Mary E. Fredericks
Mar 7, 2004
Mary E. Fredericks, 64, of Bressler Drive, Whitfield, died March 7 of natural causes in the emergency room at Reading Hospital.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late James F. and Anna E. (Flanagan) Buckley.
Fredericks was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church, Whitfield.
Surviving are two sons, Scott J. and Keith G., both at home; and...
John W. Savage
Mar 6, 2004
John W. Savage Sr., 84, of Sunset Road, West Reading, died March 6 at 6:11 p.m. in the emergency room at Reading Hospital.
His wife, Kathryn R. (Henning) Savage, died Dec. 25, 1983.
Born in Robesonia, he was a son of the late William and Ida Savage.
Savage was employed for 32 years as a press operator by Parish Structural Products Division of...
Frank B. Carabello
Mar 5, 2004
Frank B. Carabello, 63, died of natural causes March 5 at 4:40 p.m. in his residence on Penndale Avenue, Pennside.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Dr. Natal and Eleanor (Milius) Carabello.
Carabello was employed from 1970 to 1981 as a clinical trials investigator by Hill Top Research, Cincinnati, and was the owner of Keyline Research, Florence, Ky.,...
Katharine M. Rodolff
Mar 4, 2004
Katharine M. Rodolff, 80, died March 4 at 5:09 p.m. in her residence on Parkside Drive South.
Her husband, Ralph M. Rodolff, died in June 1996.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Clifford E. and Katharine M. (Dell) Whitman.
Rodolff was employed as office manager by the Reading Bureau of Recreation from 1949 until her retirement in 1996.
She was...
Katharine M. Rodolff
Mar 4, 2004
Katharine M. Rodolff, 80, died March 4 at 5:09 p.m. in her residence on Parkside Drive South.
Her husband, Ralph M. Rodolff, died in June 1996.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Clifford E. and Katharine M. (Dell) Whitman.
Rodolff was employed as office manager by the Reading Bureau of Recreation from 1949 until her retirement in 1996.
She was...
Walter H. Labe
Mar 2, 2004
Walter H. Labe, 76, died March 2 at 6:02 a.m. in his residence on Meade Street.
He was the husband of Amy R. (Hayes) Labe.
Born in Reiffton, he was a son of the late Walter C. and Anna S. (Ludwig) Labe.
Labe was employed for 25 years as clerk by the Postal Service, retiring in 1989.
He was an Army veteran.
Labe is also...
Helen D. Kosak
Feb 29, 2004
Helen D. Kosak, 84, of Alsace Road, formerly of Winter Park, Fla., died Feb. 29 at 3:30 a.m. in Reading Hospital.
Her husband, Joseph C. Kosak, died Jan. 10, 1993.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Kolowrocki) Palka.
Surviving is a son, Joseph M., Winter Park.
Other survivors include four brothers: Matthew Palka, with whom she last...
Jeanne M. Gould
Feb 28, 2004
Jeanne M. (Zerbe) Gould, 52, of 1119 Allegheny Avenue, Reading, Pa 19601, died February 28th at 6:05 am in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township where she had been since February 3rd.
She was the wife of Allen R. Gould Sr.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Melva (Machemer) Zerbe.
Gould worked for 24 years as a candymaker...
Marian R. Boyd
Feb 27, 2004
Marian R. Boyd, 93, of Pershing Boulevard, Cumru Township, died Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. in Reading Hospital. Her husband, Arthur Boyd, died in 1959.
Born in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late H. Raymond and Stella (Schnoke) Donmoyer.
Boyd was a 1926 graduate of Pine Grove High School and a 1928 graduate of the McCann School...
Mary G. Thorne
Feb 27, 2004
Mary G. (Bortzel) Thorne, 80, of 622 Crescent Ave., Northmont, Reading, Pa 19605, died February 27th at 9:55 pm in her residence.
She was the wife of John F. Thorne, Jr.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Frederick J. and Geneva (Weiss) Bortzel.
She was a 1941 graduate of St. Peter's High School, Reading and attended McCann's School of...
Joan D. Mccall
Feb 27, 2004
Joan D. McCall, 81, of North 23rd Street, Mount Penn, died Feb. 27 at 4:45 p.m. in her residence.
She was the wife of William McCall.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, she was a daughter of the late James and Mae Jane (Maguire) Sinclair.
McCall was a graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas School, Edinburgh.
She is also survived by two daughters, Laura J. (McCall) Becker,...
Arthur R. Smith
Feb 24, 2004
Arthur Roy "Slim" Smith, 74, of 4114 Sixth Avenue, Temple, Pa 19560, died February 24th at 7:44 pm in St. Joseph Hospital where he had been since February 21st.
He was the husband of Ruth E. (Peterson) Smith.
Born in Summit Hill, Carbon County he was a son of the late James and Dorothy E. (Driesbach) Smith.
He worked as a car repairman...
Gladys M. Reese
Feb 22, 2004
Gladys M. (Griffith) Reese, 84, formerly of 2209 Raymond Ave., Northmont, died February 22nd at 8:25 am in Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, where she had been for five years.
She was the widow of Ward W. Reese, Sr., who died December 23, 1996.
Born in Louisa, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Myrtle Griffith.
She was a member of Alsace...
Ethel G. Boulanger
Feb 17, 2004
Ethel G. Boulanger, 74, died Feb. 17 at 10:35 AM in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Feb. 13, 2004.
Boulanger of 518 Lake Ave., Wyomissing, PA, was the wife of Francis P. Boulanger.
Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Veronica (Bean) Plank.
She was a member of Sacred...
Bonnie J. Bassano
Feb 16, 2004
Bonnie J. Bassano, 50, of Ashley Lane, Spring Twp., a teacher aide for Whitfield Elementary School, West Lawn, died in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center Feb.16, following a brief illness.
She was the wife of Theodore Bassano.
Bassano was employed in various educational capacities, including as a Teacher Assistant in the Whitfield Elementary School, West Lawn, PA, from 1997-present; as an...
Mildred M. Dietrich
Feb 15, 2004
Mildred M. (Shollenberger) Dietrich, 97, formerly of Dryville Road, Fleetwood, died February 15th at 8:31 pm in the Emergency Room at Lancaster General Hospital.
She was taken there from Willow Valley Manor, Lancaster County, where she had been for 10 years.
Dietrich was the widow of Paul L. Dietrich who died January 4, 1992.
Born in Fleetwood, she was a daughter of the...
Jeanne A. Snyder
Feb 15, 2004
Jeanne A. Snyder, a retired elementary teacher and musician, died Feb. 15 at 620 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where she had resided since Feb.6.
Snyder, 84, formerly of Pennside, was taken to ManorCare from Country Meadows of Wyomissing.
She was employed for 20 years as a reading specialist in Alexandria, Va., and was employed for 13 years as...
Ezekiel S. Ketchum
Feb 14, 2004
Ezekiel S. "Zeke" Ketchum, 68, of Sedona Lane, Spring Township, a former president and CEO of Meridian Bancorp Inc., died of natural causes Feb. 14 at 3:08 p.m. in his residence.
He was the husband of Barbara J. (Frank) Ketchum.
Born in Louisville, Ky., he was a son of the late Paul A. and Elizabeth (Sargent) Ketchum. He was also predeceased by...
Richard I. Swoyer
Feb 14, 2004
Richard Irving Swoyer, 83, of 3532 Hawthorne Street, Laureldale, Pa 19605, died February 14th at 2:48 a.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since February 11th.
He was the husband of Doris S. (Good) Swoyer.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul and Florence (Young) Swoyer.
He was a Army Veteran of WWII.
Swoyer worked...