Obituaries
Helen Fern Johnson
Aug 28, 2005
Helen Fern (Reigner) Johnson, 87, died of natural causes August 28th at 7:45am in her Spring Township residence.
She was the widow of Robert W. Johnson, who died November 1, 1999.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Amanda I. (Weand) Reigner.
She was a member of both West Wyomissing Chapel and St. John's Lutheran Church, Sinking Spring.
Johnson...
Livio J. Sonsini
Aug 28, 2005
Livio "Lee" J. Sonsini, Jr., 76, of Colony Park, died of natural causes August 28 at 9:20 p.m. in Manor Care Laureldale where he had been since August 15.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Livio J., Sr. and Mary C. (Rizzo) Sonsini.
Sonsini was the owner/operator of the former Lee's Corral and Pizza Village, both of West...
Margaret M. Gilbert
Aug 28, 2005
Margaret M. (Etzel) Gilbert, 87, formerly of Reading, died August 28th, at 2:00 am in Spruce Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where she had been since December 23, 2003.
She was the widow of John W. Gilbert, who died March 1996.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Jacob C. and Mary A. (McGee) Etzel.
She was employed...
Carol A. Menet-Houlihan
Aug 27, 2005
Carol A. (Stanislawczyk) Menet-Houlihan, 62, died of natural causes August 27th in her Wyomissing residence.
She was the wife of Robert Houlihan. She was predeceased by her first husband, Jerome M. Menet, who died October 4, 1988.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Stephanie (Kozak) Kaufman of West Lawn.
She was predeceased by her father, Stephen Stanislawczyk and her step-father, Robert...
Charles G. Hiester
Aug 25, 2005
Charles G. Hiester, 84, of Acorn Drive, Muhlenberg Township and formerly of Elizabeth Avenue, Laureldale, died August 25th at 9:50 am in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where he had been since December 31st.
He was the husband of Doris J. (Kaylor) Hiester a resident at ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Gabriel...
Frank H. Wanner
Aug 23, 2005
Frank H. Wanner, 65, of Windsor Township and formerly of Leesport, died August 23rd at 4:06 pm in the Emergency Room at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Karen M. (Shollenberger) Wanner and predeceased by his first wife, Shirley R. (Anspach) Wanner who died December 25, 1997.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late...
Frances E. Sharp
Aug 20, 2005
Frances E. Sharp, 91, Leesport, formerly of West Reading, died Aug. 20 at 4 p.m. in Beverly Healthcare Reading, Exeter Township, where she had been a patient since June 26.
Her husband, W. Kenneth Sharp, died Sept. 17, 1991.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Hannah (Wertz) Focht.
Sharp had been employed for 10 years as a...
William C. Schwartz
Aug 18, 2005
William C. Schwartz, 82, died Aug. 18 at 2:45 a.m. in his residence in Muhlenberg Township.
He was the husband of Grace E. (Brown) Schwartz.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Charles H. and Sarah R. (Zapf) Schwartz.
Schwartz was employed for 27 years as a tool and die maker by ATT Reading Works, Muhlenberg Township, retiring in 1986.
He...
Margaret B. Horst
Aug 16, 2005
Margaret B. Horst , 93, formerly of Harrisburg and Wyomissing died August 16th in the Harrisburg Hospital where she had been a patient since August 8. Horst was the widow of Dr. Elmer L. Horst, who died November 22, 1995. Born in Manor, Westmoreland County, she was a daughter of the late H. George and Mary (Wagner) Beamer. Horst was...
Blanca Sanchez
Aug 14, 2005
Dr. Blanca (Secades) Sanchez, 87, formerly of Wynnewood, Pa., died of natural causes August 14th in Country Meadows, Wyomissing.
She was the widow of Pio Sanchez, who died September 16, 2004.
Born in Havana, Cuba, she was a daughter of the late Victoriano and Rita (Pintado) Secades.
She was a member of Presentation of the Virgin Mary, Ardmore.
Sanchez was a graduate of the...
Nanci J. Romano
Aug 14, 2005
Nanci Jeanne (Henderson) Romano, 64, died of natural causes August 14th in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
She was the wife of Joseph Romano, Jr.
Born in Erie, she was a daughter of James Henderson, Florida and the late Ruth Rees.
She is also survived by a daughter, Stacey A. (Dudanowicz) Ortlip of Birdsboro.
Other survivors include a sister, Karen (Rees) Schiavo of Colebrookdale Township.
There...
Charlotte L. Moore
Aug 14, 2005
Charlotte L. Moore, 65, died of natural causes August 14th at 3:45 am in her Exeter Township residence.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Orvis M. and Verna R. (Solt) Moore.
She was a 1958 graduate of Reading High School.
Moore was employed for a number of years as a secretary at Hoffert, Huckabee and Weiler, Reading, last working...
Mark R. Hoffman
Aug 13, 2005
Mark R. Hoffman, 80, formerly of Reading, died August 13th at 6:00 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been for one day.
He was the husband of Margaret A. (Bower) Hoffman of Phoebe Berks Village, Wernersville.
Born in Perry Township, he was a son of the late Milton Reber and Mary Ellen (Kershner) Hoffman.
He was a graduate...
Blanche M. Mckeon
Aug 12, 2005
Blanche M. (Schaeffer) McKeon, 91, formerly of West Reading and Shillington died August 12th at 6:25 pm in the Emergency Room at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was taken there from the Highlands at Wyomissing, where she had been since September 1989.
McKeon was the widow of John W. McKeon, who died May 9, 1987.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, she...
Robert L. Snyder
Aug 12, 2005
Robert Luppold Snyder, 77, of Muhlenberg Township, died August 12th in Lehigh Valley Cedarcrest Hospital, Allentown.
He was the husband of Dolores J. (Nagle) Snyder.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul R. and Dorothy (Luppold) Snyder.
He was a member of Good Shepherd United Church of Christ, Tuckerton.
Snyder was a Air Force Veteran, 148th Fighter Squad, in the...
Betty A. Heinly
Aug 12, 2005
Betty A. (Snyder) Heinly, 74, of Leesport Borough, died August 12th at 7:55 am in St. Joseph Hospital where she had been since August 5th.
Heinly was taken there from the Laurel Center, where she had been since June 18, 2004.
She was the wife of Kenneth S. Heinly, Sr. Heinly was predeceased by her first husband, Warren P. Merkel who died...
Harold W. Klahr
Aug 12, 2005
Harold William Klahr, 82, formerly of Park Avenue, Temple, died August 12th at in Berks Heim Annex, Bern Township, where he had been since
He was the widower of Nellie Marie (Dechant) Klahr, who died December 11, 1990.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Davilla William and Opal R. (Herrmann) Klahr.
He was a graduate of Reading High School...
Cameron E. Watts
Aug 11, 2005
Cameron E. "Dutch" Watts, 85, formerly of Reading, died Aug. 11 at 7:35 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient two weeks.
He was taken to the hospital from St. Joseph Living Center, Hyde Park, where he had resided since July 27.
His wife, Marie A. (Arentz) Watts, died Dec. 11, 1996.
Born in Reading, he was a son of...
Edwin Snyder
Aug 10, 2005
Edwin "Sonny" Snyder, 65, of Reading, died August 10th at 10:42 pm in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading, where he had been since June 18th.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Clarence and Pearl (Shellenberger) Snyder.
He attended Muhlenberg High School.
There are no immediate survivors.
Walter R. Christ Funeral Home, Inc., Laureldale, is in charge of arrangements.
Lucille M. Genslinger
Aug 10, 2005
Lucille "Lucy" M. (Miller) Genslinger, 62, died August 10th at 5:40 pm in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
She was the wife of Harold H. "Butch" Genslinger.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Robert P. and Sophie (Straka) Miller.
She was a 1961 graduate of Central High School.
Genslinger was employed for a number of years as the secretary and...
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