Obituaries
Janie L. Schleifke
Jun 5, 2005
Janie L. Schleifke, 58, West Reading, died of natural causes June 5 in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since May 30.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Reinhold and Mildred (Sterger) Schleifke.
Schleifke was last employed by Encompass Insurance, Reading, until her retirement.
She was a 1991 graduate of Albright College.
There are no immediate survivors.
Graveside...
Chester Hadley
Jun 4, 2005
Chester Hadley, 84, of Cumru Township, died June 4th at 7:30 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since May 11th.
He was the husband of Marie H. (Mackowiak) Hadley.
Hadley was predeceased by his first wife, Helen S. (Saad) Hadley, who died December 16, 1985.
Born in Merrimack, New Hampshire, he was a son of the late...
Edith J. Fetter
Jun 4, 2005
Edith Joan Fetter, 66, was pronounced dead June 4th in her residence in Laureldale.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William F. and Edna I. (Lando) Fetter.
She was a member of Olivet Reformed Church, Reading.
Fetter was a graduate of Reading High School.
She was employed for a number of years as a secretary by the loan department at...
Kathryn E. Fisher
Jun 2, 2005
Kathryn E. Fisher, 105, died June 2 at 8:33 a.m. in her West Lawn residence.
Her husband, Charles H. Fisher, died in 1968.
Born in Kutztown, she was a daughter of the late Ambrose and Racian (Ramer) Moyer.
Fisher had been employed for 20 years as a licensed practical nurse for several area facilities including Berks Heim.
She was a charter member of Advent...
Jane C. Hutt
Jun 1, 2005
Jane Carolyn (Fry) Hutt, 79, died June 1st at 11:58 am in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John R. and Bertha M. (Egner) Fry.
She was a 1943 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and a 1947 graduate of Kutztown University.
Hutt was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Laureldale.
She was employed as a teacher...
Melvin Marquez
Jun 1, 2005
Melvin Marquez, Jr., was stillborn in the Reading Hospital on June 1st.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of Melvin Marquez, Sr., and Jessenia Ayala, both of Reading.
He is also survived by his Maternal Grandmother, Andreita (Ocasio) Ayala of Reading and his Paternal Grandmother, Zoraida (Delvalle) Marquez of Pottstown.
Other survivors include his Paternal Grandfather, Marcelino Marquez of Reading.
Graveside services...
Wanda R. Schaeffer
Jun 1, 2005
Wanda Rothermel Schaeffer, 81, formerly of Blandon, died June 1st at 1:55 pm in Kutztown Manor, where she had been since February 28, 2000.
Born in Maidencreek Township, she was a daughter of the late Fremont and Katherine M. (Rothermel) Schaeffer.
She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Fleetwood.
Schaeffer was a Navy Waves Veteran of WWII.
She is survived...
Barry L. Yeager
May 31, 2005
Barry L. Yeager, 58, Muhlenberg Township, died of natural causes May 31 at 5:23 a.m. in the Muhlenberg Township residence of his daughter, Lisa M. (Yeager) Heller.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Earl E. S. and Fern D. (Reichert) Yeager.
Yeager had been employed for 20 years as a technical administrator by Baldwin Hardware Manufacturing Corp., Reading,...
Barry L. Yeager
May 31, 2005
Barry L. Yeager, 58, Muhlenberg Township, died of natural causes May 31 at 5:23 a.m. in the Muhlenberg Township residence of his daughter, Lisa M. (Yeager) Heller.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Earl E. S. and Fern D. (Reichert) Yeager.
Yeager had been employed for 20 years as a technical administrator by Baldwin Hardware Manufacturing Corp., Reading,...
Ben Varone
May 31, 2005
Ben Varone, 87, formerly of Reading, died May 31, in the Berkshire Center, Exeter Twp., where he had resided since July, 2004.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Alfonso and Concetta (Ricci) Varone.
Varone had been employed for 20 years as a salesman for Hardwick Clothing, Tenn., retiring in 1985.
He was a 1937 graduate of Reading High School.
Varone...
Agnes Mae Smith
May 31, 2005
Agnes Mae Smith, 68, died of natural causes May 31 in her Temple residence.
Born in Superior, Wis., she was a daughter of Anna (Rubick) Strukel, Duluth, Minn., and the late John Strukel.
Smith had been employed for many years as a private account representative, first by American Bank, later Wachovia Bank.
She was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church,...
Lillie T.C. Mcdonough
May 26, 2005
Lillie T. Cook McDonough, 91, formerly of Wyomissing, died May 26 at 1:30 p.m. in Zerbe Sisters Nursing Home, Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, where she had been a resident since March 2003.
She was the wife of Edward M. McDonough. Her first husband, Robert H. Cook, died in 1982.
Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Allyn C. and...
Esther M. Wenrich
May 20, 2005
Esther M. Wenrich, 94, formerly of 729 Penn Avenue, West Reading, died May 20th at 3:15 pm in the ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township, where she had been since December 20, 2004.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Thomas C. and Annie A. (Dunkelberger) Wenrich.
She was a graduate of the Reading Hospital School of Nursing.
Wenrich was...
Janet J. Umbenhouer
May 20, 2005
Janet Jean (Symons) Umbenhouer, 64, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died May 20th at 12:15 am in Berks Heim Annex, Bern Township, where she had been since September 16, 2004.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles Robert and Margaret D. (Anderson) Symons.
She was a 1959 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Umbenhouer was employed for over 20 combined years...
Edward L. Fisher
May 19, 2005
Edward L. Fisher, 49 died May 19 at 12:45 PM in his residence in Ruscombmanor Township.
He was the husband of Cynthia A. (Neiman) Fisher.
Born in West Reading he was the son of MaryJane (Marks) Fisher, Fleetwood and the late Reilly Fisher.
He was employed as a diemaker by Carpenter Technologies, Reading for 28 years retiring May 1, 2005.
Fisher was a graduate...
Raymond H. Spengler
May 16, 2005
Raymond H. Spengler, Jr., 63, died May 16th at 6:00 am in his Muhlenberg residence after a lengthy illness.
He was the husband of Dorothy L. (Quenzer) Spengler.
Born in Fleetwood, he was a son of Fern (Kemmerer) Eschbach of Blandon and the late Raymond H. Spengler, Sr.
He was employed 32 years as a steel worker by Empire Steel, Laureldale, before retiring...
James J. Hawn
May 14, 2005
James J. Hawn, 41, formerly of Wyomissing, died May 14 in his residence in Womelsdorf.
The cause of death is under investigation.
Born in Toledo, Ohio, he was a son of Marilyn M. (Olsen) Hawn, Myrtle Beach, S.C., and the late Thomas R. Hawn.
Hawn was employed for five years as a truck driver by Savannah (Ga.) Trucking.
He is also survived by a...
Jesse F. Dewald
May 14, 2005
Jesse F. Dewald, 73 of Shillington died May 14 at 6:37 PM in St. Joseph's Hospital where he had been since May 5.
He was the husband of Blanche B. (Greene) Dewald.
Born in Schuylkill Haven, he was the son of the late Frank F. and Clara J. (Bowen) Dewald.
He was first employed by Luden's Candies, Reading as a candy maker for...
Daniel Lee Ebersole
May 13, 2005
Daniel Lee Ebersole, 33, formerly of Laureldale, and of Pottsville, died May 13 at 6:30 AM in the Pottsville Hospital where he had been since May 3.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John R. and Audrey M. (Ernst) Ebersole.
Ebersole was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Laureldale.
Surviving are a daughter, Jade M. Ebersole, Bernville.
Other survivors include...
Andrew F. Tazik
May 12, 2005
Andrew F. Tazik, 85, died May 12 at 4:21 a.m. in his Robeson Township residence.
He was the husband of Dolores A. (Ehrmann) Tazik.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Katherine (Gurcak) Tazik.
Tazik had been employed for more than 28 years as an electrician by Western Electric Co., later Lucent Technologies Inc., Muhlenberg Township, retiring Feb....
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