Harry J. Kramer
Jul 28, 2004
Harry Jacob Kramer, Jr., 92, of 4 Shakespeare Drive, Spring Township, died July 28th at 12:10 am in the Reading Hospital where he had been for one day. He was the widower of Florence M. (Ziemecki) Kramer, who died March 22, 1999.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Harry J. Sr., and Ida (Haberacker) Kramer.
He was a...
William E. Roth
Jul 27, 2004
William E. Roth, 92, formerly of West Wyomissing and Wyomissing, died July 27 at 10:15 a.m. in the Lutheran Home at Topton, where he had resided since Nov. 15, 2002.
He had been a patient in the skilled nursing unit since Jan. 19.
He was the husband of Clara L. (Lieber) Roth, also a resident at the Lutheran Home at Topton.
Born in...
Barbara Strohmeyer
Jul 26, 2004
Barbara Strohmeyer, 83, Spring Township, died July 26 at 5:45 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient three days.
She was the wife of Charles Strohmeyer, a resident at Columbia Cottage, Spring Township.
Born in Newport, Maine, she was a daughter of the late Arthur W. and Gladys M. (Jackson) Bean.
Strohmeyer was employed for several years as an elementary...
Kathryn N. Bingaman
Jul 24, 2004
Kathryn Norma (Eberly) Bingaman, 86, died July 24th at 10:10 pm in her residence at 3135 McKently Avenue, Muhlenberg Township.
She was the wife of Warren Norman Bingaman.
Born in Litiz, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Elva (Neidermyer) Eberly.
She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Reading.
Bingaman was employed for a number of years at Western Electric,...
Elizabeth F. Deck
Jul 24, 2004
Elizabeth Fry (Jacobs) Deck, 89, formerly of Tuckerton Rd., Muhlenberg Township and York Road, Spring Township, died July 24th at 5:01 pm in St. Joseph's Hospital, where she had been since July 16th.
She was taken there from Berkshire Commons, Exeter Township, where she had been since 2000.
Deck was the widow of Richard Wilhelm Deck, who died March 31, 2001.
Born in...
Alan K. Raffauf
Jul 21, 2004
Alan Knox Raffauf, 80, of 2140 Reading Avenue, West Wyomissing, died July 21st at 12:30 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since July 2nd.
He was the widower of Martha Frances (Taylor) Raffauf, who died June 24, 1991.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Charles and Helen (Sanford) Raffauf.
He was a 1942...
Arthur B. Budinger
Jul 17, 2004
Arthur B. Budinger, 88, formerly of Ingomar, Pa, died July 17th at 10:50 pm in the Skilled Nursing Unit in The Highlands at Wyomissing, (Berks County, PA) where he had been since February 1st.
He was predeceased by his first wife Emily (Pickett) Budinger, who died January 3, 1969 and by his second wife, Eleanor C. (Chapin) Budinger, who died March...
Bernard T. Binasiewicz
Jul 16, 2004
Bernard Thaddeus Binasiewicz, 73, of 39 Woodland Road, Wyomissing, Pa 19610. died July 16th at 5:00 pm in the Emergency Room of Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital, Cape May Court House, New Jersey.
He was the husband of Roma E. (Battisti) Binasiewicz.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Stephen Francis and Helen Rose (Zielinski) Binasiewicz.
He was a service manager...
Harry W. Zickler
Jul 13, 2004
Harry W. Zickler Jr., 87, formerly of Mount Penn, died July 13 in his residence in Ridley Park, Delaware County.
He was the husband of Mary (Zentz) Zickler. His first wife, Lucile (Snyder) Zickler, died in 1977.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Harry and Anna (Halbeisen) Zickler.
Zickler was employed for 18 years as purchasing agent by the...
Margaret S. Boyer
Jul 13, 2004
Margaret S. (Brown) Boyer, 84, of Exeter Township, formerly of Pennside, died July 13 in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient since June 25.
She was the wife of Walter R. Boyer.
Born in West Lawn, she was a daughter of the late Raymond Brown and Sadie Hoffman.
Boyer was a 1937 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
She is also...
Mary P. Campbell
Jul 12, 2004
Mary P. "Pat" Campbell, 89, formerly of Whitfield, died July 12 at 5:28 a.m. in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township.
Her husband, Charles G. Campbell, died Sept.5, 1986.
Born in Boston, she was a daughter of the late Patrick and Elizabeth (O'Neill) Russell.
Campbell was employed for 20 years as a registered nurse by the Reading Hospital, retiring in 1977.
She was a 1935 graduate...
Gloria M. Breen
Jul 12, 2004
Gloria May "Dolly" (Schaeffer) Breen, 73, of 45 East Pine Street, Fleetwood, Pa 19522, died July 12th at 10:30 am in Kutztown Manor where she had been since Thursday.
She was the wife of John J. Breen.
Born in Ruscombmanor Township, Berks County, she was a daughter of the late May A. (Schaeffer) Ludwig and step-father, Martin Ludwig.
She was a member of...
Edward T. Middleton
Jul 11, 2004
Edward T. Middleton, 93, of Warwick Township, Lancaster County, died July 11 at 12:25 a.m. in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Lebanon, where he had been a patient for four days.
He was the husband of MaryAlice (Burroughs) Middleton.
Born in Woodhaven, N.Y., he was a son of the late Edward T. and Evangeline (Mazza) Middleton.
Middleton had been employed for 25 years as...
Edwin L. Ziegenfuss
Jul 11, 2004
Edwin L. Ziegenfuss, 57, of Cumru Township, died of natural causes July 11 at 6:20 a.m. in his residence.
He was the husband of Susan L. (Busch) Ziegenfuss.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George and Eldora (Sweigart) Ziegenfuss.
Ziegenfuss had been employed for 20 years in maintenance by Metropolitan Edison Co., at the Titus Station, retiring in 2003.
He...
Ba Van Le
Jul 11, 2004
Ba Van Le, 79, of Wyomissing, died July 11 in his residence.
He was the husband of Tia Thi Nguyen.
Born in Vietnam, he was a son of the late Giac Van Le and Du Thi Ke.
Le is also survived by two sons, Nga Van Le and Phat Tan Le, both of Wyomissing; and four daughters: Hoa Thi Kim Le and Lan...
Thomas P. Freymoyer
Jul 9, 2004
Thomas P. Freymoyer, 60, of Wyomissing, died July 9 in Hamburg.
The cause of death is under investigation by the Berks County coroner's office.
He was the husband of Gail (Oberholtzer) Freymoyer.
Freymoyer was born in West Reading.
He was president of Mountain Road Textiles, Shoemakersville, since 1999. He was previously vice president of O.B. Dyers, Reading, for 32 years.
Freymoyer was a 1961 graduate...
Johann K. Stelzpflug
Jul 8, 2004
Johann K. "Hans" Stelzpflug, 73, died of natural causes July 8 at 1:50 a.m. in his residence in Reading.
Born in Foeching, Germany, he was a son of the late Josef and Ursula (Ranner) Stelzpflug.
Stelzpflug was employed for 40 years as a butcher/meat packer by Berks Packing Co. Inc., Reading, retiring May 17, 1996.
He was a Navy veteran.
Surviving are two sons,...
Edwin G. Keen
Jun 30, 2004
Edwin G. Keen Sr., 90, of Montrose Manor, died June 30 at 7:10 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where he resided 10 days.
His wife, Lillian L. (Lowery) Keen, died Nov. 11.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul and Margaret Keen.
Keen was employed for 20 years as a maintenance worker by Cumru Township, retiring...
Marcelina Roman-Santiago
Jun 27, 2004
Marcelina Roman-Santiago, 84, of 104 Blue Ridge Court, Stafford, Virginia, died June 27th at 8:25 am in Beverly Health Care Center, Stafford, where she had been since June 23rd.
Formerly of 549 Pearl Street, Reading, she was the wife of Jose Santiago of Reading. She was predeceased by her first husband, Celestino Roman, who died August 15, 1968.
Born in Puerto Rico,...
Rose Dissman
Jun 26, 2004
Rose Dissman, 100, formerly of Florida, died June 26 at 9:34 p.m. in Country Meadows of Wyomissing, where she had resided since May 1, 1996.
Her husband, Edward Dissman, died in 1982.
Born in Elizabeth, N.J., she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Margaretha (Pfleuger) Wittmann.
Dissman was the owner-operator of Marshall Motors Lincoln-Mercury, Elizabeth, for 25 years, until her retirement.
She...