Obituaries
Harry W. Zickler
Jul 13, 2004
Harry W. Zickler Jr., 87, formerly of Mount Penn, died July 13 in his residence in Ridley Park, Delaware County.
He was the husband of Mary (Zentz) Zickler. His first wife, Lucile (Snyder) Zickler, died in 1977.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Harry and Anna (Halbeisen) Zickler.
Zickler was employed for 18 years as purchasing agent by the...
Margaret S. Boyer
Jul 13, 2004
Margaret S. (Brown) Boyer, 84, of Exeter Township, formerly of Pennside, died July 13 in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient since June 25.
She was the wife of Walter R. Boyer.
Born in West Lawn, she was a daughter of the late Raymond Brown and Sadie Hoffman.
Boyer was a 1937 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
She is also...
Mary P. Campbell
Jul 12, 2004
Mary P. "Pat" Campbell, 89, formerly of Whitfield, died July 12 at 5:28 a.m. in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township.
Her husband, Charles G. Campbell, died Sept.5, 1986.
Born in Boston, she was a daughter of the late Patrick and Elizabeth (O'Neill) Russell.
Campbell was employed for 20 years as a registered nurse by the Reading Hospital, retiring in 1977.
She was a 1935 graduate...
Gloria M. Breen
Jul 12, 2004
Gloria May "Dolly" (Schaeffer) Breen, 73, of 45 East Pine Street, Fleetwood, Pa 19522, died July 12th at 10:30 am in Kutztown Manor where she had been since Thursday.
She was the wife of John J. Breen.
Born in Ruscombmanor Township, Berks County, she was a daughter of the late May A. (Schaeffer) Ludwig and step-father, Martin Ludwig.
She was a member of...
Edward T. Middleton
Jul 11, 2004
Edward T. Middleton, 93, of Warwick Township, Lancaster County, died July 11 at 12:25 a.m. in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Lebanon, where he had been a patient for four days.
He was the husband of MaryAlice (Burroughs) Middleton.
Born in Woodhaven, N.Y., he was a son of the late Edward T. and Evangeline (Mazza) Middleton.
Middleton had been employed for 25 years as...
Edwin L. Ziegenfuss
Jul 11, 2004
Edwin L. Ziegenfuss, 57, of Cumru Township, died of natural causes July 11 at 6:20 a.m. in his residence.
He was the husband of Susan L. (Busch) Ziegenfuss.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George and Eldora (Sweigart) Ziegenfuss.
Ziegenfuss had been employed for 20 years in maintenance by Metropolitan Edison Co., at the Titus Station, retiring in 2003.
He...
Ba Van Le
Jul 11, 2004
Ba Van Le, 79, of Wyomissing, died July 11 in his residence.
He was the husband of Tia Thi Nguyen.
Born in Vietnam, he was a son of the late Giac Van Le and Du Thi Ke.
Le is also survived by two sons, Nga Van Le and Phat Tan Le, both of Wyomissing; and four daughters: Hoa Thi Kim Le and Lan...
Thomas P. Freymoyer
Jul 9, 2004
Thomas P. Freymoyer, 60, of Wyomissing, died July 9 in Hamburg.
The cause of death is under investigation by the Berks County coroner's office.
He was the husband of Gail (Oberholtzer) Freymoyer.
Freymoyer was born in West Reading.
He was president of Mountain Road Textiles, Shoemakersville, since 1999. He was previously vice president of O.B. Dyers, Reading, for 32 years.
Freymoyer was a 1961 graduate...
Johann K. Stelzpflug
Jul 8, 2004
Johann K. "Hans" Stelzpflug, 73, died of natural causes July 8 at 1:50 a.m. in his residence in Reading.
Born in Foeching, Germany, he was a son of the late Josef and Ursula (Ranner) Stelzpflug.
Stelzpflug was employed for 40 years as a butcher/meat packer by Berks Packing Co. Inc., Reading, retiring May 17, 1996.
He was a Navy veteran.
Surviving are two sons,...
Edwin G. Keen
Jun 30, 2004
Edwin G. Keen Sr., 90, of Montrose Manor, died June 30 at 7:10 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where he resided 10 days.
His wife, Lillian L. (Lowery) Keen, died Nov. 11.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul and Margaret Keen.
Keen was employed for 20 years as a maintenance worker by Cumru Township, retiring...
Marcelina Roman-Santiago
Jun 27, 2004
Marcelina Roman-Santiago, 84, of 104 Blue Ridge Court, Stafford, Virginia, died June 27th at 8:25 am in Beverly Health Care Center, Stafford, where she had been since June 23rd.
Formerly of 549 Pearl Street, Reading, she was the wife of Jose Santiago of Reading. She was predeceased by her first husband, Celestino Roman, who died August 15, 1968.
Born in Puerto Rico,...
Rose Dissman
Jun 26, 2004
Rose Dissman, 100, formerly of Florida, died June 26 at 9:34 p.m. in Country Meadows of Wyomissing, where she had resided since May 1, 1996.
Her husband, Edward Dissman, died in 1982.
Born in Elizabeth, N.J., she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Margaretha (Pfleuger) Wittmann.
Dissman was the owner-operator of Marshall Motors Lincoln-Mercury, Elizabeth, for 25 years, until her retirement.
She...
Drake M. Christman
Jun 25, 2004
Drake M. Christman, son of Troy Christman and Jennifer L. Buchert, of Temple, was stillborn June 25 in St. Joseph Medical Center.
He is also survived by a half brother, Kyler Miller, and a half sister, Kayli Miller, both of Harrisburg.
Additional survivors include his maternal grandparents, Joseph and Sandra Buchert, Temple; his paternal grandparents, James and Mabel Christman, Denver, Lancaster County;...
Robert L. Schlott
Jun 25, 2004
Robert L. Schlott, 64, of Penn Township, died of natural causes June 25 at 1:10 p.m. in the intensive care unit of Reading Hospital, shortly after admission.
He was the husband of Mildred M. (Palmer) Schlott.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Grace (Schaeffer) Schlott, Salisbury, Md., and the late Elmer Schlott.
Schlott had been employed for 30 years by Crompton...
Robert P. Miller
Jun 24, 2004
Robert P. Miller, 86, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died June 24 at 4:30 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where he had resided since May 17, 2003.
His wife, Sophie (Straka) Miller, died Dec. 29.
Born in Port Clinton, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Robert and Margaret (Mengel) Miller.
Miller was employed by the Reading Company as...
Lawrence J. Resch
Jun 23, 2004
Lawrence J. Resch, a Reading historian and author, died June 23 at 4 p.m. in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where he had resided since April 4.
Resch, 74, of West Lawn, was the husband of Suellen (Windle) Resch. His second wife, June (Schock) Resch, died in July 1976.
In 1997, he wrote a book, "My Old Neighborhood", depicting...
Harry P. Young
Jun 22, 2004
Harry P. "Cy" Young, veteran basketball, baseball and softball official and coach, died June 22 at 8 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where he had resided since May 26.
Young, 80, of Reading, was predeceased by his wife, Lucia (Gaspari) Young, on June 23, 1999.
He was an umpire and referee from 1943 to 1975.
Known as "The Original Terminator,"...
Keith H. Poley
Jun 21, 2004
Keith H. Poley, 48, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died June 21, 2004 at 3:20 a.m. in Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was the son of Harold L. Poley of Muhlenberg Township and the late Callie M. (Hoffman) Poley.
Surviving is a half- brother, Scott H. Poley McKenna of Reading.
Services will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Walter Christ Funeral Home...
Roger Joseph Stefanoski
Jun 20, 2004
Roger Joseph Stefanoski, 79, of 3059 Maple Avenue, Reading, Pa 19605, died June 20th at 2:55 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since May 26th.
He was the husband of Susan J. (Baluha) Danko-Stefanoski.
Stefanoski was predeceased by his first wife, Helene (Krysa) Stefanoski, who died April 7, 1984.
Born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, he was a son...
Sarah C. Drumheller
Jun 19, 2004
Sarah C. (Kohler) Drumheller, 93, formerly of 125 North 10th Street, Reading, died June 19th at 8:45am in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been since August 1998.
Born in Minersville, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of George and Eva (Zaph) Kohler.
She worked 22 years as a sewing machine operator at Customs Sportswear, Reading, until her retirement in 1969.
Drumheller...
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