Obituaries
Jessie A. Miller
Oct 29, 2005
Jessie A. Miller, 91, of Wyomissing died October 29 at 9:45 a.m. in Reading Hospital where she had been since October 26.
Her husband J. Brooke Miller died January 5, 1984.
Born in Cresco, PA she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Nellie (Carlton) Mills.
She was an elementary school teacher in the West Reading School District. She was later a...
J. Peter G. Muhlenberg
Oct 28, 2005
Dr. J. Peter G. Muhlenberg, 76, Wyomissing, died of natural causes Oct. 28, in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Dorothy S. (Snider) Muhlenberg.
Born in Wyomissing, he was the son of the late Hiester H. and Anna (Miller) Muhlenberg.
Muhlenberg practiced for 40 years as a pediatrician at the Children's Clinic of Wyomissing, retiring in 1997.
He was...
Bruce B. Kurzweg
Oct 28, 2005
Bruce B. Kurzweg, 80, Laureldale, died Oct. 28 at 6:05 a.m. in his residence.
He was the husband of June H. (Harvey) Kurzweg, Laureldale. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Philemon J. and Sulie B. (Bechtold) Kurzweg.
Kurzweg was employed as a regional salesman and consultant for The Economy Co. for 25 years, retiring in 1985. After his...
Melvin A. Knight
Oct 28, 2005
Melvin A. Knight, 52, Sinking Spring, died of natural causes Oct. 28 at 1:30 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where he had been a patient for two days.
His wife, Kathleen A. (Boyle) Knight, died Dec. 10, 2003.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Elmer B. and Mary (DeCors) Knight.
Knight had been employed for 15...
June A. Conroy
Oct 27, 2005
June A. Conroy, 77, of West Wyomissing, died October 27 at 4:12 a.m. in Reading Hospital where she had been since October 24.
Born in Williamstown, she was the daughter of the late Merlin and Anna M. (Stoudt) Hand.
She was a waitress for many years, first employed by the former Gelbach's Diner, Reading and later by Dempsey's Restaurant, Shillington. Conroy was...
Millicent E. Ensinger
Oct 26, 2005
Millicent E. Ensinger, 75 formerly of West Lawn, died October 26, 2005 in the residence of her granddaughter Danya Hysell in Garland TX.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late, George N., Sr. and Catherine R. (Withers) Haviland.
Ensinger was employed as a bookkeeper with the Reading Merchants Oil Company in Reading for many years.
She is survived by five...
Sara J. Hart
Oct 26, 2005
Sara J. (Auman) Hart, 89, died of natural causes October 26th at 12:36 pm in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
She was the widow of Leo P. Hart, who died August 2, 1997.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Edison P. and Verdella E. (Giles) Auman.
She was a member of Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church, Hyde Park.
Hart was...
C. Frederick Eben
Oct 25, 2005
C. Frederick Eben, 77, died October 25th at 11:44 am in his Laureldale Borough residence.
He was the husband of Florence(Pfautz) Eben.
Born in Muhlenberg Township, he was a son of the late Christian F. Eben Jr. and Belle (Quinter) Eben.
He was a 1946 graduate of Beaver High School (Beaver County) and a 1953 graduate of Lehigh University with a B.S. in...
Amy E. Sheetz
Oct 24, 2005
Amy E. (Stoudt) Sheetz, 100, formerly of the Episcopal House, Reading, died October 24th at 7:15 am in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township, where she had been since October 3rd.
She was the widow of Charles S. Sheetz, who died November 3, 1967.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Thomas U. and Anna E. (Bucks) Stoudt.
She was a...
Claire R. Reifsnyder
Oct 24, 2005
Claire R. Reifsnyder Claire R. Reifsnyder, 87, formerly of West Reading, died Oct. 24 at 7:53 a.m. in Beverly Health Care, Lansdale, Montgomery County, where she had resided since Oct. 24, 2003.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Edwin I. and Beatrice M. Reifsnyder.
Reifsnyder was employed for 39 years in the finishing department by Narrow Fabric Co.,...
Lucille B. Lamparella
Oct 24, 2005
Lucille B. Lamparella, 52, of Spring Township,after a lengthy battle with breast cancer, died October 24 at 6:53 p.m in Reading Hospital where she was admitted earlier in the day.
She was the wife of Michael G. Lamparella, Jr.
Born in Peekskill, NY she was the daughter of the late Edward F. and Julia H. (Salvatore) Kennedy.
She was first employed by John...
Johnannessa Tucker Fahnbulleh
Oct 21, 2005
Johannessa Tucker Fahnbulleh, infant daughter of Johannes K. Fahnbulleh and Virginia A. Branford of Cumru Township was stillborn October 21st in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She is also survived by a half-brother, Morris Fahnbulleh of Summerset, New Jersey and a half-sister, Zarijah Morales of Shillington.
Other survivors include her maternal grandparents, Vera Clark and Joseph Branford both of Reading and her...
Richard D. Scheetz
Oct 21, 2005
Richard D. Scheetz Richard D. Scheetz, 63, Wyomissing, died of natural causes Oct. 21 in Pottstown Medical Center, where he had been a patient for two days.
He was the husband of Patricia E. (Sell) Scheetz.
Born in Wernersville, he was a son of the late Earl P. Skipper and Virginia (Clauser) Polchak. He was also predeceased by his stepmother, Victoria (Council)...
Alice C. Donohue
Oct 21, 2005
Alice Clementine Donohue, 79, died of natural causes October 21st at 10:30 am in the Sinking Spring Borough residence of her God Daughter, Karen A. Schweitzer.
Born in New York City, New York, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Alice C. (McCormack) Donohue.
She was a 1943 graduate of St. Aphonsus High School, Manhattan, New York.
Donohue was employed...
Herman J. Miller
Oct 19, 2005
Herman J. Miller, Jr., 63, died October 19 at 12:21 p.m. of natural causes in his Exeter Twp. residence.
Born in Reading he was the son of the late Herman J., Sr. and Fern (Gehret) Miller.
Miller was employed by Prudential Insurance, Mt. Penn for 20 years last working in 1992.
He was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in 1960 and...
Marissa L. Lawlor
Oct 17, 2005
Marissa L. Lawlor, 18, West Lawn, died of natural causes Oct. 17 in Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Mark Lawlor, Oley, and Patricia (Neuin) Sweitzer, with whom she resided.
Lawlor had been employed for nine months by Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Wyomissing.
She was a 2004 graduate of Oley Valley High School and had attended Reading Area...
Candis G. Boyer
Oct 17, 2005
Candis G. Boyer, 86, a resident at the Highlands at Wyomissing, died Oct. 17 at 9:46 a.m. in her residence.
Her husband, Leonard L. Boyer Jr., died Jan. 13, 2004.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Oliver H. and Candis (Fessler) Ginn.
Boyer, along with her husband, co-founded the Canlen Co., Wyomissing, operating the business until their retirement in...
Mary R. Lombardo
Oct 17, 2005
Mary R. Lombardo, 86, West Reading, died Oct. 17 at 1:31 p.m. in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where she had been a resident since April 2004.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Rosaria Lombardo.
Lombardo had been employed for 20 years by Narrow Fabric Co., West Reading, retiring in 1981.
She was...
George D. Schwartz
Oct 16, 2005
George D. Schwartz, 83, formerly of Fleetwood died October 16th at 2:57 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was taken there from Berks Heim, Bern Township, where he had been since December 4, 2000.
Schwartz was the widower of Marie E. Schwartz.
Born in Slatington, Lehigh County, he was a son of the late Hiram and Florence Schwartz.
He was a...
Francisco A. Ocinaldi
Oct 14, 2005
Francisco A. Ocinaldi Jr., 20, Reading, died of heart failure Oct. 14 at 9:45 a.m. in The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where he had been a patient for three weeks.
Born in Bridgeport, Conn., he was a son of Francisco A. Ocinaldi, Tarpon Springs, Fla., and Marisol Rodriguez, Reading.
Ocinaldi was a graduate of Reading High School.
He is also survived by two...
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