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,...
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...
June L. Sheetz
Sep 1, 2004
June L. Sheetz, 84, formerly of West Wyomissing, died Sept. 1 in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had resided since Feb. 4.
Her husband, Walter J. Sheetz, died Nov. 24, 1991.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Lillian (Dohner) Engle.
Sheetz was a member of First Baptist Church, Reading.
Surviving are two daughters, Joyce...
David P. Smith
Sep 1, 2004
David P. Smith, 50, formerly of Reading, died Sept. 1 at 2:25 p.m. in his Kansas City, Mo., residence.
The cause of death is under investigation by the Jackson County, Mo., coroner's office. No further information was available.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Joseph P. Smith and Joan (Smith) Alderigi.
Smith had been last employed as an automobile...
Robert M. Weidenheimer
Aug 30, 2004
Robert M. Weidenheimer, 79, Reading, formerly of West Lawn, died Aug. 30 at 7:40 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been admitted earlier in the day.
He was the husband of Florence E. (Rathman) Weidenheimer.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Morris and Alberta (Pehlman) Weidenheimer.
Weidenheimer was employed for 33 years as an applications engineer by GAI-Tronics,...
Esther F. Shoemaker
Aug 30, 2004
Esther F. Shoemaker, 91, Ruscombmanor Township, died Aug. 30 at 9:50 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient one day.
Her husband, Irvin C. Shoemaker, died Oct. 28, 1993.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Clara (Ebersbach) Starke.
Shoemaker was last employed for several years as a pairer by the Rosedale Knitting Mills, Laureldale.
She...
Thelma V. Klingaman
Aug 30, 2004
Thelma V. Klingaman, 90, formerly of Shillington, died Aug. 30 at 10:10 a.m. in the Denver Nursing Home, Lancaster County, where she had resided since Feb. 10, 2003.
Her husband, Norman T. Klingaman, died in March 1984.
Born in Fritztown, she was a daughter of the late Levi and Mervie (Boyer) Fisher.
Surviving are two nieces and four nephews.
Services will be Thursday at...
Claude W. Billman
Aug 29, 2004
Claude W. Billman Jr., 58, Temple, was dead on arrival of natural causes Aug. 29 at 7:56 a.m. in York Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Claude W. Billman Sr. and Elsie I. (Moll) Billman, Temple.
Billman was employed for 38 years by Parish Structural Products Division of Dana Corp., Reading, retiring in 2002.
He was a 1964 graduate of...
George J. Baxewanis
Aug 29, 2004
George J. Baxewanis, 88, Kenhorst, recognized by a Greek Orthodox bishop for his work as a church choir director, died Aug. 29 at 9 a.m. in Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where he had been a patient since Aug. 13.
He was the husband of Mary (Chaknos) Baxewanis.
Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late John and Angeliki...
Yolanda T. Warg
Aug 28, 2004
Yolanda T. Warg, 78, Miami, Fla., formerly of Laureldale, died Aug. 28 at 10 p.m. in South Miami Hospital, Miami.
Her husband, John C. Warg, died in 1977.
Born in Italy, she was a daughter of the late Fritz and Anna T. (Sicker) Meitzner.
Warg was employed as a seamstress by Geisler Knitting Mills, Hazleton, and was last employed by Jo-Anne Fabrics, Miami,...
Frank Zizza
Aug 28, 2004
Frank Zizza, 83, formerly of Reading, died Aug. 28 at 3:35 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where he had been a resident since March 8, 2002.
He was the husband of Josephine E. (Hall) Zizza.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Alessandro and Antonia (Cerulli) Zizza.
Zizza was employed worked as a truck driver for Capozello...
Evelyn F. Mertz
Aug 28, 2004
Evelyn F. Mertz, 98, formerly of Laureldale and Reading, died Aug. 28 in the Quadrangle, Haverford, Montgomery County, an assisted living facility where she had been a resident since 1991.
Her husband, John G. Mertz, died June 19, 1976.
Born in East Coventry Township, Chester County, she was a daughter of the late George W. and Elsie C. (Harley) Rinehart.
Mertz had been...
Yolanda T. Warg
Aug 28, 2004
Yolanda T. Warg, 78, Miami, Fla., formerly of Laureldale, died Aug. 28 at 10 p.m. in South Miami Hospital, Miami.
Her husband, John C. Warg, died in 1977.
Born in Italy, she was a daughter of the late Fritz and Anna T. (Sicker) Meitzner.
Warg was employed as a seamstress by Geisler Knitting Mills, Hazleton, and was last employed by Jo-Anne Fabrics, Miami,...
Lulu E. Landis
Aug 27, 2004
Lulu E. Landis, 95, Wyomissing, died Aug. 27 in Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Reading.
Her husband, LeRoy R. Landis, died June 10, 1981.
Born in Lobachsville, Pike Township, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Carrie Swavely.
Landis had been employed by H. Oritsky Clothing Manufacturing & Co., Reading, retiring in 1969.
She is survived by a son, Larris L., Wernersville.
There...
Lawrence Falcone
Aug 27, 2004
Lawrence Falcone, 83, died Aug. 27 in his West Reading residence.
He was the husband of Angelina T. (Todaro) Falcone.
Born in Roseto, Northampton County, he was a son of the late Carmine and Nellie (Cascioli) Falcone.
Falcone had been employed for 40 years as a garment cutter by Osan Manufacturing Co., Boyertown, retiring in 1990.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Roman...
Maximin C. Hussar
Aug 27, 2004
Maximin C. Hussar III, 53, died of natural causes Aug. 27 in his residence at the Lutheran Home at Topton.
Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Maximin C. Jr. and Catherine L. (Long) Hussar.
Hussar had been employed for several years by Dana Corp., Reading.
He was a 1968 graduate of Central Catholic High School and received a bachelor's...
Lee L. Epler
Aug 26, 2004
Lee L. Epler, 78, Wyomissing, died Aug. 26 at 11:29 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Aug. 16.
He was the husband of Rebecca (DiSanto) Epler.
Born in Bloomsburg, Columbia County, he was a son of the late James and Lucy (Boyer) Epler.
Epler had been employed by Yuasa Corp., Bern Township, retiring in 1988.
He was a Navy...
Hilda W. Schwanzer
Aug 26, 2004
Hilda W. Schwanzer, 89, West Wyomissing, died Aug. 26 in Berks Heim, where she had been a resident since July 21.
Her husband, Maximilian Schwanzer, died Feb. 3, 2000.
Born in Chemnitz, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Emma (Weisfloge) Wolf.
Schwanzer was employed for 45 years as an inspector by the Berkshire Knitting Mills, Wyomissing, retiring in 1975.
She...
Rose Mary Rapak
Aug 25, 2004
Rose Mary Rapak, 57, of 914 Spring Street, Reading, died August 25th at 10:15 am in St. Joseph Hospital where she had been since July 16th.
She was the companion for 24 years with Peter Haines, Reading.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Walter J. and Anna (Bednar) Rapak.
She was a 1963 graduate of Reading Central Catholic.
Rapak was...
Dorothy I. Lutz
Aug 24, 2004
Dorothy I. (Wagonseller) Lutz, 87, formerly of Pennsylvania Avenue, Hyde Park, died August 24th at 7:35 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been since 1997.
She was the widow of Jacob A. Lutz, who died in 1993.
Born in Laureldale, she was a daughter of the late James and Florence (Heckman) Wagonseller.
Lutz was a member of Alsace Lutheran...