Obituaries
Arlene May Vespico
Sep 8, 2004
Arlene May (Masciotti) Vespico, 68, of 6750 Chestnut Oak Lane, Warrenton, Virginia 20187 and formerly of State Street, Shillington, was pronounced dead September 8th at 12:45am in the Fauquier Hospital, Warrenton, Virginia, where she had been since September 2nd.
She was married April 26, 1958 in Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Reading to Robert D. Vespico, of Warrenton.
Born in Reading, she...
Susan L. Volutza
Sep 7, 2004
Susan L. Volutza, 60, died Sept. 7 at 2:44 a.m. in her residence in Lower Alsace Township, following a lengthy illness of Amyothropic Lateral Sclerosis.
She was the wife of Joseph S. Volutza.
Born in Cheyenne, Wyo., she was a daughter of Ruth L. (Pennypacker) Stoyko, Wyomissing, and the late Max Stoyko.
Volutza was employed for 24 years as a registered pediatric nurse...
Richard T. Kirkpatrick
Sep 7, 2004
Richard T. Kirkpatrick, retired chief executive officer of a Reading business, died of natural causes Sept. 7 at 8:09 a.m. in his residence in Wernersville.
Kirkpatrick, 70, was the husband of Mary Ann (Analavage) Kirkpatrick.
He joined Luden's Inc., Reading, in 1960, and served as cost accounting supervisor, assistant controller, controller and vice president of finance before being named chief operating officer...
Carol Ann Miller
Sep 6, 2004
Carol Ann (Krieger) Miller, 71, of 1940 Reading Avenue, West Wyomissing, died September 6th at 9:47 pm in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since July 22nd.
She was the wife of Robert C. Miller.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Frederick E. and Evelyn Fay (Gauby) Krieger.
She was a 1951 graduate of Wyomissing...
Gertrude Hierl
Sep 5, 2004
Gertrude Hierl, 94, formerly of West Reading, died Sept. 5 at 1:15 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had resided since Oct. 7, 2002.
Her husband, Karl Hierl, died Dec. 11, 1996.
Born in Neumarkt, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Margaret (Laudenschlager) Kerschbaum.
Hierl had been employed for 42 years as a mender by...
Dorothy V. Ritz
Sep 4, 2004
Dorothy V. Ritz, 86, formerly of Temple, died Sept. 4 at 8:24 p.m. in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where she had been a resident since Jan. 22.
Her husband, H. Russell Ritz, died June 14, 1973.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William M. and Della M. (Ream) Croll.
Ritz was last employed in the shoe department of Boscov's...
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,...
Mary E. Piergrossi
Sep 2, 2004
Mary E. Piergrossi, 79, died Sept. 2 in her residence in Hyde Park.
She was the wife of Fileno J. Piergrossi.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Luigi and Giulia (Bachetti) Seghetti.
Piergrossi was a charter member of Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church, Hyde Park.
She is also survived by a son, Michael N., Woodbine, Md.; and a daughter,...
Roxanna P. Dennis
Sep 2, 2004
Roxanna Patricia Dennis, 50, of 3823 Hilltop Avenue, Muhlenberg Township, died September 2nd at 8:47 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since August 26th.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a graduate of Cardinal Daugherty High School.
She is survived by a daughter, Nicola Dennis of Birdsboro.
Other survivors include two sons, William of Albion, Pa,. and Wayne...
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...
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,...
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