Obituaries
George R. Wessner
Feb 10, 2006
George R. Wessner, 86, formerly of Laureldale, died of natural causes February 10th at 11:20 am in Beverly Manor, Exeter Township, where she had been since April 27, 2005.
He was the widower of Anna M. (Lobe) Wessner, who died November 24, 1993.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late James W. and Susan R. (Swartz) Wessner.
He was employed...
Clarence J. Tomaszewski
Feb 9, 2006
Clarence J. Tomaszewski, 79, of Kenhorst, died of natural causes February 9th at 9:46 pm in the Emergency Room at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Venera A. (Allegro) Tomaszewski.
Born in _______________, he was a son of the late Clarence J. and Jenny (Remza) Tomaszewski.
He was a graduate of Reading High School.
Tomaszewski was a member of...
Eva M. Heinz
Feb 9, 2006
Eva M. Heinz, 93, Shillington, died Feb. 9 at 1:10 p.m. in the Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where she had resided since Nov. 25.
Her husband, Nick Heinz, died April 3, 1982.
Born in Austria-Hungary, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna (Schnur) Habenschus.
Heinz was employed for 13 years as a mender by the Berkshire Knitting Mills,...
Donald R. Ermold
Feb 7, 2006
Dr. Donald R. Ermold, 74, died February 7 at 12:10 p.m. of natural causes in his Spring Township residence.
He was the husband of Louise M. (Moyer) Ermold.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Raymond E. and Kathryn (Link) Ermold.
Dr. Ermold was a self employed family physician for 40 years at 425 East Lancaster Avenue in Shillington, retiring...
Neil A. Bensing
Feb 7, 2006
Neil Alvin Bensing, 71, of Wyomissing, died of natural causes February 7th in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Mary Ann (DeSantis) Bensing.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Alvin and Emily (Hill) Bensing.
Bensing was a graduate of Boyertown High School.
He was employed 38 years by Rixie Paper Company, Pottstown before leaving the...
Erika D. Hilliker
Feb 6, 2006
Erika D. (Handler) Hilliker, 65, formerly of New York, died of natural causes February 6th in her Spring Township residence.
Born in Windidorof, Yugoslavia, she was a daughter of the late Josef and Helene (Schleimer) Handler.
She was a graduate of All Saint's High School, Brooklyn, New York.
Hilliker was employed for 16 years in the housekeeping department at The Bon Ton, Wyomissing,...
Stella Valeria Neuroth
Feb 5, 2006
Stella V. Neuroth, 98, formerly of Hyde Park, died February 5 at 9:30 a.m. in ManorCare, Laureldale where she had been since January of 2005.
Her husband Armand E. Neuroth died in 1981.
Born in Hyde Park, she was the daughter of the late Irvin E. and Valeria L. (Homan) Herb.
She was a graduate of West Reading Girls High School.
Neuroth was a...
Florence D. Sands
Feb 3, 2006
Florence D. Sands, 72, of Reading, died February 3 at 11:20 a.m. in Reading Hospital where she had been since February 1.
She was the wife of William J. Sands, Jr.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Anna (Giangrecco) Santoro.
Sands was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
She is also survived by one son,...
Evelyn C. Nace
Feb 3, 2006
Evelyn C. Nace, 96, of Reading, died February 3 at 10:30 a.m. in Mifflin Center where she had been since June of 2005.
Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late S. Linford and Reada (Benner) Nace.
Nace was employed by the Wyomissing School District in the food service department for 14 years retiring in 1974.
She was a member of...
Mary M. Kauffman
Feb 1, 2006
Mary M. (Slusser) Kauffman, 93, formerly of Laureldale, died February 1st at 5:25 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been since May 11, 2004.
She was the wife of Calvin James Kauffman, of Muhlenberg Township.
Born in Weyers Cave, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late John and Ida V. (Summers) Slusser.
She was a member of Calvary...
Mary Boyle
Feb 1, 2006
Mary Boyle, 89, of Shillington, died February 1 at 11:57 p.m. in Reading Hospital where she had been since January 22.
Her husband James Boyle died October 29, 1985.
Born in Donegal, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Bridget (Gallagher) Hanlon.
Boyle was a member of St. John Baptist de la Salle Roman Catholic Church, Shillington.
She is survived by...
Peggy A. Cartwright
Jan 30, 2006
Peggy A. (Bernhardt) Cartwright, 64 of Reading died January 30 at 4:30 a.m. in Reading Hospital where she had been since January 23.
She was the wife of Arthur W. Cartwright.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Claire T. (Bernhardt) Kelchner and the step-daughter of William S. Kelchner.
Cartwright was employed as a cafeteria worker for 6 years by...
Helen P. Goheen
Jan 28, 2006
Helen P. (Schlegel) Goheen, 90, of Laureldale, died of natural causes January 28th at 6:18 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since January 18th.
She was the widow of Albert C. Goheen, who died July 6, 1993.
Born in Fleetwood, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Hanna (Seyler) Schlegel.
She was a member of...
Anna M. O'Pake
Jan 28, 2006
Anna M. O'Pake, 88, Reading, mother of state Sen. Michael A. O'Pake of Reading, died Jan. 28 in Phoebe Berks Nursing Center, Wernersville, where she had been a resident since Jan. 21, 2005.
Her husband, Michael E. O'Pake, died Feb. 3, 1953.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Matizscak) Maslar.
O'Pake was a member of St....
Ralph W. Bailey
Jan 28, 2006
Ralph W. Bailey, 96, formerly of West Reading and Cape Cod, Mass., died Jan. 28 in EPOCH Senior Health Care of Brewster, Mass.
His wife, Ada (Redclift) Bailey, died in October 1974.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Irwin R. and Clara (Faust) Bailey.
Bailey was employed for 31 years as an accountant by Stroehmann's Bakery, Reading, retiring in...
Harry D. Dierolf
Jan 28, 2006
Harry D. Dierolf, Jr., 82, formerly of Hyde Park, died of natural causes January 28th at in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where he had been since
He was the husband of Elfriede (Seipp) Dierolf, a resident of Berkshire Center, Exeter Township.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Harry Dierolf Sr and Edna Mae (Redcay) Dierolf.
He was a 1942...
Donald C. Potteiger
Jan 28, 2006
Donald Carl Potteiger, 69, died of natural causes January 28th at 7:05 am in his Wyomissing residence.
He was the husband of JoAnn (Bombinski) Potteiger.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Donald L. and Emma A. (Marinitz) Potteiger.
He was a 1954 graduate of Reading High School and a graduate of Wyomissing Polytechnical Institute.
Potteiger was a member of St....
Grace L. Madara
Jan 27, 2006
Grace L. (Gockley) Madara, 79, formerly of Laureldale, died of natural causes January 27th at 8:00 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been since January 26, 2001.
She was the widow of William A. Madara, who died in 1992.
Born in Lititz, Lancaster County, she was a daughter of the late Stanton B. and Edna (Loose) Gockley.
She is...
Richard W. White
Jan 27, 2006
Richard W. White, 88, of Cumru Township, died of natural causes January 27th at 6:36 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since January 5th.
He was the widower of Helen I. (Heck) White, who died November 15, 1988.
Born in Lebanon, he was a son of the late Charles and Charlette (Faver) White.
White was employed 33...
David L. Williams
Jan 27, 2006
David L. Williams, 51, of Shillington, died of natural causes January 27th at 11:25 pm in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading, where he had been since November 28th.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Ernest and Theo (Eagen) Williams.
He was last employed four years as a fork lift driver for Gent-L-Kleen, York.
Williams is survived by a son,...
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