Richard C. Mcnamara
Sep 26, 2004
Richard C. McNamara, 66, Naples, Fla., formerly of Wyomissing, died of natural causes Sept. 26 in North Naples Community Hospital.
He was the husband of Bette A. (Zook) McNamara.
Born in Boston, he was a son of the late John J. and Kathleen (Tobin) McNamara.
McNamara was employed for 18 years as national sales manager by the John Wright Co. until 1982 and...
Grace V. Coldren
Sep 26, 2004
Grace Viola (Amole) Coldren, 84, formerly of Wyomissing, died September 26th at 2:47 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since Saturday.
She was the widow of Charles William Coldren, who died May 11, 1991.
Born in Birdsboro, she was a daughter of the late William and Emma R. Amole.
She worked as an assembler for 17 years...
John K. Kerber
Sep 25, 2004
John Kenneth Kerber, 61, of Wyomissing Hills Blvd., died September 25th at 10:50 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since September 19th.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Anna N. (Filipek) Kerber of Wyomissing and the late Stanley F. Kerber. He was a 1961 graduate of Reading Catholic.
Kerber was an instructor for a...
Daniel F. Loftus
Sep 23, 2004
Daniel F. "Dino" Loftus, 60, Shillington, died of natural causes Sept. 23 at 9:45 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where he had been a patient since July 29.
His wife, Carol Loftus, died in January 1996.
Born in Staten Island, N.Y., he was an adopted son of Josephine DaLucio, Staten Island.
Loftus was a professional musician most of his life,...
Linda M. Klinger
Sep 22, 2004
Linda M. (Oudinot) Klinger, 54, of 405 Water Street, Temple, died September 22nd at 1:35 am in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading, where she had been since March 20, 2004.
She was the wife of James C. Klinger.
Klinger was a daughter of the late Lloyd E. and Rose (Kohut) Oudinot.
She was a 1968 graduate of Reading High School.
Klinger was a member...
Mildred V. Gane
Sep 21, 2004
Mildred V. (Robison) Gane, 89, formerly of 814 North Ridge Road, Perkasie, died September 21st at 6:15 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since Sunday.
She was taken there from Phoebe Berks Village, where she had been since 1998.
Gane was the widow of Frederick L. Gane, who died January 21, 2001.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery County,...
Katharine S. Wells
Sep 20, 2004
Katharine S. (Schell) Wells, 99, of 1821 Kline Road, (Robeson Township), died September 20th at 3:43 pm in the Zerbe Sister's Home, Lancaster County, where she had been since August 30th.
She was the widow of Russell A. Wells, who died March 11, 1988.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Reuben and Kate (Good) Schell.
She was a...
Marion R. Spoon
Sep 15, 2004
Marion R. Spoon, 91, Arlington, Texas, formerly of Reading, died Sept. 15 in Arlington Memorial Hospital.
Her husband, John W. Spoon, died in 1993.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne County, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Lola (Weiss) Stocker.
Spoon is survived by a daughter, Barbara Ann (Spoon) Ormand, Coto De Caza, Calif.
There are also two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services...
Leon Krotulski
Sep 14, 2004
Leon Krotulski, 79, died September 14th at 6:52 am in his residence at 3338 Sheidy Avenue, Muhlenberg Township.
He was the widower of Rita M. (Webb) Krotulski, who died March 21, 2004.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Joseph and Tillie (Jablonski) Krotulski.
He worked for 32 years in the heating and air conditioning division at Berks Products, Corp.,...
Edith Mary Scornavacchi
Sep 9, 2004
Edith Mary (Sharman) Scornavacchi, 83, of 3110 Pine Tree Lane, Wyomissing, died September 9th at 5:14 am in her residence.
She was the widow of Dr. Joseph M. Scornavacchi, who died October 20, 1998.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles W., Sr., and Edith Mary (Maurer) Sharman.
She was a 1938 graduate of Reading High School.
Mrs. Scornavacchi was...
Arlene May Vespico
Sep 8, 2004
Arlene May (Masciotti) Vespico, 68, of 6750 Chestnut Oak Lane, Warrenton, Virginia 20187 and formerly of State Street, Shillington, was pronounced dead September 8th at 12:45am in the Fauquier Hospital, Warrenton, Virginia, where she had been since September 2nd.
She was married April 26, 1958 in Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Reading to Robert D. Vespico, of Warrenton.
Born in Reading, she...
Susan L. Volutza
Sep 7, 2004
Susan L. Volutza, 60, died Sept. 7 at 2:44 a.m. in her residence in Lower Alsace Township, following a lengthy illness of Amyothropic Lateral Sclerosis.
She was the wife of Joseph S. Volutza.
Born in Cheyenne, Wyo., she was a daughter of Ruth L. (Pennypacker) Stoyko, Wyomissing, and the late Max Stoyko.
Volutza was employed for 24 years as a registered pediatric nurse...
Richard T. Kirkpatrick
Sep 7, 2004
Richard T. Kirkpatrick, retired chief executive officer of a Reading business, died of natural causes Sept. 7 at 8:09 a.m. in his residence in Wernersville.
Kirkpatrick, 70, was the husband of Mary Ann (Analavage) Kirkpatrick.
He joined Luden's Inc., Reading, in 1960, and served as cost accounting supervisor, assistant controller, controller and vice president of finance before being named chief operating officer...
Carol Ann Miller
Sep 6, 2004
Carol Ann (Krieger) Miller, 71, of 1940 Reading Avenue, West Wyomissing, died September 6th at 9:47 pm in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since July 22nd.
She was the wife of Robert C. Miller.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Frederick E. and Evelyn Fay (Gauby) Krieger.
She was a 1951 graduate of Wyomissing...
Gertrude Hierl
Sep 5, 2004
Gertrude Hierl, 94, formerly of West Reading, died Sept. 5 at 1:15 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had resided since Oct. 7, 2002.
Her husband, Karl Hierl, died Dec. 11, 1996.
Born in Neumarkt, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Margaret (Laudenschlager) Kerschbaum.
Hierl had been employed for 42 years as a mender by...
Dorothy V. Ritz
Sep 4, 2004
Dorothy V. Ritz, 86, formerly of Temple, died Sept. 4 at 8:24 p.m. in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where she had been a resident since Jan. 22.
Her husband, H. Russell Ritz, died June 14, 1973.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William M. and Della M. (Ream) Croll.
Ritz was last employed in the shoe department of Boscov's...
Maurice P. Hughes
Sep 2, 2004
Maurice P. Hughes, retired travel-agency owner, died Sept. 2 at 6:40 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where he had resided since Aug. 12.
Hughes, 88, Wyomissing, was predeceased by his wife, Dorothea C. (Carley) Hughes, on Aug. 14, 2002.
He was the owner-operator of Roamer Tours and Travel, Wyomissing, for 40 years, retiring in 2002.
Born in Armagh, Northern Ireland,...
Mary E. Piergrossi
Sep 2, 2004
Mary E. Piergrossi, 79, died Sept. 2 in her residence in Hyde Park.
She was the wife of Fileno J. Piergrossi.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Luigi and Giulia (Bachetti) Seghetti.
Piergrossi was a charter member of Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church, Hyde Park.
She is also survived by a son, Michael N., Woodbine, Md.; and a daughter,...
Roxanna P. Dennis
Sep 2, 2004
Roxanna Patricia Dennis, 50, of 3823 Hilltop Avenue, Muhlenberg Township, died September 2nd at 8:47 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since August 26th.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a graduate of Cardinal Daugherty High School.
She is survived by a daughter, Nicola Dennis of Birdsboro.
Other survivors include two sons, William of Albion, Pa,. and Wayne...
Alice M. Lellig
Sep 2, 2004
Alice M. Lellig, 96, formerly of Mount Penn, died Sept. 2 at 5:50 a.m. in the Lutheran Home at Topton, where she had resided since July 9.
Her husband, Bernard A. Lellig, died in 1958.
Born in Bern Township, she was a daughter of the late David H. and Carrie (Gromis) Weidner.
Lellig was last employed for 15 years as a seamstress by...