Edmund E. Albrecht
May 31, 2004
Edmund E. Albrecht, 77, of Fairway Road, Flying Hills, Cumru Township, died of natural causes May 31 in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since May 24.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Antoni and Mary (Murawezyunski) Albrecht.
Albrecht was employed for 43 years as a machine operator by Reading Tube Corp., retiring in 1988.
He was...
Catherine M. Nicodemus
May 30, 2004
Catherine M. Nicodemus, 86, of Carolina Avenue, Muhlenberg Township, formerly of Overbrook Road, Baltimore, died May 30 at 5:10 p.m. in the residence of a son, David E. Jr., with whom she resided.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Michael Klocek, and by her second husband, David E. Nicodemus Sr., in 1980.
Born in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the...
Margaret M. Molets
May 30, 2004
Margaret M. Molets, 87, of Monroe Street, Hyde Park, died May 30 in Reading Hospital.
Her husband, John J. Molets, died July 16, 2002.
Born in Lansford, Carbon County, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Hirchak) Hydock.
Molets had been employed as a registered nurse by several area hospitals, last working 25 years at Community General Hospital until her...
Samuel S. Diamont
May 29, 2004
Samuel S. Diamont, 84, formerly of West Douglass Street, died May 29 at 4:15 a.m. in Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where he had been a resident since Jan. 31, 2003.
He was the husband of Theresa M. (Sedoti) Diamont.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Dominic and Grace (Cocci) Diamont.
Diamont had been employed for 20 years...
Pauline V. Lorah
May 27, 2004
Pauline V. Lorah, 84, of Calabria Drive, Blandon, died May 27 at 2:28 a.m. in her residence.
Her husband, Howard A. Lorah, died May 30, 1966.
Born in Maidencreek Township, she was a daughter of the late Sylvester S. and Minnie A. (Christ) Moyer.
Lorah had been employed by the Wide Awake Shirt Co. Inc., Reading, and later the Fleetwood Shirt Co., retiring...
Margaret E. Borell
May 22, 2004
Margaret E. (Gehrke) Borell, 89, of Oak forest Apartments, Hampten Blvd., Reading, died May 22nd at 10:35 pm in the Reading Hospital where she had been since earlier that day.
Formerly of Memorial Highway, Fleetwood and the Berkshire Commons, Exeter Township, she was the wife of William A. Borell, at home.
Born in Reading she was a daughter of the late Herbert...
Gloria M. Kravitz
May 21, 2004
Gloria M. (LeVine) Kravitz, 79, of 50 North 4th Street, Washington Towers, died May 21st at 12:58 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since May 11th.
She was the widow of Joseph J., died August 21, 1985.
Born in _________, she was a daughter of the late _________ and __________ (___________) LeVine.
She worked for 20 years...
Ronald J. Hamilton
May 20, 2004
Ronald J. Hamilton, 72, of 9256 Donnybrook Lane, Dallas, Texas 75217, formerly of Pricetown Road, died May 20th at 9:00 pm in Mesquite Community Hospital, Mesquite Texas.
He was the widower of E. Joan (Hesford) Hamilton, who died January 31, 1993.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Dr. Harry D. and Catherine (Keim) Hamilton.
He was a 1950 graduate...
Marcia F. Cocino
May 20, 2004
Marcia F. (McCann) Cocino, 51, of 205 Linda Lane, Exeter Township, died May 20th at 8:15 pm in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where she had been since April 25th.
She was the wife of Joseph Richard Cocino, Sr.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of James G. McCann of Sun City, Florida and the late Florence (Frye) McCann and...
William H. Zeswitz
May 18, 2004
William H. Zeswitz Jr., retired music store owner and former tennis champion, died May 18 at 1:10 p.m. in his residence on Timberline Drive, Wyomissing.
Zeswitz, 86, was the husband of Elizabeth B. (Carnoles) Zeswitz.
He was the owner and president of the Zeswitz Music Store, Reading, from 1939 until his retirement in 2002. The music store was located at 812 Penn...
Elizabeth L. Ebbert
May 18, 2004
Elizabeth L. (Shuman) Ebbert, 80, of 201 Olive Street, West Reading, died May 18th at 5:45 pm in the Laurel Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Tilden Township, where she had been since April 27th.
She was the widow of Irwin W. Ebbert, who died March 21, 2003.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Alfred W. and Mamie K....
Rosemary J. Raudenbush
May 17, 2004
Rosemary J. (Carrignan) Raudenbush, 76, formerly of North Richmond Street, Fleetwood, died May 17th in St. Joseph's Hospital.
She was taken there from the St. Joseph's Living Center, Hyde Park, where she had been since February 23rd.
Raudenbush was the widow of Wilbur F. Raudenbush who died May 11, 1992.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen...
Rosemary J. Raudenbush
May 17, 2004
Rosemary J. (Carrignan) Raudenbush, 76, formerly of North Richmond Street, Fleetwood, died May 17th in St. Joseph's Hospital.
She was taken there from the St. Joseph's Living Center, Hyde Park, where she had been since ________.
Raudenbush was the widow of Wilbur F. Raudenbush who died May 11, 1992.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen (Gallagher)...
Daniel N. Sharpe
May 16, 2004
Daniel N. Sharpe Jr., 80, died May 16 at 9:15 p.m. in his residence on Reading Boulevard, Wyomissing.
He was the husband of Doris F. (Fischofer) Sharpe.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a son of the late Daniel Sharpe Sr. and Nancy (Kinder) Sharpe.
Sharpe was employed as director of engineering by the Penn Optical Co., Reading, from 1977 until his retirement...
Grace Lopresto-Bausher
May 16, 2004
Grace Lopresto-Bausher, 89, of Berkshire Commons, Exeter Township, died May 16 in the Berkshire Center, Exeter Township.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Philip Lopresto, in 1974, and by her second husband, Henry Bausher, in 1997.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Deigo and Angelina (Leonti) Parisi.
Surviving are two sons, Nunzio Lopresto, Temple, and Frank Lopresto, Wynnewood;...
Donald R. Gillmor
May 14, 2004
Donald R. Gillmor, 91, a resident of Outlook Pointe, Exeter Township, formerly of Eisenbrown Road, Muhlenberg Township, died May 14 at 10:50 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where he had been a patient for one month.
His wife, Albertina (Piergrossi) Quaintance Gillmor, died in 1988. His first wife, Florence (Druzba) Gillmor, died in 1963.
Born in Reading, he was...
Diane L. Slody
May 13, 2004
Diane L. Slody, 42, of West Fifth Street, Pottstown, died of natural causes May 13 in her residence.
She was the wife of Richard Slody.
Born in Pottstown, she was a daughter of Annette (Conrad) Hahn, Temple, and the late Samuel Hahn.
Slody was a member of Zion's United Church of Christ, Pottstown.
She was a graduate of Boyertown High School and received an...
John L. Orzechowski
May 13, 2004
John L. Orzechowski, 88, of Upland Avenue, died May 13 at 9:05 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since April 29.
He was the husband of Wanda F. (Rzymski) Orzechowski.
Born in Mahanoy Plane, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Orzechowski.
Orzechowski was employed for 33 years as a machinist by North...
Pamela J. Putnam
May 13, 2004
Pamela J. Putnam, 60, died May 13 at 8:19 p.m. in her residence on Delaware Avenue, Wyomissing.
The Berks County coroner's office is investigating the cause of death.
Born in St. Ives, Australia, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen Colley.
Putnam was employed by the Australian Consulate in New York City from 1970 to 1973.
She was a graduate of...
Richard Lee Jackson
May 12, 2004
Richard Lee Jackson, 36, of South Riverside Drive, Ontelaunee Township, died May 12 in his residence.
The cause of death is under investigation by the Berks County coroner's office.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Robert A. Werner, Reading, and Betty M. (Kressly) Jackson, Wyomissing.
Jackson had been employed for eight years by Telco Inc., Bern Township, where he was foreman.
He...