Obituaries

Edwin G. Keen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Yvonne G. Kleckner-Conrad

Yvonne G. Kleckner-Conrad

Jun 18, 2004

Yvonne G. (Keller) Kleckner-Conrad, 76, died June 18th in her residence on Elnor Avenue, Muhlenberg Township.

She was the widow of Richard E. Conrad, who died June 10, 2001.

Kleckner-Conrad was predeceased by her first husband, Albert S. Kleckner, Jr.

Born in West Lawn, she was a daughter of the late Charles W. and Emma V. (Seiters) Keller.

She was a 1944 graduate of...

Frances M. Sweitzer

Frances M. Sweitzer

Jun 18, 2004

Frances M. (Szodrowsky) Sweitzer, 80, formerly of 1050 Mulberry Street, Reading, died June 18th at 12:00 am in Beverly Manor, Exeter Township, where she had been since June 9, 2000.

She was the widow of Leon L. Sweitzer, who died in August 1970.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Michalak) Szodrowsky.

She worked as an order-puller...

Jay C. Hoff

Jay C. Hoff

Jun 17, 2004

Jay Charles Hoff, 70, of 251 Fairview Street, (Muhlenberg Township) Reading, Pa 19605 died shortly after admission June 17th in the Lehigh Valley Hospital.

He was the husband of Edith Ruth (Boyer) Hoff.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Charles Dimmick and Esther Alvena (DeWalt) Hoff.

He was a 1951 graduate of Reading High School.

Hoff worked for a number...

Walter H. Uckert

Walter H. Uckert

Jun 16, 2004

Walter Helmuth Uckert, 84, of 324 Rothermel Blvd., (Muhlenberg Township), Reading, Pa 19605 and formerly of Emmaus, died June 16th at 2:40 am in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where he had been since June 11th.

He was the husband of Joanne B. (Little) Uckert, at home.

Uckert was predeceased by his first wife, Elizabeth L. (Cherrington) Uckert, who died December 29,...

Lynnee M. Beckner

Lynnee M. Beckner

Jun 15, 2004

Lynnee M. (Eckert) Beckner, 47, of 506 Park Road, Fleetwood, Pa 19522, died June 15th at 9:05pm in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since June 9th.

She was the wife of Gene R. Wolfe at home.

Born in West Reading, he was a daughter of Lynn G. and Arbutus V. (Filbert) Eckert of Muhlenberg Township.

She was a...

Pauline M. Lichman

Pauline M. Lichman

Jun 14, 2004

Pauline M. (Imperial) Lichman, 41, died June 14th in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, where she had been since falling off her bicycle on Crystal Cave Road, Kutztown on June 7th.

She was the wife of Leo L. Lichman, Jr., at home.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Joseph V. Imperial of Temple and Yolanda M. (Stroffolino) Schaeffer of Kutztown.

She is...

Erna B. Horst

Erna B. Horst

Jun 14, 2004

Erna B. (Brendlinger) Horst, 89, of 125 Pennsylvania Avenue, Shillington, died June 14th at 6:10 pm in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where she had been since March 17th.

She was the widow of George D. Horst, who died December 17, 1984.

Born in New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, she was a daughter of the late Maurice Y. and Carrie D. (Kolb)...

Robert J. Ceci

Robert J. Ceci

Jun 14, 2004

Robert J. Ceci, 79, of Cumru Township, died June 14 at 2:20 p.m. in his residence.

He was the husband of Inez R. (Parolini) Ceci.

Born in Coaldale, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Thomas and Lena (Rudolph) Ceci.

Ceci had been employed for 37 years by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's eastern maintenance division, Bowmansville, retiring as superintendent in September...

Stephanie E. Wartzenluft-Musser

Stephanie E. Wartzenluft-Musser

Jun 13, 2004

Stephanie E. Wartzenluft Musser, 56, of Kutztown, died of natural causes June 13 in her residence.

She was the wife of Glenn A. Musser. She was predeceased by her first husband, Marvin C. Wartzenluft.

Born in Fleetwood, she was a daughter of the late Charles M. and Edna M. (Seltzer) Kline.

Musser had been employed for 26 years as a presser by Fleetwood...