Obituaries
Martin A. Boyer
Jul 3, 2005
Martin A. Boyer Sr., 90, formerly of Reading, died July 3 at 8:25 a.m. in his Wyomissing residence.
He was the husband of Dorothy C. (Bohn) Boyer.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Charles P. and Florence S. (Bredbenner) Boyer.
Boyer founded Bowl-O-Rama Inc., Reiffton, in 1957 and has since served as its co-owner.
He was a member of St....
Sonja D. Row
Jun 28, 2005
Sonja D. Row, 34 of Reading, died at 5:45 p.m. , in the emergency room at St. Joseph Medical Center.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, she was the daughter of Darlene J. (Wimpsett) Katzin, Fort Dodge, Iowa and the late John Hallock.
Row was a 1989 graduate of Reading High School.
Also surviving is a son, James T. McCoy, III, of Oley and...
Pearl C. Snyder
Jun 27, 2005
Pearl C. (Miller) Snyder, 93, formerly of the Episcopal House, died June 27th at 5:10 am in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where she had been since July 30, 2004.
She was the widow of Raymond K. Snyder, who died September 25, 1990.
Born in Egypt, Lehigh County, she was a daughter of the late William H.D. and Carrie R. (Nuss) Miller.
She...
Rollin T. Reiner
Jun 26, 2005
Rev. Rollin T. Reiner, 85, died June 26th at 11:55pm in his Spring Township residence.
He was the husband of Elizabeth M. (Ebbert) Reiner.
Reiner was born in Muir, Schuylkill County.
He was a 1937 graduate of Porter Township High School, Schuylkill County, 1941 graduate of Albright College, Reading, Pa., and a 1944 graduate of the Evangelical School of Theology at Albright College.
Reiner...
Richard P. Giles
Jun 25, 2005
Richard P. Giles, 88, Reading, died June 25 at 11:20 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since June 10.
His wife, Kathryn L. (Richards) Giles, died April 1, 2004.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Willis F. and Jenny (Rollman) Giles.
Giles had been employed for 41 years by Maier's Bakery, retiring as marketing manager...
Baron A. Juryea
Jun 21, 2005
Baron A. Juryea, 75, of Laureldale, died June 21 at 10:36 p.m. in the emergency room at the Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Elsie M. (Ott) Juryea.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Frank and Viola (Ribble) Juryea.
Juryea was the owner/operator of Barry's Chevron, Reading, for many years, retiring in 1987.
He was veteran of the United...
Winfield S. Weidner
Jun 17, 2005
Winfield S. Weidner, Sr., 95, formerly of Reading, died June 17th at 1:36 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township, where he had been since October 14th.
He was the widower of Miriam B. (Brossman) Weidner, who died November 21, 1997.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Winfield Scott Weidner and Bessie M. (Bowman) Geiger.
He was an Army...
Myles H. Wagner
Jun 15, 2005
Myles H. Wagner, Sr., 76, of Fleetwood, died June 15th at 6:40 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since May 29th.
He was the husband of Anna Mae (Seyfert) Wagner.
Born in Perry Township, he was a son of the late Herbert S. and Bertha (Hemerley) Wagner.
He was a member of St. Michael's Church, Tilden Township.
Wagner...
Florence M. Pearson
Jun 14, 2005
Florence M. Pearson, 91, died June 14 in her residence in Sinking Spring.
Her husband, LeRoy W. Pearson, died Dec. 14, 1985.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles A. and Lizzie (Lebo) Hinnershitz.
Pearson was employed for 36 years as a pairer by the Berkshire Knitting Mills, Wyomissing, retiring in 1967.
She was a member of Bethany Lutheran...
Sophia A. Hague
Jun 11, 2005
Sophia "Sophie" A. Hague, 89 formerly of Wyomissing died June 11 at 11 PM in ManorCare, West Reading where she had resided since November 6, 2002.
Her husband Carroll died in May of 1954.
Born in Birdsboro, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Anna (Motel) Kolson.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West Reading.
Survivors include two...
Charles Lebo
Jun 11, 2005
Charles Lebo, 79, formerly of Eckert Avenue, Reading died June 11 in his residence in Spring Township.
His wife Mary R. (Cirulli) Lebo died March 13, 2002.
Born in Reading he was the son of the late John and Margaret (Eisenhower) Lebo.
He was a chemical operator for over 40 years, first by Firestone and later by Occidental Chemical both of Pottstown, retiring...
Patricia C. Fellows
Jun 11, 2005
Patricia C. Fellows, 75 of Wayne, PA died June 11, 2005 at 2:47 AM in Bryn Mawr Hospital where she had been since May 10.
She was the wife of Charles C. Fellows.
Born in Charleston, West Virginia she was the daughter of the late John T. and Marion K. (Ketchum) Collins.
She was a graduate of Lewisburg High School, Lewisburg West Virginia...
Noel R. Slonaker
Jun 10, 2005
Noel R. Slonaker, 75 of Reading died June 10 in Reading Hospital where he had been since May 31.
His wife June A. (Sterner) Slonaker died March 24, 2002.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Noel S. and Florence G. (Brown) Slonaker.
He was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School in 1947 and of Kutztown University in 1958. He...
Ronald E. Christman
Jun 7, 2005
Ronald E. Christman, 69 of Reading died June 7 at 6:45 PM in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg where he had been since May 27, 2005.
His wife Darlene L. (Wissler) Christman died April 5, 1992.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late George, Sr. and Esther Christman.
He was employed by Stroehmann Bakery, (formerly Maier's Bakery) Reading for 33 years until...
Martha M. Replogle
Jun 7, 2005
Martha Meinhardt Replogle, 92, formerly of Reading, died June 7 at 12:58 a.m. in Beverly Manor, Exeter Township, where she had resided since Dec. 24, 2002.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Edward W. and Susanna E. (Bailey) Meinhardt.
Replogle was employed by the U.S. Government's mint bureau of printing and engraving in Washington, D.C. She was later...
Helen M. Hopp
Jun 6, 2005
Helen M. Hopp, 90, formerly of Sinking Spring, died June 6 at 11:02 a.m. in Reading Hospital, shortly after being admitted.
She was taken to the hospital from Country Meadows of Wyomissing.
She was the wife of Paul A. Hopp, also a resident at Country Meadows.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Harry E. and Esther M. (White) Kirschman.
Hopp...
Janie L. Schleifke
Jun 5, 2005
Janie L. Schleifke, 58, West Reading, died of natural causes June 5 in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since May 30.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Reinhold and Mildred (Sterger) Schleifke.
Schleifke was last employed by Encompass Insurance, Reading, until her retirement.
She was a 1991 graduate of Albright College.
There are no immediate survivors.
Graveside...
Chester Hadley
Jun 4, 2005
Chester Hadley, 84, of Cumru Township, died June 4th at 7:30 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since May 11th.
He was the husband of Marie H. (Mackowiak) Hadley.
Hadley was predeceased by his first wife, Helen S. (Saad) Hadley, who died December 16, 1985.
Born in Merrimack, New Hampshire, he was a son of the late...
Edith J. Fetter
Jun 4, 2005
Edith Joan Fetter, 66, was pronounced dead June 4th in her residence in Laureldale.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William F. and Edna I. (Lando) Fetter.
She was a member of Olivet Reformed Church, Reading.
Fetter was a graduate of Reading High School.
She was employed for a number of years as a secretary by the loan department at...
Kathryn E. Fisher
Jun 2, 2005
Kathryn E. Fisher, 105, died June 2 at 8:33 a.m. in her West Lawn residence.
Her husband, Charles H. Fisher, died in 1968.
Born in Kutztown, she was a daughter of the late Ambrose and Racian (Ramer) Moyer.
Fisher had been employed for 20 years as a licensed practical nurse for several area facilities including Berks Heim.
She was a charter member of Advent...
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