Obituaries
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...
Jane C. Hutt
Jun 1, 2005
Jane Carolyn (Fry) Hutt, 79, died June 1st at 11:58 am in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John R. and Bertha M. (Egner) Fry.
She was a 1943 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and a 1947 graduate of Kutztown University.
Hutt was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Laureldale.
She was employed as a teacher...
Melvin Marquez
Jun 1, 2005
Melvin Marquez, Jr., was stillborn in the Reading Hospital on June 1st.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of Melvin Marquez, Sr., and Jessenia Ayala, both of Reading.
He is also survived by his Maternal Grandmother, Andreita (Ocasio) Ayala of Reading and his Paternal Grandmother, Zoraida (Delvalle) Marquez of Pottstown.
Other survivors include his Paternal Grandfather, Marcelino Marquez of Reading.
Graveside services...
Wanda R. Schaeffer
Jun 1, 2005
Wanda Rothermel Schaeffer, 81, formerly of Blandon, died June 1st at 1:55 pm in Kutztown Manor, where she had been since February 28, 2000.
Born in Maidencreek Township, she was a daughter of the late Fremont and Katherine M. (Rothermel) Schaeffer.
She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Fleetwood.
Schaeffer was a Navy Waves Veteran of WWII.
She is survived...
Barry L. Yeager
May 31, 2005
Barry L. Yeager, 58, Muhlenberg Township, died of natural causes May 31 at 5:23 a.m. in the Muhlenberg Township residence of his daughter, Lisa M. (Yeager) Heller.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Earl E. S. and Fern D. (Reichert) Yeager.
Yeager had been employed for 20 years as a technical administrator by Baldwin Hardware Manufacturing Corp., Reading,...
Barry L. Yeager
May 31, 2005
Barry L. Yeager, 58, Muhlenberg Township, died of natural causes May 31 at 5:23 a.m. in the Muhlenberg Township residence of his daughter, Lisa M. (Yeager) Heller.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Earl E. S. and Fern D. (Reichert) Yeager.
Yeager had been employed for 20 years as a technical administrator by Baldwin Hardware Manufacturing Corp., Reading,...
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...
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