Obituaries
James F. Haughney
Jul 25, 2005
James F. Haughney, 74, formerly of Virginia Beach, Va., died July 25 at 4:20 p.m. in the Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Inc., Wernersville, where he had resided 21/2 years.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late James F. and Ruth A. (Snyder) Haughney.
Haughney was employed since 1959 as a fleet and truck manager by R.K. Chevrolet, Virginia...
Llewellyn Richard Stephens
Jul 25, 2005
Llewellyn Richard Stephens, a former city planner and a retired architect, died July 25 at 6 a.m. in The Hawthorne, Reading.
Stephens, 67, Wyomissing, formerly of Reading, was predeceased by his wife, Barbara L. (McMonagle) Stephens, on March 31, 1996.
A former city planner, Stephens helped formulate the plans for the Downtown East Urban and Riverfront renewal projects.
He was a co-author of...
George M. Ehst
Jul 24, 2005
George M. Ehst, 66, died of cancer July 24 at 8:35 a.m. in his Cumru Township residence.
He was the husband of Bonnie A. (Swartz) Ehst.
Born in West Lawn, he was a son of the late Melvin H. and Ruth E. (Sanders) Ehst.
Ehst had been last employed as an area furniture refinisher, retiring in 1992. He previously worked from 1976 to...
Gerald L. Ciraulo
Jul 21, 2005
Gerald L. Ciraulo, 46, Centre Township, died of natural causes July 21 at 11:50 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since July 13.
He was the husband of Michelle E. (Krott) Ciraulo.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of Urah C. (Balthaser) Ciraulo, Spring Township, and the late James Ciraulo.
Ciraulo had been last employed for five...
Robert R. Alspach
Jul 18, 2005
Robert Raymond Alspach, Jr., 73 of Fogelsville, died July 18th at 4:45 pm in the VNA Hospice at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem.
Alspach was formerly of Reading.
He was the husband of Dr. Patricia Mary Enzman.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Robert R. Sr., and Florence (Schaeffer) Alspach.
He was a graduate of Reading High School.
Alspach was an...
Jose A. Feliciano
Jul 18, 2005
Jose A. Feliciano, 35, Reading, died July 18 at 6:54 p.m. in the emergency room of St. Joseph Medical Center.
Death-certificate information was unavailable.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Jose A. Lopez, in Florida, and Aida E. Feliciano, Reading.
Feliciano was a 1988 graduate of Reading High School.
He is also survived by a son, Jose A. Jr., Allentown; and three...
Lauren M. Fitzgerald
Jul 18, 2005
Lauren M. Fitzgerald, 20, of Wyomissing, died July 18th in Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, of natural causes. She had been a patient at the hospital since July 14th.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Michael S. Fitzgerald, Wyomissing and Mary Ann (Cairo) Blefko, Reading. She is also survived by her step-mother Sorita E. (Barfield) Averill, Wyomissing and her...
Jerald P. Eisenhart
Jul 17, 2005
Jerald P. Eisenhart, 80, of Sinking Spring, died July 17th at 4:40 am the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since June 23, 2005.
He was the widower of Dorothea F. (Kelchner) Eisenhart, who died April 8, 1988.
Born in Alsace Township, he was a son of the late Leo and Helen (Krick) Eisenhart.
He was a Navy Veteran of...
Catharine R. Bensinger
Jul 17, 2005
Catharine R. "Kit" Bensinger, 98, retired co-owner of a city bingo hall, died July 17 at 4:15 p.m. in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where she had been a resident since Dec. 16, 2002.
She was a former West Reading resident.
Her husband, Francis C. Bensinger, died April 16, 1974.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Bernard W. and Anna...
Eugene N. Schmehl
Jul 15, 2005
Eugene N. Schmehl, 75, Kenhorst, died July 15 at 10:25 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where he had been a patient since June 29.
He was the husband of Jennie T. (DiFederico) Schmehl.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Howard J. and Alice E. (Arnold) Schmehl.
Schmehl had been last employed for 10 years as an...
Oliver C. Kochel
Jul 14, 2005
Oliver C. "Jake" Kochel, 80, of Cumru Township, died July 14th at 11:10 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since July 8th.
He was the husband of Katie W. (Westley) Kochel and predeceased by his first wife, Helen M. (Smith) Kochel, who died July 25, 1997.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late...
Russell M. Sell
Jul 13, 2005
Russell M. Sell, 89, formerly of Wyomissing, died July 13 at 2:20 p.m. in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where he had resided since Nov. 19, 2002.
He was the husband of Florence C. (Snyder) Sell, also a resident at Spruce Manor.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Rufus and Eleanor (Withers) Sell.
Sell was employed...
Margaret C. Boissonneault
Jul 12, 2005
Margaret C. Boissonneault, 91, formerly of Reading, died July 12 at 12:52 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she had resided since February 2001.
Her husband, George F. Boissonneault, died March 27, 1985.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Gertrude (Becker) Hartman.
Boissonneault was a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
Surviving are...
Martha E. Brautigan
Jul 12, 2005
Martha E. Kuhn Brautigan, 93, Long Pond, Monroe County, died July 12 at 11:55 p.m. in Country Meadows of Wyomissing, where she had resided since January.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Alfred Kuhn, in 1942, and by her second husband, Paul R. Brautigan, in September 1982.
Born in West Pittston, Luzerne County, she was a daughter of the late John...
J. Antonio Rodriguez
Jul 11, 2005
J Antonio Rodriguez Jr., infant son of Jose A. Rodriguez Sr. and Josephine (Rolon) Rodriguez, Reading, was stillborn July 11 in Reading Hospital.
He is also survived by his maternal grandparents, Elvin Ortiz and Ada (Rolon) Ortiz, Reading; and his paternal grandmother, Vicenta Savala-Andrade, in Mexico.
Graveside services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in Charles Evans Cemetery. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral...
Mary C. Vetovich
Jul 10, 2005
Mary C. Vetovich, 81, Spring Township, died July 10 at 2:30 p.m. in Reading Hospital, shortly after admission.
She was the wife of Edward A. Vetovich.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Agatha (Bisazza) Lombardo.
Vetovich had been employed for 17 years as a cost analyst by Talbott Knitting Mills Inc., Reading, retiring in 1985. She...
Josephine S. Rissmiller
Jul 9, 2005
Josephine S. Rissmiller, 85, a resident at Green Hills Manor, Cumru Township, formerly of Hyde Park, died July 9 at 1:25 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient for one day.
Her husband, Earl E. Rissmiller, died May 31, 1986.
Born in Myerstown, Lebanon County, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Nellie (Miller) Schaeffer.
Rissmiller had been...
Sally V. Skipper
Jul 9, 2005
Sally V. Skipper, 87, Reading, died July 9 at 5:40 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since July 1.
Her husband, Earl P. Skipper, died July 2, 1981.
Born in Sussex County, Va., she was a daughter of the late Milton C. and Mary R. (Partridge) Council.
Skipper is survived by two daughters, Ellen L. (Skipper) Kloc, Charleston, S.C.,...
Elizabeth M. Ebling
Jul 8, 2005
Elizabeth M. Ebling, 83, Wernersville, died July 8 at 11:06 p.m. in Reading Hospital, shortly after admission.
She was the wife of Mark Ebling.
Born in Lebanon, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Mildred (Ebright) Miller.
Ebling had been last employed as a private duty licensed practical nurse.
She was a 1939 graduate of Lebanon High School and received her nursing...
Desirej Z. Schaeffer
Jul 7, 2005
Desirej Z. Schaeffer, infant daughter of Bradley M. and Kristina (Prislin) Schaeffer, West Reading, was stillborn July 7 at 11:35 p.m. in Reading Hospital.
Also surviving is her maternal grandmother, Zorica Zink, Vierheim, Germany; her paternal grandfather, Barry Schaeffer, Reading; her paternal grandmother, Laurette (Beck) Wright, Wyomissing; her paternal stepgrandfather, Neil Wright, Wyomissing; and her paternal great-grandparents, Guy and Catherine (Novak)...
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