Obituaries
Ben Varone
May 31, 2005
Ben Varone, 87, formerly of Reading, died May 31, in the Berkshire Center, Exeter Twp., where he had resided since July, 2004.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Alfonso and Concetta (Ricci) Varone.
Varone had been employed for 20 years as a salesman for Hardwick Clothing, Tenn., retiring in 1985.
He was a 1937 graduate of Reading High School.
Varone...
Agnes Mae Smith
May 31, 2005
Agnes Mae Smith, 68, died of natural causes May 31 in her Temple residence.
Born in Superior, Wis., she was a daughter of Anna (Rubick) Strukel, Duluth, Minn., and the late John Strukel.
Smith had been employed for many years as a private account representative, first by American Bank, later Wachovia Bank.
She was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church,...
Lillie T.C. Mcdonough
May 26, 2005
Lillie T. Cook McDonough, 91, formerly of Wyomissing, died May 26 at 1:30 p.m. in Zerbe Sisters Nursing Home, Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, where she had been a resident since March 2003.
She was the wife of Edward M. McDonough. Her first husband, Robert H. Cook, died in 1982.
Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Allyn C. and...
Esther M. Wenrich
May 20, 2005
Esther M. Wenrich, 94, formerly of 729 Penn Avenue, West Reading, died May 20th at 3:15 pm in the ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township, where she had been since December 20, 2004.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Thomas C. and Annie A. (Dunkelberger) Wenrich.
She was a graduate of the Reading Hospital School of Nursing.
Wenrich was...
Janet J. Umbenhouer
May 20, 2005
Janet Jean (Symons) Umbenhouer, 64, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died May 20th at 12:15 am in Berks Heim Annex, Bern Township, where she had been since September 16, 2004.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles Robert and Margaret D. (Anderson) Symons.
She was a 1959 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Umbenhouer was employed for over 20 combined years...
Edward L. Fisher
May 19, 2005
Edward L. Fisher, 49 died May 19 at 12:45 PM in his residence in Ruscombmanor Township.
He was the husband of Cynthia A. (Neiman) Fisher.
Born in West Reading he was the son of MaryJane (Marks) Fisher, Fleetwood and the late Reilly Fisher.
He was employed as a diemaker by Carpenter Technologies, Reading for 28 years retiring May 1, 2005.
Fisher was a graduate...
Raymond H. Spengler
May 16, 2005
Raymond H. Spengler, Jr., 63, died May 16th at 6:00 am in his Muhlenberg residence after a lengthy illness.
He was the husband of Dorothy L. (Quenzer) Spengler.
Born in Fleetwood, he was a son of Fern (Kemmerer) Eschbach of Blandon and the late Raymond H. Spengler, Sr.
He was employed 32 years as a steel worker by Empire Steel, Laureldale, before retiring...
James J. Hawn
May 14, 2005
James J. Hawn, 41, formerly of Wyomissing, died May 14 in his residence in Womelsdorf.
The cause of death is under investigation.
Born in Toledo, Ohio, he was a son of Marilyn M. (Olsen) Hawn, Myrtle Beach, S.C., and the late Thomas R. Hawn.
Hawn was employed for five years as a truck driver by Savannah (Ga.) Trucking.
He is also survived by a...
Jesse F. Dewald
May 14, 2005
Jesse F. Dewald, 73 of Shillington died May 14 at 6:37 PM in St. Joseph's Hospital where he had been since May 5.
He was the husband of Blanche B. (Greene) Dewald.
Born in Schuylkill Haven, he was the son of the late Frank F. and Clara J. (Bowen) Dewald.
He was first employed by Luden's Candies, Reading as a candy maker for...
Daniel Lee Ebersole
May 13, 2005
Daniel Lee Ebersole, 33, formerly of Laureldale, and of Pottsville, died May 13 at 6:30 AM in the Pottsville Hospital where he had been since May 3.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John R. and Audrey M. (Ernst) Ebersole.
Ebersole was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Laureldale.
Surviving are a daughter, Jade M. Ebersole, Bernville.
Other survivors include...
Andrew F. Tazik
May 12, 2005
Andrew F. Tazik, 85, died May 12 at 4:21 a.m. in his Robeson Township residence.
He was the husband of Dolores A. (Ehrmann) Tazik.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Katherine (Gurcak) Tazik.
Tazik had been employed for more than 28 years as an electrician by Western Electric Co., later Lucent Technologies Inc., Muhlenberg Township, retiring Feb....
John W. Rhoads
May 12, 2005
John W. Rhoads, 85, a resident at Country Meadows of Wyomissing, formerly of Fleetwood, died May 12 in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where he had been a patient since April 8.
His wife, Carrie M. (Rohrbach) Rhoads, died May 25, 1997.
Born in Rockland Township, he was a son of the late Willard B. and Lottie M. (Angstadt) Rhoads.
Rhoads had...
Cynthia M. Heiser
May 11, 2005
Cynthia M. Heiser, 31, Shillington, died of natural causes May 11 at 3:50 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient two days.
She was the wife of David R. Heiser.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Eugene M. and Sandra E. (Jacobs) Moyer, Auburn, Schuylkill County.
Heiser was last employed for two years in retail sales by Premium...
Marie M. Knight
May 9, 2005
Marie M. Knight, 74, of Blandon, died May 9th at 4:53 am in the Emergency Room at St. Joseph Hospital, Reading.
She was the widow of John Knight, who died October 1994.
Knight was a member of Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church, Hyde Park.
She was employed 25 years as a nurses assistant at Mount Loretta, Staten Island, New York, retiring in...
Genevieve H. Maryniak
May 9, 2005
Genevieve H. Maryniak, 90, Reading, died May 9 in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient six days.
Her husband, Walter J. Maryniak, died Dec. 19, 1975.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Szott) Rozycki.
Maryniak was employed for 15 years as a bakery associate by Ciotti's Bakery, Reading, retiring in 1978.
She was a member...
Anna Ruhnke
May 8, 2005
Anna Ruhnke, 78, Wyomissing, died May 8 at 3:40 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient one day.
Her husband, Erwin W. Ruhnke, died May 14, 1989.
Born in Leobschutz, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Paulina (Schoerner) Purschke.
Ruhmle was employed for 26 years as a polisher by the Baldwin Hardware Co., Reading, retiring n...
Ronald F. Werner
May 6, 2005
Ronald Francis Werner, 81, of the Lutheran Home at Topton and formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died May 6th at 1:40 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since early Friday.
He was the husband of the late Ruth Hertha (Nagel) Werner, who died June 5, 1995.
Born in Muskegon, Michigan, he was a son of the late...
Kevin W. Schweitzer
May 6, 2005
Kevin W. Schweitzer, 39, died of natural causes May 6 at 10:35 p.m. in his Reading residence.
Born in Reading, he was a son of William A. and Shirley Mae (Mitchell) Schweitzer, both of Reading.
Schweitzer had been employed for 17 years as a laborer by the Blind Association of Reading, last working in November.
He was a 1987 graduate of Oley Technical...
Ruth J. Seelicke
May 6, 2005
Ruth J. Seelicke, 97, a resident at Country Meadows of Wyomissing, died May 6 in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since April 17.
Her husband, Henry T. Seelicke, died in 1988.
Born in Leominster, Mass., she was a daughter of the late George P. and Abigail (Whitney) Jones.
Seelicke was a graduate of Leominster High School.
She is survived by a...
Carola K. Coulton
May 6, 2005
Carola K. Coulton, 89, Wyomissing, died May 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Highlands at Wyomissing, where she had been a resident.
Her husband, Henry D. Coulton, died in July 1973.
Born in Chicago, she was a daughter of the late George W. and Clara (Henning) Kellner.
Coulton was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Reading.
She was a graduate of Roycemore School for...
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