Charles A. Noll
Mar 13, 2004
Charles Aloisius Noll, 75, died of natural causes March 13th in his residence at 405 Eisenbrown Street, (Muhlenberg Township), Reading, Pa 19605.
He was the husband of Dolores Irene (Williams) Noll.
Born in Alsace Township, he was a son of the late William W. and Agnes L. (Kaucher) Noll.
Noll was a graduate of Reading High School.
He was the owner operator for 26...
June A. Kuczawa
Mar 12, 2004
June A. Kuczawa, 77, of North Eighth Street, Wyomissing, died March 12 at 8:30 p.m. in her residence.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Rose (Luckanitz) Abraham.
Kuczawa had been employed for 37 years as a purchasing clerk by Pennsylvania Optical, retiring in 1993.
She was a 1944 graduate of Reading High School.
Kuczawa is survived by a...
Ethel B. Hiddemen
Mar 11, 2004
Ethel B. (Bouchelle) Hiddemen, 93, died March 11th at 6:35 am in her son's residence on Mill Road, Bern Township.
She was the widow of William H. Hiddemen, who died May 11, 1991.
Born in Chester, Delaware County, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Sarah (Cox) Bouchelle.
She is survived by two sons, William H., Jr., of Houston, Texas and...
John P. Beccone
Mar 10, 2004
John P. Beccone, 68, of Iron Circle, Cumru Township, died of natural causes March 10 at 5:37 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Feb. 23.
He was the husband of Camille A. (Aimone) Beccone.
Born in Hazleton, he was a son of the late Lewis and Angeline (Cataldo) Beccone.
Beccone was employed for 38 years as an engineer...
Grant W. Machemer
Mar 10, 2004
Grant William Machemer, 87, of 2243 Fairview Street, West Lawn died March 10th at 2:05 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading where he had been since February 29th.
He was the widower of Dorothy G. (Mauger) Machemer who died December 27, 1995.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late William P. and Bertha (Reppert)...
Edmund W. Motacki
Mar 9, 2004
Edmund W. Motacki, 83, died March 9 in his residence on Timber Lane, Spring Township.
He was the husband of Bessie N. (Turrisi) Motacki.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Joseph and Wanda (Ruzanosko) Motacki.
Motacki was employed for 23 years in the electronics department by AT&T Reading Works, Muhlenberg Township, retiring in 1982.
He was an Army veteran of...
William G. Kitzmiller
Mar 9, 2004
William G. Kitzmiller, 81, of Woodland Plaza Apartments, State Hill Road, Wyomissing, died March 9 at 11:50 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Feb. 28.
He was the husband of Irma P. (Pysher) Kitzmiller.
Born in Swissvale, Allegheny County, he was a son of the late Walter O. and Anna May (Bell) Kitzmiller.
Kitzmiller was employed as assistant...
Andrew J. Straka
Mar 9, 2004
Andrew J. Straka Sr., 84, of Fairview Street, West Lawn, died March 9 in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Feb. 27.
He was the husband of Arlene A. (Wysopal) Straka.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Veronica (Lendacki) Straka.
Straka was employed for 42 years by Carpenter Technology Corp., retiring in 1982.
He was...
Adolph V. Dilginis
Mar 9, 2004
Adolph V. Dilginis, 83, formerly of Old Wyomissing Road, died March 9 at 11:42 p.m. in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where he had resided since September.
His wife, Regina A. (Bonkavage) Dilginis, died in November 2003.
Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late William and Josephine (Kaledas) Dilginis.
Dilginis was employed for 30 years by Carpenter Technology...
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...
Gerald J. Sullivan
Mar 7, 2004
Gerald J. Sullivan, 86, died March 7 at 5:45 p.m. in his residence on Reading Avenue, West Reading.
He was the husband of Bessie L. (Isett) Sullivan.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Gerald and Florence (Impink) Sullivan.
Sullivan was employed for 37 years as a machinist by Textile Machine Works, Wyomissing, retiring in 1968. He was the owner...
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...