William H. Zeswitz
May 18, 2004
William H. Zeswitz Jr., retired music store owner and former tennis champion, died May 18 at 1:10 p.m. in his residence on Timberline Drive, Wyomissing.
Zeswitz, 86, was the husband of Elizabeth B. (Carnoles) Zeswitz.
He was the owner and president of the Zeswitz Music Store, Reading, from 1939 until his retirement in 2002. The music store was located at 812 Penn...
Elizabeth L. Ebbert
May 18, 2004
Elizabeth L. (Shuman) Ebbert, 80, of 201 Olive Street, West Reading, died May 18th at 5:45 pm in the Laurel Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Tilden Township, where she had been since April 27th.
She was the widow of Irwin W. Ebbert, who died March 21, 2003.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Alfred W. and Mamie K....
Rosemary J. Raudenbush
May 17, 2004
Rosemary J. (Carrignan) Raudenbush, 76, formerly of North Richmond Street, Fleetwood, died May 17th in St. Joseph's Hospital.
She was taken there from the St. Joseph's Living Center, Hyde Park, where she had been since February 23rd.
Raudenbush was the widow of Wilbur F. Raudenbush who died May 11, 1992.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen...
Rosemary J. Raudenbush
May 17, 2004
Rosemary J. (Carrignan) Raudenbush, 76, formerly of North Richmond Street, Fleetwood, died May 17th in St. Joseph's Hospital.
She was taken there from the St. Joseph's Living Center, Hyde Park, where she had been since ________.
Raudenbush was the widow of Wilbur F. Raudenbush who died May 11, 1992.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen (Gallagher)...
Daniel N. Sharpe
May 16, 2004
Daniel N. Sharpe Jr., 80, died May 16 at 9:15 p.m. in his residence on Reading Boulevard, Wyomissing.
He was the husband of Doris F. (Fischofer) Sharpe.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a son of the late Daniel Sharpe Sr. and Nancy (Kinder) Sharpe.
Sharpe was employed as director of engineering by the Penn Optical Co., Reading, from 1977 until his retirement...
Grace Lopresto-Bausher
May 16, 2004
Grace Lopresto-Bausher, 89, of Berkshire Commons, Exeter Township, died May 16 in the Berkshire Center, Exeter Township.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Philip Lopresto, in 1974, and by her second husband, Henry Bausher, in 1997.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Deigo and Angelina (Leonti) Parisi.
Surviving are two sons, Nunzio Lopresto, Temple, and Frank Lopresto, Wynnewood;...
Donald R. Gillmor
May 14, 2004
Donald R. Gillmor, 91, a resident of Outlook Pointe, Exeter Township, formerly of Eisenbrown Road, Muhlenberg Township, died May 14 at 10:50 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where he had been a patient for one month.
His wife, Albertina (Piergrossi) Quaintance Gillmor, died in 1988. His first wife, Florence (Druzba) Gillmor, died in 1963.
Born in Reading, he was...
Diane L. Slody
May 13, 2004
Diane L. Slody, 42, of West Fifth Street, Pottstown, died of natural causes May 13 in her residence.
She was the wife of Richard Slody.
Born in Pottstown, she was a daughter of Annette (Conrad) Hahn, Temple, and the late Samuel Hahn.
Slody was a member of Zion's United Church of Christ, Pottstown.
She was a graduate of Boyertown High School and received an...
John L. Orzechowski
May 13, 2004
John L. Orzechowski, 88, of Upland Avenue, died May 13 at 9:05 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since April 29.
He was the husband of Wanda F. (Rzymski) Orzechowski.
Born in Mahanoy Plane, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Orzechowski.
Orzechowski was employed for 33 years as a machinist by North...
Pamela J. Putnam
May 13, 2004
Pamela J. Putnam, 60, died May 13 at 8:19 p.m. in her residence on Delaware Avenue, Wyomissing.
The Berks County coroner's office is investigating the cause of death.
Born in St. Ives, Australia, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen Colley.
Putnam was employed by the Australian Consulate in New York City from 1970 to 1973.
She was a graduate of...
Richard Lee Jackson
May 12, 2004
Richard Lee Jackson, 36, of South Riverside Drive, Ontelaunee Township, died May 12 in his residence.
The cause of death is under investigation by the Berks County coroner's office.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Robert A. Werner, Reading, and Betty M. (Kressly) Jackson, Wyomissing.
Jackson had been employed for eight years by Telco Inc., Bern Township, where he was foreman.
He...
Frederick T. Coleman
May 10, 2004
Frederick T. Coleman Jr., 88, of Linda Lane, Spring Township, died May 10 at 10:55 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient six days.
He was the husband of Patricia A. (Hertzog) Coleman. His first wife, Vivian F. (LaValle) Coleman, died Oct. 4, 1965.
Born in Watertown, Mass., he was a son of the late Frederick T. Coleman Sr....
Cheryl Ann Kreider
May 10, 2004
Cheryl Ann (Burke) Kreider, 36, of 1828 Frush Valley Road, Muhlenberg Township, died at 12:02 pm of natural causes May 10th in the Pottsville Hospital where she had been since earlier that morning.
She was the wife of Ralph L. Kreider, Jr.
Born in Auburn, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of William Burke of Auburn and Ellen (Sisburn) Cicero of Pottsville.
She...
Anna M. Kline
May 10, 2004
Anna M. Kline, 94, formerly of Weiser Street and Wynnewood at Wyomissing Apartments, died May 10 at 9 a.m. in the Highlands at Wyomissing, where she had resided 10 years.
Her husband, Joseph W. Kline, died in December 1972.
Born in Birdsboro, she was a daughter of the late Max and Grecenz (Hacker) Bachl.
Kline was employed for 15 years as a floor...
Mary Ellen Johnson
May 10, 2004
Mary Ellen Johnson, 95, of the St. Joseph Living Center, Hyde Park, formerly of Episcopal House, North Ninth Street, died May 10 in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where she had resided two weeks.
Her husband, Lewis M. Johnson, died Feb. 19, 1970.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Patrick J. and Margaret P. (Gray) Hannahoe.
Johnson was employed...
Virginia J. Henne
May 9, 2004
Virginia J. Henne, 76, of Hillside Drive, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, died May 9 in the Select Specialty Hospital, Camp Hill, where she had been a patient April 4.
She was the wife of Richard H. Henne.
Born in Fishing Creek Valley, Dauphin County, she was a daughter of the late Kermit and Eva (Hess) Straw.
Henne was employed for 16 years as...
Thelma O. Bauer
May 9, 2004
Thelma Olga "Sweety" (Morganti) Bauer, 68, of 1310 Mount Laurel Road, (Muhlenberg Township), Temple, Pa 19560, died May 9th in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township where she had been since April 30th.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Joseph E. and Olga T. (Spinka) Morganti.
She was a 1955 graduate of Central Catholic High School, Reading.
Bauer worked for...
Rose A. Spangler
May 9, 2004
Rose A. (Reuth) Spangler, 91, of 1060 Butter Lane, Exeter Township, died May 9th at 2:29 pm in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township.
She was the widow of John F.W. Spangler, who died May 1980.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Sally (Richards) Reuth.
She was a member of St. Catharine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Mount...
Ella Giering
May 7, 2004
Ella Giering of 13 Rimby Way, Exeter Township, was stillborn May 7th in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was a daughter of Robert E. Jr., and Sharon B. (Backer) Giering.
Giering was a member of St. Catharine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Mount Penn.
She is also survived by her twin-sister, Lily Ella Giering.
Other survivors include her paternal grandparents, Robert E....
Richard E. Hilton
May 6, 2004
Richard Edward Hilton, 74, died May 6th at 3:50 pm in his residence at 171 Thomas Place, Sinking Spring, Pa 19608.
He was the husband of Patricia Anne (Strickler) Hilton.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of the late Remus Emil and Dorothy Mae (Kelley) Hiltunen.
Hilton was a 1947 graduate of Cathedral High School, Omaha, Nebraska and attended Creighton...