Woolley.

Born in Highland Park, Ill., he was a son of the late Francis L. and Ethel M. (Myers) Woolley.

Woolley was employed from...

Frank L. Woolley

Frank L. Woolley

Aug 9, 2005

Frank L. "Francis" Woolley, 82, Spring Township, died Aug. 9 in Reading Hospital.

He was taken to the hospital from the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where he had resided since July 28.

He was the husband of Merri M. (Murdoch) Woolley.

Born in Highland Park, Ill., he was a son of the late Francis L. and Ethel M. (Myers) Woolley.

Woolley was employed from...

Kathryn M. Luckenbill

Kathryn M. Luckenbill

Aug 7, 2005

Kathryn M. Luckenbill, 101, formerly of West Reading, died Aug. 7 at 5:20 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where she had been a resident since 2000.

Her husband, Paul A. Luckenbill, died Jan. 14, 1976.

Born in Annville, Lebanon County, she was a daughter of the late Paul F. and Ida M. (Stohler) Moyer.

Luckenbill had been employed for 39...

Pearl V. Himmelreich

Pearl V. Himmelreich

Aug 5, 2005

Pearl V. Himmelreich, 85, formerly of Leesport, died Aug. 5 in Laurel Center Genesis Elder Care, Tilden Township, where she had been a resident for seven years.

Her husband, Howard B. Himmelreich, died March 12, 1990.

Born in Temple, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Nora (Bowman) Paine.

Himmelreich is survived by a son, Ricky H. Himmelreich, Leesport; and two...

Josephine W. Hartman

Josephine W. Hartman

Aug 4, 2005

Josephine "Josie" W. Hartman, 75 of Muhlenberg Township, died August 4 at 9:05 PM in Reading Hospital where she had been since August 1.

She was the wife of Edward G. Hartman.

Born in Topton, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna (Witwer) Bond.

She was a graduate of Reading High School in 1948.

Hartman was a member of Alsace Lutheran...

Ralph A. Friend

Ralph A. Friend

Aug 1, 2005

Ralph A. Friend Jr., retired school teacher and former education association president, died Aug. 1 in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since July 17.

Friend, 79, West Wyomissing, was the husband of Eleanor R. (Schadler) Friend.

He was employed for four years as a history teacher and 38 years as a seventh and eighth grade math teacher in the...

Lorraine C. Horst

Lorraine C. Horst

Aug 1, 2005

Lorraine C. Horst, 77, died Aug. 1 at 5:25 a.m. in her residence in Reading.

She was the wife of Arthur M. Horst.

Born in Palmyra, Lebanon County, she was a daughter of Kathryn Y. (Youtz) Wagner, a resident of the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, and the late J. Forrest Wagner.

Horst was a graduate of the Hershey High School.

She was a member...

James M. Reid

James M. Reid

Jul 28, 2005

James M. Reid, 67, Cumru Township, died of natural causes July 28 in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient 26 days.

His wife, Mary Anne (Feeney) Reid, died March 26, 1989.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was a son of the late Robert and Cristina (Graham) Reid.

Reid was employed for 27 years as a machinist by Hofmann Industries Inc., Sinking...

Harry P. Zaharis

Harry P. Zaharis

Jul 27, 2005

Harry P. Zaharis, 83, Reading, died July 27 in Berks Heim.

He was the husband of Catherine S. (Sofianos) Zaharis.

Born in Minersville, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Peter and Stavroula (Hantzes) Zaharis.

Zaharis was the owner of Zaharis Restaurant in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, for many years until his retirement.

He was a 1942 graduate of Minersville High School and...

Charles A. Moody

Charles A. Moody

Jul 27, 2005

Charles A. Moody, 88, formerly of Reading, died July 27 at 4:05 p.m. in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where he had been a resident since 1997.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George and Martha (Yeager) Moody.

Moody was employed for 25 years as a bartender by the Peanut Bar, Reading, until his retirement.

He...

Donna M. Greul

Donna M. Greul

Jul 26, 2005

Donna M. Greul, 61, died July 26, at 5:45 p.m in her Spring Township residence.

She was the wife of E. John Greul.

Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of Dorothy T. (Tobias) Miller, Wyomissing and the late Donald B. Miller.

She was employed by Carlton Health Agency as a registered nurse.

Greul was a graduate of Wilson High School in 1962...

Donald C. Ermentrout

Donald C. Ermentrout

Jul 26, 2005

Donald Collier Ermentrout, 99, formerly of Shillington, died July 26th at 2:50 am in the Topton Lutheran Home, where he had been since January 16, 2004.

He was the husband of Margaret Elaine (Stickell) Ermentrout.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Henry R. and Emma May (Maurer) Ermentrout.

He was a 1924 graduate of Wyomissing High School and a...

Antonie K. Spina

Antonie K. Spina

Jul 26, 2005

Antonie K. Spina, 85, formerly of Reading, died July 26 at 1:30 a.m. in the Highlands at Wyomissing, where she had resided since Sept. 27.

Her husband, Ben Spina, died Oct. 4.

Born in Schamburg, Germany, she was a daughter of the late George and Frieda (Rombach) Kopf.

Spina was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West Reading.

She was a 1938...