Frederick C. Kleffel
Apr 23, 2005
Frederick Carl "Frog" Kleffel, Sr., 67, died April 23rd at 11:05 am in his residence at 18 Moser Lane, (Ontelaunee Township) Shoemakersville, Pa 19555.
He was the husband of Janet E. (Miller) Kleffel.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Arthur and Mabel (Gift) Kleffel.
He was a member of Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Leesport.
Kleffel was an Army Veteran.
He was...
Harvey L. Geisewite
Apr 22, 2005
Harvey L. Geisewite, 91, formerly of Playground Drive, West Reading, died April 22nd at 12:05 pm in Hearthstone at Maidencreek Assisted Living Community, where he had been since October 1, 2004.
He was the widower of Ruth S. (Burdan) Geisewite, who died March 17, 2001.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John O. and Minnie (Gruber) Geisewite.
He was...
Oliver C. Stott
Apr 22, 2005
Oliver C. Stott, 80, of Cumru Township, died April 22nd at 4:38 pm in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since April 7th.
He was the husband of Ruth G. (Gates) Stott.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Harry E. and Rebecca (Homan) Stott.
He was a 1942 graduate of Reading High School.
Stott was a...
Verna Spina
Apr 21, 2005
Verna Spina, 82, of Reading, died April 21st at 11:30 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since earlier that day.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Ignazio and Rosaria (Correnti) Spina.
She was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
Spina was employed for 47 years at Herman D. Oristky Clothing...
Virginia M. Ganter
Apr 21, 2005
Virginia M. Ganter, 79, of Cumru Township and formerly of Spring Township, died April 21st at 5:40 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since April 9th.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles W. and Minnie F. (Vath) Ganter.
She was a 1944 graduate of Central Catholic High School.
Ganter was a member...
Betty M. Keller
Apr 20, 2005
Betty M. (Zeiber) Keller, 74, of Mohnton and formerly of Wernersville, died April 20th at 12:15 am in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township, where she had been since April 12th.
She was the widow of Harold W. Keller, who died May 3, 2000.
Born in Adamstown, she was a daughter of the late Irvin and Emma (Wallace) Zeiber.
She was employed for 21...
Allen Lee Martin
Apr 20, 2005
Allen Lee Martin, 58, of 545 Prison Road, Bern Township, died April 20th in the Emergency Room at Reading Hospital.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Clarence L. and Ethel K. (Mull) Martin.
He was a graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School.
Martin was a member of Epler's Church, Bern Township.
He was employed for a number of years...
Dorothy M. Spohn
Apr 11, 2005
Dorothy M. (Wisser) Spohn, 78, of Laureldale, died April 11th at 10:00 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since April 5th.
She was the widow of Dewey Paul Spohn, who died July 26, 1963.
Born in Virginville, she was a daughter of the late Irvin and Carrie (Merkel) Wisser.
She is survived by a son, Ronald B....
Harold Guy Adams
Apr 11, 2005
Harold Guy Adams, Sr., 70, died April 11th in his residence in Muhlenberg Township.
He was the widower of Rita Ellen (Clinton) Adams, who died December 5, 2004.
Adams was employed for a number of years in the warehouse at Textile Chemicals, until his retirement in 1998.
He was a member of the Reading Company Boosters Club.
Adams was also survived by a daughter,...
Jean L. Banks
Apr 10, 2005
Jean L. Banks, 65, West Reading, died of natural causes April 10 at 7:30 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient three days.
She was taken to the hospital from ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading.
There are no immediate survivors.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading, is in charge of arrangements.
Helen V. Wagner
Apr 10, 2005
Helen V. (Katarzynski) Wagner, 88, of Haak Street, Reading, died April 10th at 9:00 am in Beverly Manor, Exeter Township, where she had been since December 23, 2004.
She was the wife of Robert P. Wagner.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Frances (Szymanski) Katarzynski.
She was a member of St. Catherine's of Sienna Roman Catholic Church,...
Henry F. Weir
Apr 10, 2005
Henry Franklin Weir, 71, of Muhlenberg Township, died April 10th in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Ella A. (Leinbach) Weir and predeceased by his first wife, Bessie (Moyer) Weir, who died in 1993.
Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Hugh and Laree (Kingot) Weir.
He was employed 44 years as an...
Doris M. Kissinger
Apr 10, 2005
Doris M. (Noecker) Kissinger, 83, formerly of Wyomissing and of Tucson, Arizona, died April 10 at 6:45 p.m. in Odyssey Hospice, Tucson, Arizona, where she had resided three days.
Her husband, William "Jack" Kissinger, died August 18, 2004.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William and Mabel Jane (Crow) Noecker. Kissinger was employed for 15 years as a...
Helen L. Phillips
Apr 9, 2005
Helen L. Phillips, 93, formerly of Wyomissing, died April 9th at 6:35 am in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where she had been since Friday.
She was the widow of Leonard Z. Phillips, who died January 25, 1980.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Sadie S. (Otto) Hupp.
She was a member of West Lawn United Methodist Church.
Phillips is...
Stephanie M. Rivera
Apr 5, 2005
Stephanie M. Rivera, 22, Reading, died of natural causes April 5 at 9:30 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient four days.
Born in Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of Edwin O. Rivera, Barranquilla, Puerto Rico, and Miosoty L. Sanchez, Wyomissing.
Rivera was last employed as a clerk by the Berks County Welfare Department, last working in June...
Zaila S. Souther
Apr 4, 2005
Zaila S. Souther, 96, died April 4 in the Highlands at Wyomissing.
Her husband, Channing W. Souther Jr., died March 1, 1968.
Born in Superior, Wis., she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Hattie (Kuphal) Seguin.
Souther was employed as an English teacher in the Norwood (Mass.) School District, until her retirement.
She was a 1928 graduate of Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
Surviving...
Rosemarie Rusak
Apr 4, 2005
Rosemarie Rusak, 51, of Muhlenberg Township, died April 4th at 11:31am in the Emergency Room at Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of Michael E. Rusak.
Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Julius and Helen (Galush) Miskewitz.
She was a 1971 graduate of Mother Seton High School, Clark, New Jersey.
Rusak was also a graduate...
Joseph H. O'Neill
Apr 3, 2005
Joseph H. O'Neill, 80, Wyomissing, died April 3 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Natalie M. (Lombardo) O'Neill.
Born in New York City, he was a son of the late Joseph J. and Jane (Hannett) O'Neill.
O'Neill had been employed for 35 years as a timekeeper by Continental Can Co., Reading, retiring in 1991.
He was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola...
Donovan L. Dunlap
Apr 2, 2005
Services for Donovan L. Dunlap, 34, Cumru Township, will be Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading.
Burial will be private in Laureldale Cemetery, Tuckerton.
Dunlap was killed late Saturday when his car rolled during heavy rain in Robeson Township.
His death was ruled an accident Monday by Dr. Nicholas Bybel, Berks County coroner, who ruled...
Nicholas R. Klinger
Apr 2, 2005
Nicholas R. Klinger, 5, son of Marlin D. and Mona L. (Waltrich) Klinger, died of cancer April 2 at 5:15 a.m. in his Penn Township residence.
Born in West Reading, he had been attending kindergarten at Tutor Time Child Care, Spring Township, until this year.
Klinger is also survived by a brother, Douglas M., Stevens, Lancaster County, and two sisters, Theresa L....