Elsie E. Lafaver
Jan 29, 2004
Elsie E. (Reis) LaFaver, 85, formerly of North Franklin Street, Fleetwood, died January 29th at 4:00 pm in Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since Thursday.
She was taken there from ManorCare Health Services, Laureldale, where she had been since October 1998.
LaFaver was the widow of Harold A. LaFaver who died October 13, 1996.
Born in Maidencreek Township, she...
Paul H. Loy
Jan 24, 2004
Paul H. Loy, 77, of Belle Alto Road, South Heidelberg Township, died Jan. 24 at 8:15 p.m. in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Shirley J. (Kline) Loy. He was predeceased by a wife, Alice Loy, in October 1992.
Born in Richmond Township, he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary (Ely) Loy.
Loy had been employed for many years...
Lynne A. Regnier
Jan 24, 2004
Lynne A. Regnier, 53, of Burrows Street, South Heidelberg Township, died Jan. 24 at 8:24 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient for one day.
Death certificate information was unavailable from the Berks County coroner's office.
She was the wife of Robert B. Regnier.
Born in New York City, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Rosemary (Lamb)...
John J. Munley
Jan 24, 2004
John J. Munley, 75, of North 25th Street, Mount Penn, died Jan. 24 in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient for two weeks.
Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Festus and Bridget (Mullarkey) Munley.
Munley had been employed for 25 years by the State of Pennsylvania, retiring in 1989 as director of...
Leota I. Zdradzinski
Jan 23, 2004
Leota I. Zdradzinski, 91, of Marion Street, died Jan. 23 at 9:13 a.m. in her residence.
She was the wife of Joseph G. Zdradzinski.
Born in Anamosa, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late John and Martha (Waltz) Jones.
Zdradzinski had been employed as a candy packer, first for seven years by Luden's, Reading, then for five years at Miller's Candy, also...
Mary T. Fredericks
Jan 23, 2004
Mary T. Fredericks, 88, formerly of State Hill Road, Wyomissing, died Jan. 23 at 3:45 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient for one day.
She was taken there from ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had resided since October.
Her husband, Leonard Fredericks Sr., died in 1994.
Born in Lansford, Carbon County, she was a daughter of...
Ronald B. Ketterer
Jan 20, 2004
Ronald B. Ketterer, 67, died of natural causes Jan. 20 in his residence on Arlington Street, Laureldale.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Robert and Ethyl Mae (Phillipson) Ketterer.
Ketterer was employed for several years in the quality control department by Willson Optical Co., Reading.
He was a 1954 graduate of Reading High School.
Surviving is an aunt, Jane Phillipson,...
Evelyn C. Kinkaid
Jan 20, 2004
Evelyn C. Kinkaid, 88, formerly of Pennwyn Place, Shillington, died Jan. 20 at 10:40 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she had resided one year.
Her husband, Richard B. Kinkaid, died Sept. 23, 1985.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Kathryn (Moyer) Fisher.
Kinkaid was employed for 25 years as a seamstress by Morgan...
Ellen O. Warner
Jan 20, 2004
Ellen O. "Betty� Warner, 76, formerly of Wyomissing Boulevard, Wyomissing, died Jan. 20 at 2:35 a.m. in her residence on Old Mill Road, Wyomissing.
Her husband, Jack C. Warner, died July 9.
Born in Penn Yan, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Leo P. and Josephine (Sutherland) Orsley.
Warner was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West Reading.
She was...
Thomas B. Barrett
Jan 19, 2004
Thomas Booth Barrett, 95, of 5204 Sunset Road, (Muhlenberg Township), Temple, Pa 19560 died January 19th at 1:05 am in St. Joseph's Hospital where he had been since January 16th.
He was the husband of Edna Mary (Coleman) Barrett.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Grover C. Barrett and Bessie (Sassaman) Schoelkopf.
Barrett was the owner/operator of Bessie's Tavern,...
Harry J. Lionti
Jan 18, 2004
Harry John Lionti, 75, of 51 Wesleyan Drive, (Kenhorst Boro), Shillington, Pa 19607, was pronounced dead on arrival at 12:38 am in the Emergency Room in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Mary Grace (Elmo) Lionti, married October 31, 1953.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Joseph and Lucy (Tomeo) Lionti.
He worked for a...
Mildred V. Garner
Jan 18, 2004
Mildred Virginia Garner, 82, of 100 North Front Street, Reading Elderly Housing, died January 18th at 1:15 pm in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since December 29, 2003.
She worked as a cashier for a number of years at Boscov's North, Muhlenberg Township until her retirement in 1986.
Garner is survived by two sons, Glenn H. Garner...
Yuvette L. Orischak
Jan 18, 2004
Yuvette L. (Fisher) "Veta" Orischak, 83, formerly of 101 Sunnyfield Drive, Ruscombmanor Township, died January 18th at 7:20 pm in the Beverly Manor, Exeter Township, where she had been since February 15, 2003.
She was the widow of Joseph J. Orischak, Sr., who died March 26, 1965.
Born in Altoona, Blair County, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Minnie...
Mary Kantner
Jan 16, 2004
Mary (Gristick) Kantner, 89, formerly of 205 Roosevelt Avenue, Muhlenberg Township, died January 16th at 1:25 pm in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been since September 11, 2001.
She was the widow of Joseph P. Kantner died March 4, 1984.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Harbonic) Gristick.
Kantner is survived by a daughter, Ruth M....
Leonard L. Boyer
Jan 13, 2004
Leonard L. Boyer, Jr., Prominent Civic and Community Leader and Well-Known Artist.
Leonard L. Boyer, Jr., of the Highlands at Wyomissing, formerly of 48 Cardinal Road, Wyomissing, died after an extended period of declining health on January 13, 2004 at 1:57 pm where he had been since January 15, 2003. He was 86. He was married more than 62 years to...
Marion H. Stokes
Jan 12, 2004
Marion H. Stokes, 93, of Lynoak Avenue, Shillington, died Jan. 12 at 10:15 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she had resided since August.
Her husband, Walter P. Stokes, died in April 1972.
She was born in Bridgeton, N.J.
Stokes was employed as a registered nurse by the Underwood Hospital, Woodbury, N.J., until her retirement.
She was a graduate of the...
Katie E. Etchberger
Jan 11, 2004
Katie E. (Trievel) Etchberger, 75, of 835 Franklin Street, Apt. 410, Reading, Pa 19602, died January 11th at 2:05pm in the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where she had been since October 10, 2003.
She was the widow of Claude C. Etchberger who died in 1989.
Born in Alsace Township, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Eva (Schmehl)...
Jordon A. Colon
Jan 10, 2004
A Mass of Christian Burial for Jordan A. Colon, 7, of Weiser Street, who died Jan. 10 at 8 a.m. in Hershey Medical Center, Dauphin County, will be celebrated Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Reading. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery, Laureldale.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading, is in charge of arrangements.
He had...
Muriel A. Gehret
Jan 10, 2004
Muriel A. Gehret, 87, of Charleston Lane, Spring Township, formerly of Ocala, Fla., died Jan. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in her residence.
Her husband, Kenneth B. Gehret, died in June 1980.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Irene (Weidner) Ricards.
Gehret was the owner of the Hillside Home for Aged, Wernersville, for 30 years, retiring in 1976.
She...
William G. Hornberger
Jan 9, 2004
William Gilbert Hornberger, Sr., 66, of 304 North State Street, Shillington, Pa 19607 died January 9th at 9:25 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he been since earlier that morning.
Hornberger was taken there from the Mifflin Health Care Center, Cumru Township where he had been since June 18, 2003.
He was the husband of Shirley Mary (Eckenrode) Hornberger.
Born...