Obituaries
Elmer M. Hill
Nov 18, 2004
Elmer M. Hill, 93, formerly of Reading, died Nov. 18 in Reading Hospital.
He was taken to the hospital from Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading.
Born in Mohnton, he was a son of the late Harry and Nora (Matz) Hill.
Hill was employed for 46 years as a utility man by Maier's Bakery, Reading, retiring in 1976.
There are no immediate...
Fileno J. Piergrossi
Nov 18, 2004
Fileno J. "Phil" Piergrossi, 83, died Nov. 18 at 9:05 p.m. in his Hyde Park residence.
His wife, Mary E. (Seghetti) Piergrossi, died Sept. 2.
Born in Birdsboro, he was a son of the late Frank and Lucy (DeFelice) Piergrossi.
Piergrossi had been employed for 19 years as a watchman by Carpenter Technology Corp., retiring in 1986.
He was a member of Holy Guardian...
Elizabeth C. Dato
Nov 17, 2004
Elizabeth C. Dato, 82, formerly of Reading, died Nov. 17 in Berks Heim Annex, where she had resided since Feb. 1.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Nicola and Angelina (Fabrizzio) Cirulli.
Dato was employed for 35 years as a sewer by the Kelray Knitting Mills Inc., West Reading, retiring in 1985.
She was a member of St. Margaret's...
Warren E. Heffner
Nov 16, 2004
Warren E. Heffner, 86, Wyomissing Hills, died Nov. 16 at 7:47 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where he had resided since May 7, 1998.
He was the husband of Mae (Kauffman) Heffner.
Born in Gouglersville, he was a son of the late Jonas and Carrie (Eshleman) Heffner.
Heffner was employed as an accountant by Globe Mills, Leesport, retiring in 1981.
He...
Alice M. Straka
Nov 16, 2004
Alice M. Straka, 54, formerly of Reading, died of natural causes Nov. 16 at 2:52 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient three weeks.
She was taken to the hospital from ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Stephen J. and Catherine (Mason) Straka.
Straka was employed for several years as...
C. Jeannette Morton
Nov 16, 2004
C. Jeannette Morton C. Jeannette Morton, 87, Reading, died Nov. 16 in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient for 12 days.
She was the wife of D. Herbert Morton.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Helen (Cleaver) Potteiger.
Morton was a 1935 graduate of Wyomissing High School and a graduate of Centenary College, Hackettstown, N.J.
She...
Marvin J. Fisher
Nov 14, 2004
Marvin J. Fisher, 87, Temple, formerly of Laureldale, died Nov. 14 at 1:25 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient two days.
He was the husband of Anna G. (Strouse) Fisher.
Born in Lower Heidelberg Township, he was a son of the late John and Sadie (Madenford) Fisher.
Fisher was employed for 15 years as a machinist by...
Christine F. Lesher
Nov 12, 2004
Christine F. Lesher, 54 of Reading died November 12 in St. Joseph's Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
She was the wife of Douglas H. Lesher.
Born in Reading she was the daughter of Dolores I. (Pawling) Picton and step-daughter of Thomas Picton, Laureldale. She was the daughter of the late James Prodromos.
She is also survived by 2 sons Joshua...
Richard C. Ney
Nov 11, 2004
Richard C. Ney Richard C. Ney, 82, Temple, died Nov. 11 at 6:15 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Oct. 26.
He was the husband of Rose P. (Shipe) Ney.
Born in Schuylkill Haven, he was a son of the late Conrad and Mabel (Straub) Ney.
Ney was employed for 41 years as a melter foreman on the...
Elynor V. Wagner
Nov 10, 2004
Elynor V. Wagner Elynor V. Wagner, 84, Reading, died Nov. 9 at 9:20 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient three days.
She was the wife of Charles T. Wagner, former pitcher, administrator and scout for the Boston Red Sox.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Calvin and Florence (Bohannon) Becker.
Wagner was employed as a...
Pearl M. Leszcynski
Nov 7, 2004
Pearl M. Leszczynski, 92, Laureldale, died Nov. 7 at 8:20 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she had been a patient since Nov. 2.
Her husband, Jerome S. Leszczynski, died April 20, 1979.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Pauline (Talarczyk) Kubacki.
Leszczynski had been last employed for several years as a teacher's aide...
Dorothy E. Ott
Nov 2, 2004
Dorothy Elizabeth (Heebner) Ott, 79, of 418 Euclid Avenue, Temple, died November 2nd in the Reading Hospital Emergency Room.
Formerly of 564 Douglass Street, Reading, she was the wife of Harry F. Ott Sr.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Kathryn (Nagle) Heebner.
She worked as a nurses aide for a number of years for St. Michael's...
Jack L. Rissmiller
Oct 31, 2004
Jack L. Rissmiller, 66, died of natural causes Oct. 31 at 10:01 a.m. in his residence in West Reading.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Lawson and Mae (Moyer) Rissmiller.
Rissmiller was a 1955 graduate of Oley Valley High School.
He was a Navy veteran.
Surviving is a sister, Tina Rissmiller, Norristown.
Graveside services will be private in Indiantown Gap National...
Margaret M. Roberts
Oct 30, 2004
Margaret M. Roberts, 85, of Wyomissing died Oct. 30 at 9:30 p.m. at ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had resided since Nov. 7, 1995.
Her husband, Dr. Paul D. Roberts, died July 18, 1997.
Born in Wyomissing, she was a daughter of the late Raymond J. and Loretto E. (McCullough) Wenger.
Roberts was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic...
John S. Pinter
Oct 29, 2004
John Steven Pinter, 40, of 21 Treeline Drive, Newsmanstown, Lebanon County, died in a car accident on October 29th.
Formerly of Reading he was the husband of Crystal Mae (Moyer) Pinter of Reading.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Sharen Louise (Celebucki) Cholewa, Newmanstown, Lebanon County and the late Elmer Stephen Pinter.
He was a 1983 graduate of Reading High School.
Pinter...
Norman Dewitt Wagner
Oct 29, 2004
Norman DeWitt Wagner, 84, Pennside, a retired educator, died Oct. 29 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Mary Elizabeth (Salzmann) Wagner.
Born in Cape May Court House, N.J., he was a son of the late Norman P. and Emma F. (Shellhamer) Wagner.
Wagner had been last employed for 14 years as a Pennsylvania state vocational educational field consultant, retiring in 1984....
Natale Carabello
Oct 28, 2004
Natale "Chris" Carabello, retired long-time city barbershop operator, died Oct. 28 at 5:47 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient two days.
Carabello, 90, Reading, was predeceased by his wife, Mariantonia (DiPaola) Carabello, on May 6, 1996.
He was the owner-operator of the Chris Carabello Barber Shop, Reading, for 59 years, retiring in 1989.
Born in Caronia, Sicily, Italy, he...
Earl R. Williams
Oct 27, 2004
Earl R. Williams, 90, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died Oct. 27 in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where he had resided since July 2, 2003.
His wife, Mary (Sims) Williams, died in 1992.
He was born in Reading.
Williams was a member of the West Lawn congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.
He worked as a carpenter for Glidden, retiring in 1975.
There are no immediate...
Warren L. Fisher
Oct 25, 2004
Warren L. Fisher, 85, Cumru Township, died Oct. 25 at 4:48 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient six days.
He was the husband of Virginia M. (Royer) Fisher.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Frank and Vesta (Gottshall) Fisher.
Fisher was employed for 32 years as a supervisor in the Reading Co. carshops, retiring...
Larue C. Bohn-Long
Oct 25, 2004
LaRue C. Bohn-Long, 85, Wyomissing, died Oct. 25 in the Berks Heim Annex, where she had resided since August.
She had previously resided at Villa St. Elizabeth, Museum Road.
Her first husband, James A. Bohn, died in February 1962.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brodman.
Bohn-Long was last employed as a sewing machine operator by...
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