Obituaries
David J. Huber
May 7, 2006
David J. Huber Sr., 65, Reading, died of natural causes May 7 at 2:30 p.m. at the Mountain Springs Camping Resort, near Shartlesville.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late William Huber and Edith (Smith) Huber Wagner.
Huber was employed for 20 years as a foreman at the City of Reading's waste water treatment plant, retiring in February.
Surviving...
George W. Bampton
May 5, 2006
George W. Bampton, 82, formerly of Reading, died May 5 at 8:15 a.m. in Beverly Healthcare, Exeter Township, where he had resided since April 8.
His wife, Ruth M. (Henry) Bampton, died May 2, 2005.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George E. and Susan H. (Kuhlman) Bampton.
Bampton was employed for 10 years as an electrician/crane operator by...
Elsie S. Fugo
May 5, 2006
Elsie Sarah (Denick) Fugo, 90, of Wyomissing, died of natural causes May 5th at 4:40 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since April 28th.
She was the widow of Alfred John Fugo, who died May 6, 2003.
Born in East Whiteland, Chester County, she was a daughter of the late Donato and Giovinna (Muzio) DiNichola.
She was...
Edward J. Dietrich
Apr 30, 2006
Edward J. Dietrich, 88, of Cumru Twp., died April 30 at 9:34 p.m. in Mifflin Center where he had been since March 19, 2005.
He was the husband of Muriel F. (Orth) Dietrich.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Edward W. and Elizabeth (Gatter) Dietrich.
He was employed as a Regional Supervisor for 47 years by Public Finance Service...
Helen M. Sam
Apr 29, 2006
Helen M. Sam, 62, of Spring Twp., died April 29 at 6:45 p.m. in St. Joseph's Hospital, Reading, where she had been since April 21.
Born in Mahoney City, she was the daughter of the late John and Ella (Reagan) Hobbs.
She was a graduate of Mahoney Area High School in 1961.
Survivors include one daughter, Lori (Sam) Baldwin, Lancaster and two sons,...
David G. Dilts
Apr 28, 2006
David G. Dilts, 61, died April April 28 at 4:14 p.m. in his Exeter Twp. residence.
Born in Canton, OH, he was the son of the late Wendell K. and Jane (Lothamer) Dilts.
He was a graduate of Exeter High School in 1962 and a graduate of Rider University in 1968 with a BS in Marketing.
Dilts was self-employed as a seafood salesman...
Shirley B. Mayer
Apr 28, 2006
Shirley B. Mayer, 67, of West Wyomissing, died of natural causes at St. Joseph's Hospital, Reading, on April 28th at 4:40 a.m. She had been a patient there since April 24.
Her husband, Albert L. Mayer, died on February 12, 1988.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William and Bertha E. (Schwoyer) Heffner.
She graduated from Muhlenberg High School...
Carmela Kruszewski
Apr 27, 2006
Carmela (Carrozza) "Mamie" Kruszewski, 91, of Reading, died of natural causes April 27th at 8:45pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since April 14th.
She was the widow of Joseph A. Kruszewski, who died November 22, 1976.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Theresa (Lia) Carrozza.
She was a member of St....
Irene J. Moll
Apr 27, 2006
Irene J. Moll, 94, of Maidencreek Twp., died April 27 at 10:04 a.m. in Reading Hospital where she had been for one day. She was taken there from Hearthstone at Maidencreek, where she had resided for the past four months.
Her husband Earl W. Moll died August 7, 1994.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Alice...
Stella E. Ramsay
Apr 25, 2006
Stella E. (Frederick) Ramsay, 90, formerly of Temple, died of natural causes April 25th at 8:20 pm in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been since April 11th.
She was the widow of Lemar R. Ramsay, who died May 28, 1987.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Mary Jane (Transue) Frederick.
She was employed for a...
Rose M. Gontarchick
Apr 25, 2006
Rose M. Gontarchick, 82, died April 25 at 6:14 a.m. in her West Wyomissing residence.
She was the wife of Joseph Gontarchick.
Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill County, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Elizabeth Chisick.
She was employed as a salesperson for Boscov's West for 15 years retiring in 1975.
Gontarchick was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church,...
John J. Seghetti
Apr 25, 2006
John J. Seghetti, 93, of Shillington, died April 25 at 7:35 a.m. in ManorCare, Sinking Spring where he had been since April 22.
His wife Edith I. (Rutolo) Seghetti died on July 30, 2000.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Luigi and Giulia (Bachetti) Seghetti.
He was first employed by Reading Maid Knitting Mills, then B and B Hosiery,...
George W. Hampele
Apr 24, 2006
George Washington Hampele, 85, formerly of Spring Township, died of natural causes April 24th at 11:45pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since April 12th.
He was taken there from ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township, where he had been since January 24th.
Hampele was the husband of Marie Helen (Amrhein) Hampele, a resident at ManorCare Health Services,...
Pauline C. Snyder
Apr 24, 2006
Pauline C. Snyder, 80, of West Reading, died of natural causes on April 24th at her residence.
She was the wife of Verne F. Snyder of West Reading.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Edna (Christman) Dautrich.
She graduated from Mount Penn High School in 1933.
Snyder worked as a technician for AT & T, Reading, for 23...
Linda M. Rider
Apr 24, 2006
Linda M. Rider, owner of an Exeter Township business, died of natural causes May 1 at 12:45 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since April 24.
Rider, 62, Exeter Township, was the wife of John A. Rider.
She was the owner of Walnut Springs Farm Gift Baskets, Exeter Township, since 2002.
Born in Pottstown, she was a daughter of...
Ethel M. Fallon
Apr 24, 2006
Ethel M. (Wells) Fallon, 89, formerly of Fleetwood and Temple, died of natural causes April 28th at 2:12am in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where she had been since March 28th.
She was taken there from Mifflin Court, Cumru Township, where she had resided since March 2001.
Fallon was the widow of Howard E. Strause, who died in 1965.
Born in Mohrsville, she...
Gwendolyn B. Roche
Apr 24, 2006
Gwendolyn B. Roche, 63, Wyomissing, died of natural causes April 24 in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Inc., Wernersville, where she had resided since Jan. 3.
She was the wife of John R. Roche.
Born in New Haven, Conn., she was a daughter of Helen (Fraser) Benoit, Vernon, Conn., and the late Frank Benoit.
Roche was employed for 25 years as a soft...
Virginia T. Hain
Apr 23, 2006
Virginia T. Hain, 90, formerly of Muhlenberg Park and of Mifflin Court died April 23 at 6:20 a.m. in Mifflin Center, where she had been since January 20, 2006.
Her husband Carl R. Hain died May 5, 1996.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Addison and Florence (Emes) Kinsey.
She was the co-owner and co-operator, with her husband, of...
Jane N. Frymoyer
Apr 22, 2006
Jane N. Frymoyer, 86, Reading, died April 22 in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient one day.
Her husband, John H. Frymoyer, died Nov. 14, 1984.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Adam and Naomi (Rauenzahn) Weiler.
Frymoyer was employed for 25 years as a clerk in the intensive care unit by Community General Hospital,...
Robert W. Epler
Apr 22, 2006
Robert W. Epler, 87, a resident of Phoebe Berks, Wernersville formerly of Mohnton, died April 22 at 10:58 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had a patient for 10 days.
His wife Gladys L. (Lutz) Epler died September 17, 1999; they were married for 51 years.
Born in Berkshire Heights, he was the son of the late Charles S. and Jennie V....
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