Obituaries
Alice C. Epler
Oct 13, 2005
Alice C. Epler, 85, died October 13 at 4:05 a.m. in her residence in West Reading, PA.
Her husband Morris J. Epler, Jr. died January 5, 1993.
Born in Reading, PA she was the daughter of the late Earl and Elsie (Nelms) Conrad. She also had a step-mother Hilda B. (Brown) Conrad.
She was a member of St. Luke's Evangelical Congregational Church, Shillington,...
Violet M. Leier
Oct 13, 2005
Violet M. Leier, 87, formerly of the Episcopal House, Reading died October 13 at 1:07 p.m. in Berkshire Center, Exeter Twp. where she had been since August 30.
Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Harry J. and Mae P. (Barnhart) Leier.
She was first employed by various restaurants in the Reading area as a waitress for a number...
Leslie G. Jobe
Oct 12, 2005
Leslie G. "Les" Jobe, 56, of Muhlenberg Twp. died October 12 at 9:50 p.m. in a one vehicle accident at 2850 Leiszs Bridge Road, Muhlenberg Twp.
He was the husband of I. Charlene (Bohnert) Jobe.
Born in Reading he was the son of the George L. and Stella D. (Radzewich) Jobe, Muhlenberg Twp.
He was a graduate of Mt. Penn High School in...
Robin C. Croll
Oct 12, 2005
Robin C. Croll, Sr., 40, of Longswamp Twp., died October 12 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.
Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Chester and Loraine (Nelson) Croll, Mertztown.
He was last employed by the Kutztown Foundry as a shift manager.
In addition to his parents he is survived by three sons, Andrew T. Geisinger, Fleetwood, Nicholas T. Geisinger, San Diego, CA and...
Carmen D. Gonzalez
Oct 11, 2005
Carmen D. Gonzalez, 51, Reading, died of natural causes Oct. 11 in Reading Hospital.
Born in Paterson, N.J., she was a daughter of Ana D. Velez, Reading, and the late Felipe Soto-Gonzalez.
Gonzalez was a member of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
She is also survived by two daughters, Suleika and Meliza Ulanga, both in Puerto Rico.
Other survivors include two brothers, Javier...
James A. Frank
Oct 10, 2005
James A. Frank, 87, formerly of Wyomissing, died October 10 at 6:35 p.m. in the Kutztown Manor, Kutztown, where he had been since July 22.
He was the husband of Jeanne G. (Golden) Frank, Wyomissing.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Albert W. and Margaret (Reusing) Frank.
Frank was employed for 25 years as an operator and engineer by...
James R. Orth
Oct 10, 2005
James R. Orth James Russell Orth, 60, died of natural causes Oct. 10 at 4:45 p.m. in his residence in Hyde Park.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Betty (Wolf) Johnson, Carson City, Nev., and the late Carl Orth.
Orth was employed for more than 10 years as a sales manager by 7Up Bottling in San Bernardino, Calif., and was...
Erman T. Farina
Oct 9, 2005
Erman T. Farina, 87, of Bern Twp. died October 9 at 1:45 p.m. in Reading Hospital where he had been since September 30.
He was the husband of Elizabeth A. (Calpino) Farina.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Anthony and Catherine (Todaro) Farina.
Farina was first employed by Berkshire Knitting Mills, Wyomissing as a topper for 25 years until...
Doris M. Noecker
Oct 9, 2005
Doris May (Knappenberger) Noecker, 84, of Lincoln Park, died October 9th at 1:57 am in the Phoebe Berks Health Center, where she had been since Thursday.
She was the widow of Donald Charles Noecker, who died January 12, 1963.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Leon Knappenberger and Mary Rebecca (Tobias) Knappenberger Bard.
She was a 1939 graduate of...
Rose L. Bleiler
Oct 8, 2005
Rose L. (Legora) Bleiler, 89, formerly of West Reading, died October 8th in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
She was the widow of Paul W. Bleiler, Sr., who died September 26, 1995.
Born in Netcong, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Josephine (Farra) Legora.
She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church, West Reading.
Bleiler was employed 34 years as...
Eleanor H. Allyn
Oct 8, 2005
Eleanor H. (Henderson) Allyn, 97, of Country Meadows, Wyomissing and formerly of West Reading, died October 8th at 8:30am in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where she had been since August 18th.
She was the widow of Charles C. Allyn, who died May 15, 1966.
Born in Hingham, MA, she was a daughter of Gustavus and Mary (Maynard) Henderson.
Allyn is a 1927 graduate...
George R. Matthews
Oct 8, 2005
Dr. George R. Matthews, a retired radiologist and community leader, died Oct. 8 in the Highlands at Wyomissing Skilled Nursing Unit, where he had been a patient since Sept. 20.
Matthews, 90, a resident at the Highlands at Wyomissing for the past eight years, was the husband of Sara (Kaufman) Matthews.
A former general practitioner in Laureldale, he became the Reading Hospital's...
Theodore C. Bausher
Oct 7, 2005
Theodore C. Bausher, 81, died of natural causes October 7th at 4:50 am in his Wyomissing residence.
He was the husband of Jane M. (Miller) Bausher.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Earl F. and Emily Y. (Young-Steuber) Bausher.
He was a 1942 graduate of Wyomissing High School and a 1952 graduate of the Wharton School of Business where...
Betty R. Auman
Oct 5, 2005
Betty R. (Dadamio) Auman, 78, of Spring Township, died October 5th at 3:56 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township, where she had been since June 7, 2001.
She was the wife of George H. Auman.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Albert R. Dadamio Sr., and Rose S. (Bolognese) Dadamio.
She was a 1945 graduate of Reading High...
Mary E. Grill
Oct 5, 2005
Mary E. (Klopp) Grill, 89, formerly of Reading, died Oct. 5 in the Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Inc., Wernersville, where she had resided two days.
She was taken to Phoebe Berks from Country Meadows of Wyomissing, where she had resided since May 2003.
Her husband, Paul H. Grill, died Aug. 25, 1988.
Born in Robesonia, she was a daughter of the late...
Elizabeth Minnich
Oct 5, 2005
Elizabeth Minnich, 72 died October 5 at 2:15 p.m. of natural causes in her Wyomissing residence.
Her husband Charles C. Minnich died June 14, 1999.
Born in Naples, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Maria (Petrino) Marzano.
She was employed by Luden's Candies, Reading for 42 years retiring in 2001.
Minnich was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church,...
Arthur G. Huey
Oct 3, 2005
Arthur G. Huey, 80, died October 3rd in his Muhlenberg Township residence.
He was the husband of Gladys (Trievel) Huey.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Samuel and Coreta (Riegel) Huey.
He was a 1942 graduate of Reading High School.
Huey worked for 30 years as a meat cutter at Rapp Brothers, Reading.
He later worked at MetEd, first as a...
Betty J. Marks
Oct 3, 2005
Betty Jane (Rupp) Marks, 82, of Fleetwood, died October 3rd in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the widow of William Jacob Marks, who died December 9, 1999.
Born in Wernersville, she was a daughter of the late William and Anna (Ruth) Rupp.
She was a 1942 graduate of Wernersville High School.
Marks was a member of St. Paul's United Church of...
Eric R. Hasker
Oct 2, 2005
Eric R. Hasker, 40, of Muhlenberg Township, died October 2nd at 5:15 pm in St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, where he was taken September 24th following a motorcycle accident on Interstate 78 in Northampton County.
He was the husband of Justine A. (Antolini) Hasker.
Born in Ashland, Schuylkill County, he was a son of Clair Hasker of Temple and the late Constance (Klinger)...
Donna M. Beavens
Sep 30, 2005
Donna Marie (Dietrich) Beavens, 46, of Fleetwood, died September 30th at 6:30 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since September 24th.
She was the wife of Michael Vernon Beavens.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Samuel E. Dietrich of Fleetwood and the late Sandra F. (McCulley) Dietrich.
She attended Fleetwood High School.
Beavens is also survived...
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