Stanley C. Arnholt
Oct 20, 2003
Stanley C. "Stan the Clam Man" Arnholt, 56, died of natural causes Oct. 20 at 8:53 a.m. in his residence on Cherrywood Road, Wyomissing.
He was the husband of Anna M. (Faraone) Arnholt.
Born in Ashland, Ohio, he was a son of Dorothy (Sidle) Arnholt, Ashland, and the late Donald E. Arnholt.
Arnholt was employed for 23 years as a wholesale salesman by...
Benjamin C. Jones
Oct 18, 2003
Benjamin C. Jones, 91, of Doral Drive, Flying Hills, died Oct. 18 at 2:30 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Oct. 8.
His wife, Ann Jane (Dodge) Jones, died July 16, 2000.
Born in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia County, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Ann (de Bernard) Jones.
Jones was president of Croll & Keck,...
Dean H. Kelsey
Oct 15, 2003
Dean H. Kelsey, a retired Albright College official, died Oct. 15 at 9 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient one week.
Kelsey, 89, of the Highlands at Wyomissing, formerly of Willow Grove Avenue, Muhlenberg Park, was predeceased by his wife, Ruth (Thomson) Kelsey, on Dec. 28, 2000.
He was employed from 1958 to 1968 as an associate controller...
Richard M. Atkinson
Oct 14, 2003
Richard M. Atkinson, 83, died Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. in his residence on Delaware Avenue, Wyomissing.
He was the husband of Georgia S. (Scull) Atkinson.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Harold C. and Marguerite S. (Smith) Atkinson.
Atkinson was employed for 27 years by Carpenter Technology Corp., retiring in 1981 as an assistant manager in metallurgy.
He was...
Bruce A. Hague
Oct 14, 2003
Bruce Allen Hague, 93, formerly of 1835 Frush Valley Road, Temple, died October 14th at 7:35 pm in the Beverly Manor Nursing Home, 21 Fairlane Road, Exeter Township, where he had been since January 30, 1999.
He was the widower of Fern V. (Snyder) Hague, who died January 17, 1999.
Born in Spring Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, he was a son of...
Katherine Whitmoyer
Oct 12, 2003
Katherine (Terebecky) Whitmoyer, 88, of Garden of Angels Apartments, 22 Rothermel Street, Laureldale and formerly of 105 Olive Street, West Reading died October 12th at 3:14 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since Friday.
Born in West Coplay, Lehigh County, she was a daughter of the late Elick and Mary (Krucheck) Terebecky.
She worked 20 years...
Lee S. Gauker
Oct 12, 2003
Lee Schaeffer Gauker, 81, died October 12th at 8:14 am in his residence at 5 Oakhaven Road, (Richmond Township) Fleetwood, Pa 19522.
He was married 57 years to Minerva B. (Boyer) Gauker.
Born in Richmond Township, he was a son of the late John W. Gauker, Laura M. (Schaeffer) Gauker-Heffner and step-son of the late Howard B. Heffner.
He was a 1940 graduate...
Lena M. Obermann
Oct 12, 2003
Lean Marie (Gundlach) Obermann, 95, of Country Meadows and formerly of 152 Tulpehocken Avenue, West Reading, died October 12th at 12:50 pm in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reading where she had been since October 9th.
She was the widow of Alfred Obermann, who died January 12, 1981.
Born in Kassel, West Germany, she was a daughter of the late Adolf and...
Stanley Hrycyk
Oct 12, 2003
Stanley Hrycyk, 69, of 4003 Hill View Road, (Alsace Township), Temple, Pa 19560, died of complications from leukemia October 12th at 12:40 pm in the Hershey Medical Center, where he had been admitted earlier Sunday.
He was the husband of Dolores Jean Camilli.
Born in Chester, he was a son of the late Peter and Julianna (Kopelstey) Hrycyk.
He was a graduate of...
Margaret E. Dauber
Oct 10, 2003
Margaret E. Dauber, 87, of 2301 Reading Avenue, West Wyomissing and formerly of 2542 Garfield Avenue, West Wyomissing, died October 10th at 5pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since October 6th.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Harvey Y. and Nora (Matz) Dauber.
She was a 1933 graduate of Wilson High School.
Dauber...
Stephen J. Vlasak Sr
Oct 10, 2003
Stephen J. Vlasak Sr., 59, of East Sixth Street, Birdsboro, died of natural causes Oct. 10 at 11:45 a.m. in his residence.
He was the husband of Sharon L. (Keller) Vlasak.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Stephen J. and Anne (Melniczek) Vlasak.
Vlasak was last employed by French Creek Outfitters, Phoenixville, Chester County, last working in December. He...
Samuel B. Russell Esq.
Oct 9, 2003
Samuel B. Russell Esq., 82, formerly of 823 Farr Place, Wyomissing and 15 East 34th Street, Exeter Township, died October 9th in his residence at Phoebe Berks Village, Wernersville from complications due to Parkinson's disease.
A lifelong Reading resident, he was the husband of the late Carol (Kessler) Russell, and the son of the late Samuel B. and Bertha (Brock) Russell.
He...
Eleanor J. Garis
Oct 8, 2003
Eleanor J. (Sloatman) Garis, 82, formerly of 2226 Noble Street, West Lawn, died October 8th at 4:30 am in her residence at the Woodland Plaza Apartments, 1701 State Hill Road, Wyomissing, Pa 19610.
She was the widow of John L. Garis who died February 8, 1994.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late William S. and Martha E. (Bauder)...
Mable E. Struble
Oct 7, 2003
Mable E. Struble, 92, formerly of Kline Street, West Reading, died Oct. 7 at 2:47 p.m. in Berks Heim, where she had resided since June 18, 1991.
Her husband, Irvin W. Struble, died Sept. 18, 1995.
Born in Lebanon, she was a daughter of the late Aaron and Bertha (Aumor) Potteiger.
Struble was employed for 10 years as a food handler by the...
John A. Murphy
Oct 7, 2003
John A. Murphy, 83, formerly of Fisher Road, Greenfields, died Oct. 7 at 9:09 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Sept. 30.
He was taken to the hospital from Columbia Cottage, Spring Township, where he had resided three years.
His wife, Helen A. (Makowski) Murphy, died March 13, 1996.
Born in Port Clinton, Schuylkill County, he was a...
James R. Leibelsperger
Oct 7, 2003
James Robert Leibelsperger, 83, of 8 Monroe Street, Laureldale, Pa 19605, died October 7th at 5:45 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since September 18th.
He was married November 28, 1946 to Elsie Mae (Schlenker) Leibelsperger.
Born in Richmond Township, he was a son of the late William and Edna (Gift) Leibelsperger.
He worked for 5 years...
Ronald G. Bagenstose
Oct 6, 2003
Ronald G. "Fritz" Bagenstose, 68, of Frush Valley Road, Muhlenberg Township, was dead on arrival of natural causes Oct. 6 at 4:02 a.m. in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Faye N. (Weaver) Bagenstose. His first wife, Patricia A. (Weaver) Bagenstose, died Dec. 22, 1978.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Dorothy M. (Reed) Strausser and stepson...
Helen M. Adam
Oct 6, 2003
Helen M. Adam, 93, formerly of 433 Eisenbrown Street, Hyde Villa, Muhlenberg Township, died October 6th at 6:19 am in the Phoebe Berks Health Center where she had been since November 26, 2002.
Adam was taken there from the Phoebe Berks Village where she had resided since July 1994.
She was the widow of Arthur C. Adam, who died September 13, 1994.
Born...
Pearl L. Snyder Reitenauer
Oct 5, 2003
Pearl L. (Conrad) Snyder-Reitenauer, 84, of 203 Washington Street, Douglassville, Pa 19518, died October 5th at 7:53 p.m. in St. Joseph Hospital, where she had been since October 4th.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Charles A. Snyder and her second husband, Raymond C. Reitenauer.
Born in Blandon, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Esther (Hain) Conrad.
She was...
A. Grace Walker
Oct 4, 2003
A. Grace Walker, 95, of the Woodland Plaza Apartments, State Hill Road, Wyomissing, formerly of Oak Terrace, West Reading, died Oct. 4 at 10:26 a.m. in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Inc., Wernersville, where she had been a patient since Aug. 15.
Her husband, James Walker, died March 22, 1988.
Born in Barto, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and...