Obituaries
Ariel Agosto
Aug 9, 2005
Ariel Agosto, 61, Reading, died of natural causes Aug. 8 at 1:37 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center.
He was the husband of Adelfa (Sanchez) Agosto.
Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Pedro Agosto Sr. and Juana Paula (Delgado) Agosto.
Agosto was employed for 31 years as a machine operator by Exide Corp., Muhlenberg Township, retiring...
Charles H. Noll
Aug 9, 2005
Charles Henry Noll, 81, died August 9th in his Laureldale residence.
He was the husband of Fern Esther (Ibach) Noll.
Born in Kutztown, he was a son of the late Harry and Eva I. (Daniels) Noll.
Noll was employed 46 years at NGK Metals, Muhlenberg Township as a tool & die maker, cold roller and last working in the store department, retiring December...
Frank L. Woolley
Aug 9, 2005
Frank L. "Francis" Woolley, 82, Spring Township, died Aug. 9 in Reading Hospital.
He was taken to the hospital from the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where he had resided since July 28.
He was the husband of Merri M. (Murdoch) Woolley.
Born in Highland Park, Ill., he was a son of the late Francis L. and Ethel M. (Myers) Woolley.
Woolley was employed from...
Frank L. Woolley
Aug 9, 2005
Frank L. "Francis" Woolley, 82, Spring Township, died Aug. 9 in Reading Hospital.
He was taken to the hospital from the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where he had resided since July 28.
He was the husband of Merri M. (Murdoch) Woolley.
Born in Highland Park, Ill., he was a son of the late Francis L. and Ethel M. (Myers) Woolley.
Woolley was employed from...
Kathryn M. Luckenbill
Aug 7, 2005
Kathryn M. Luckenbill, 101, formerly of West Reading, died Aug. 7 at 5:20 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where she had been a resident since 2000.
Her husband, Paul A. Luckenbill, died Jan. 14, 1976.
Born in Annville, Lebanon County, she was a daughter of the late Paul F. and Ida M. (Stohler) Moyer.
Luckenbill had been employed for 39...
Pearl V. Himmelreich
Aug 5, 2005
Pearl V. Himmelreich, 85, formerly of Leesport, died Aug. 5 in Laurel Center Genesis Elder Care, Tilden Township, where she had been a resident for seven years.
Her husband, Howard B. Himmelreich, died March 12, 1990.
Born in Temple, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Nora (Bowman) Paine.
Himmelreich is survived by a son, Ricky H. Himmelreich, Leesport; and two...
Josephine W. Hartman
Aug 4, 2005
Josephine "Josie" W. Hartman, 75 of Muhlenberg Township, died August 4 at 9:05 PM in Reading Hospital where she had been since August 1.
She was the wife of Edward G. Hartman.
Born in Topton, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna (Witwer) Bond.
She was a graduate of Reading High School in 1948.
Hartman was a member of Alsace Lutheran...
Ralph A. Friend
Aug 1, 2005
Ralph A. Friend Jr., retired school teacher and former education association president, died Aug. 1 in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since July 17.
Friend, 79, West Wyomissing, was the husband of Eleanor R. (Schadler) Friend.
He was employed for four years as a history teacher and 38 years as a seventh and eighth grade math teacher in the...
Lorraine C. Horst
Aug 1, 2005
Lorraine C. Horst, 77, died Aug. 1 at 5:25 a.m. in her residence in Reading.
She was the wife of Arthur M. Horst.
Born in Palmyra, Lebanon County, she was a daughter of Kathryn Y. (Youtz) Wagner, a resident of the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, and the late J. Forrest Wagner.
Horst was a graduate of the Hershey High School.
She was a member...
James M. Reid
Jul 28, 2005
James M. Reid, 67, Cumru Township, died of natural causes July 28 in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient 26 days.
His wife, Mary Anne (Feeney) Reid, died March 26, 1989.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was a son of the late Robert and Cristina (Graham) Reid.
Reid was employed for 27 years as a machinist by Hofmann Industries Inc., Sinking...
Harry P. Zaharis
Jul 27, 2005
Harry P. Zaharis, 83, Reading, died July 27 in Berks Heim.
He was the husband of Catherine S. (Sofianos) Zaharis.
Born in Minersville, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Peter and Stavroula (Hantzes) Zaharis.
Zaharis was the owner of Zaharis Restaurant in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, for many years until his retirement.
He was a 1942 graduate of Minersville High School and...
Charles A. Moody
Jul 27, 2005
Charles A. Moody, 88, formerly of Reading, died July 27 at 4:05 p.m. in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where he had been a resident since 1997.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George and Martha (Yeager) Moody.
Moody was employed for 25 years as a bartender by the Peanut Bar, Reading, until his retirement.
He...
Donna M. Greul
Jul 26, 2005
Donna M. Greul, 61, died July 26, at 5:45 p.m in her Spring Township residence.
She was the wife of E. John Greul.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of Dorothy T. (Tobias) Miller, Wyomissing and the late Donald B. Miller.
She was employed by Carlton Health Agency as a registered nurse.
Greul was a graduate of Wilson High School in 1962...
Donald C. Ermentrout
Jul 26, 2005
Donald Collier Ermentrout, 99, formerly of Shillington, died July 26th at 2:50 am in the Topton Lutheran Home, where he had been since January 16, 2004.
He was the husband of Margaret Elaine (Stickell) Ermentrout.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Henry R. and Emma May (Maurer) Ermentrout.
He was a 1924 graduate of Wyomissing High School and a...
Antonie K. Spina
Jul 26, 2005
Antonie K. Spina, 85, formerly of Reading, died July 26 at 1:30 a.m. in the Highlands at Wyomissing, where she had resided since Sept. 27.
Her husband, Ben Spina, died Oct. 4.
Born in Schamburg, Germany, she was a daughter of the late George and Frieda (Rombach) Kopf.
Spina was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West Reading.
She was a 1938...
Alverta K. Lyon
Jul 25, 2005
Alverta K. Lyon, 90, North Little Rock, Ark., formerly of Reading, died July 25 in Spring Hill Memorial Hospital, Little Rock, Ark.
Her husband, William H. Lyon, died Feb. 29, 1988.
Born in Greenwich Township, she was a daughter of the late George and Annie (Fink) Kramer.
Lyon was employed for 30 years as a punch-press operator by Elge Spark Wheel Co., Reading,...
James F. Haughney
Jul 25, 2005
James F. Haughney, 74, formerly of Virginia Beach, Va., died July 25 at 4:20 p.m. in the Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Inc., Wernersville, where he had resided 21/2 years.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late James F. and Ruth A. (Snyder) Haughney.
Haughney was employed since 1959 as a fleet and truck manager by R.K. Chevrolet, Virginia...
Llewellyn Richard Stephens
Jul 25, 2005
Llewellyn Richard Stephens, a former city planner and a retired architect, died July 25 at 6 a.m. in The Hawthorne, Reading.
Stephens, 67, Wyomissing, formerly of Reading, was predeceased by his wife, Barbara L. (McMonagle) Stephens, on March 31, 1996.
A former city planner, Stephens helped formulate the plans for the Downtown East Urban and Riverfront renewal projects.
He was a co-author of...
George M. Ehst
Jul 24, 2005
George M. Ehst, 66, died of cancer July 24 at 8:35 a.m. in his Cumru Township residence.
He was the husband of Bonnie A. (Swartz) Ehst.
Born in West Lawn, he was a son of the late Melvin H. and Ruth E. (Sanders) Ehst.
Ehst had been last employed as an area furniture refinisher, retiring in 1992. He previously worked from 1976 to...
Gerald L. Ciraulo
Jul 21, 2005
Gerald L. Ciraulo, 46, Centre Township, died of natural causes July 21 at 11:50 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since July 13.
He was the husband of Michelle E. (Krott) Ciraulo.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of Urah C. (Balthaser) Ciraulo, Spring Township, and the late James Ciraulo.
Ciraulo had been last employed for five...
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