Herbert L. Walborn
Mar 20, 2005
Herbert L. Walborn, 85, of Temple, died March 20th at 8:35pm in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where he had been since October 28, 2004.
He was the husband of Thelma M. (Kirschman) Walborn.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Emma (Keagy) Walborn.
He was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Laureldale.
Walborn was an Air Force Veteran...
Jane L. Wetherhold
Mar 18, 2005
Jane L. Wetherhold, 85 formerly of Coatesville died March 18 at 2 AM in the Inn at Freedom Village, West Brandywine Township, Chester County, where she had been since August 22, 2002.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Raymond A. and Helen G. (Downey) Wetherhold.
She was a Supervisor in Customer Service for 33 years by Bell Telephone,...
Walter E. Krause
Mar 17, 2005
Walter E. Krause, 79, died March 17 at 10:42 a.m. in his residence in Lincoln Park.
Born in Wyomissing, he was a son of the late Samuel F. and Elsie H. (Frederick) Krause.
Krause was employed from 1982 to 1987 by American Casualty Co., Reading, and last employed as a service representative by Acutech Laboratories, Reading, from 1987 until his retirement in...
Grace E. Bova
Mar 16, 2005
Grace E. Bova, 82, Spring Township, died March 16 at 4:25 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient three days.
Her husband, Michael A. Bova, died June 18, 1991.
Born in Olean, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Walter and Lillian (Hornish) Reynolds.
Bova was last employed for many years in the housekeeping department by ManorCare Health Services...
Theresa F. Albanese
Mar 16, 2005
Theresa F. Albanese, 92, formely of Kenhorst, died March 16 at 12:20 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she had resided since June 21.
Her husband, Joseph P. Albanese, died Oct. 16, 1997.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Frances (Laurenzo) Iannuzzi.
Albanese was employed as a manager by Gilman's Department Store, Reading, retiring...
Harold C. Sassaman
Mar 15, 2005
Harold C. Sassaman, 82, formerly of 1905 Elizabeth Avenue, Laureldale died March 15 at 4:05 PM in the Masonic Home, Elizabethtown where he had been since May 28, 1999.
He was the loving husband of Marjorie J. (Stoner) Sassaman, Mt. Joy, Lancaster County.
Born in Hyde Park, he was the son of the late Clarence and Bertha (Butz) Sassaman.
Sassaman was a Linotype...
Betty A. Weitzel
Mar 15, 2005
Betty A. Weitzel, 77, Temple, formerly of Reading, died March 15 at 3:50 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient four weeks.
She was the wife of Ralph R. Weitzel.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Mamie (Bohn) Fletcher.
Weitzel was employed by White Trucking, Muhlenberg Township; Pomeroy's Department Stores in Reading and...
Gerald J. Kane
Mar 14, 2005
Gerald J. Kane Jr., retired secondary math teacher, died of natural causes March 14 at 11:50 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Feb. 4.
Kane, 72, Spring Township, was the husband of Magdalene M. (Mullen) Kane.
He was employed for 23 years as a secondary math instructor by the Wilson school District, retiring in 1983.
Born in Reading,...
Kathryn E. Kramer
Mar 14, 2005
Kathryn E. Kramer, 87, formerly of Reading, died March 14 at 4:30 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she had resided since Jan. 25.
Born in Lower Heidelberg Township, she was a daughter of the late Harrison and Cora (Spatz) Kramer.
Kramer was employed for 43 years as a division manager of the budget store by Pomeroy's Department Store,...
Thomas E. Congdon
Mar 13, 2005
Thomas Edward Congdon, 56, of 88 Meadow Court, (Spring Township), Sinking Spring, Pa 19608, died March 13th at 5:16 am in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since Friday.
He was the husband of Mary Louise (DiBiase) Congdon.
Born in Sharon, Mercer County, he was a son of the late William and Alma (Ladig) Congdon.
He was a member...
Samuel B. Betz
Mar 13, 2005
Samuel B. Betz, 91, of Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, Reading, died March 13th at 1:55 am in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since Saturday.
He was the widower of Erma E. (Hollenbach) Betz, who died January 30, 2004.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Clarence and Elsie P. (Brown) Betz.
He was a...
Dorothy R. Kolb
Mar 13, 2005
Dorothy R. Kolb, 81, died March 13 at 8 p.m. in her residence in Wyomissing.
Her husband, Charles W. Kolb, died June 18, 1998.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Edwin and Esther (Schlegel) Zimmerman.
A registered nurse, Kolb was employed for 30 years in the dispensary by Carpenter Technology Corp., retiring in 1985.
She was a graduate of Reading...
Dorothea P. Auchter
Mar 13, 2005
Dorothea P. (Pomeroy) Auchter, 81, a resident of Country Meadows, Wyomissing for the last 2 1/2 years died March 13th at 6:55 am in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since February 24th.
She was the widow of P. Charles Auchter, who died November 22, 1985.
Born in Wyomissing Hills, she was a daughter of the late George...
Lila S. Miller
Mar 13, 2005
Lila S. Miller, 79 of Reading died March 13 in St. Joseph's Hospital where she had been for one day.
Her husband Glenn D. Miller died February 4, 1996.
Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of the late Paul M. and Erma M. (Lamp) Noll.
She was a graduate of Pottstown High School in 1943.
Miller was a member of St. Matthew's United...
Alfred J. Fantini
Mar 11, 2005
Alfred J. Fantini, 80, formerly of West Reading, died March 11 at 9:15 p.m. in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where he had resided since Jan. 13.
He was the husband of Felamina (Ciervo) Fantini, also a resident at the Mifflin Center.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Grazio and Grazia (Salvatore) Fantini.
Fantini was employed for 311/2...
John C. Smith
Mar 9, 2005
John Calhoun Smith, Jr., 87, of Philadelphia, died March 9th at 11:45 am in Chestnut Hill Lodge, Montgomery County, where he had been since November 26, 2004.
He was the husband of Louise L. (Lopez) Smith.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John Calhoun Sr., and Ida B. (Jordan) Smith.
He was a 1935 graduate of Mount Penn High...
Marguerite E. Mell
Mar 8, 2005
Marguerite E. (Bowers) Mell, 91, of 304 West Bellevue Avenue, (Muhlenberg Township) Reading, Pa 19605, died March 8th at 5:30 am in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been since February 4th.
She was the wife of Homer A. Mell, a resident of the St. Joseph Living Center, Muhlenberg Township.
Born in Hamburg, she was a daughter of the late...
Samuel Acevedo
Mar 7, 2005
Services for Samuel Acevedo, 23, Reading, will be Saturday at 8:30 a.m. in Glad Tidings Assembly of God, Spring Township.
Burial will be in Berks County Memorial Gardens, Maidencreek Township. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading, is in charge of arrangements.
Acevedo died Monday around 7 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center after he was pinned under his moving car...
Bernard J. Elzer
Mar 6, 2005
Bernard J. Elzer Sr., retired president of a Sinking Spring printing business, died March 6 at 5:45 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where he had resided since June.
Elzer, 91, a resident of Phoebe Berks Village, Wernersville, formerly of West Reading, was predeceased by his wife, Mary Catherine (O'Reilly) Elzer, on Feb. 8, 2001.
He was the founder and...
Herbert H. Arnold
Mar 6, 2005
Herbert Heinz Arnold, 85, of 1013 Kercher Avenue, Bern Township, Leesport, Pa 19533, died March 6th at 3:44 pm in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since January 15th.
He was the husband of Jeanne Ella (Drechsel) Arnold.
Born in Saxony, Germany, he was a son of the late Wilhelm Emil and Ella Frieda (Griesbach) Arnold.
He was a...