Obituaries
Angelo C. Cupani
Oct 9, 2004
Angelo Carmelo Cupani, 47, died October 9th at 3:10 pm in his West Reading residence.
He was the husband of Kimberly M. (Shull) Cupani of Temple.
Born in Valencia, Venezuela, he was a son of Charles Cupani of West Reading and the late Connie (Antico) Cupani who died September 2, 1992.
He was a 1975 graduate of Wyomissing High School.
Cupani was a member...
Mary M. Lubas
Oct 9, 2004
Mary M. (Deska) Lubas, 86, of Commons Court, Reading and formerly of Park Avenue, Reading, died October 9th at 10:33 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since August 25th.
She was the widow of Joseph J. Lubas, who died March 8, 1990.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Balon)...
David Mayer
Oct 9, 2004
David Mayer, 74, of Second Street, Wernersville, died October 9th at 7:56 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since October 6th.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Henry J. and Catharine (Decker) Mayer.
He was a graduate of Reading Catholic.
Mayer worked for a number of years at Rockwell International, until his retirement...
Josephine Sammataro
Oct 8, 2004
Josephine (Raimondo) Sammataro, 89, formerly of Sinking Spring, died October 8th at 7:40 pm in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been since May 29, 2001.
She was the widow of Carmelo Sammataro, who died October 1966.
Born in Milwaukee, WI, she was a daughter of the late Calogero and Annunziata (Morello) Raimondo.
Sammataro was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman...
Margaret B. Tierney
Oct 6, 2004
Margaret B. (Bixby) Tierney, 85, formerly of Wyomissing died October 6th at 9:30 pm in the Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where she had been since November 4, 2003.
She was the widow of Lawrence J. Tierney, who died February 1991.
Born in Garden City, New York, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Mary Bixby.
She was a 1937 graduate of...
Robert A. Perry
Oct 5, 2004
Robert A. Perry, 74, died October 5th in his residence at 3446 Gray Street, Laureldale.
He was the husband of Nancy H. (Heffner) Perry.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Robert A. Perry and Florence (Barnett) Miller.
He worked for 21 years as a heavy press operator and hook-up man for the Dana Corporation before retiring in 1992.
Perry also worked as...
Guy T. Intelisano
Oct 4, 2004
Guy T. Intelisano, 82, Reading, died Oct. 4 at 3:50 a.m. in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Helen (Zampelli) Intelisano.
Born in Renovo, Clinton County, he was a son of the late John and Vincenza (LaFlacca) Intelisano.
Intelisano was the owner-operator of Guy Intelisano Electric, Reading, from 1968 until his retirement in 1999.
He was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic...
Ben Spina
Oct 4, 2004
Ben Spina, retired owner of a truck-leasing business in Reading, died Oct. 4 at 6:30 a.m. in the Highlands at Wyomissing.
Spina, 82, formerly of Reading, was the husband of Antonie K. (Kopf) Spina, also a resident at the Highlands at Wyomissing.
He was president of Spina Truck Leasing, Reading, from 1949 until his retirement in 1970.
Born in Reading, he was a...
Nicholas J. Kelly
Oct 4, 2004
Nicholas J. Kelly, 21, of Brecknock Township, died Oct. 4 in Lancaster Regional Medical Center.
The cause of death is under investigation by the Lancaster County coroner's office
Born in Reading, he was a son of Judson R. and Susan A. (Malacavage) Kelly, with whom he resided.
Kelly was employed as a chef by various local restaurants.
He was a 2000 graduate of Gov....
James P. Spirelis
Oct 3, 2004
James P. Spirelis, 87, died Oct. 3 at 6:23 a.m. in his residence in Shillington.
He was the husband of Sophia A. (Bienkowski) Spirelis.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul and Irene (Argyriou) Spirelis.
Spirelis was employed as a conductor by the Reading Co. from 1940 until his retirement in 1979.
He was a graduate of Reading High School.
Spirelis...
Allen T. Haeseler
Oct 1, 2004
Allen Trout Haeseler, 77, of 23406 Dogwood Court, Lewes, Delaware, died October 1st in Beebe Hospital, Delaware.
He was the husband of Edith E. (Schneck) Haeseler.
Born in Landingville, Schuylkill County, he was the son of the late Frank and Estella (Trout) Haeseler.
Haeseler worked as a clerk for 30 years at the Reading Railroad, before retiring in 1980.
He was an Army Veteran...
Michael J. Reilly
Sep 29, 2004
Michael J. Reilly Jr., former West Reading tavern owner and White Flyer champion, died of natural causes Sept. 29 at 2:40 p.m. in his residence in West Reading.
Reilly, 71, was the owner of the Third & Spruce Cafe, West Reading, from 1960 to 1974 and 1983 to 1986.
He was the founder and owner of West Reading Distributing from 1974 to...
Herbert J. Wolfinger
Sep 29, 2004
Herbert J. Wolfinger, Sr., 85, of 25 Adele Avenue, Blandon, (Maidencreek Township), Pa 19510, died September 29th at 6:47 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since September 16th.
He was the husband of Olive H. (DeLong) Wolfinger.
Born in Greenwich Township, he was a son of the late Jeremiah and Ellavada R. (Dietrich)Wolfinger.
He worked for 36...
Raymond C. Schlegel
Sep 29, 2004
Raymond C. Schlegel, a retired Reading lawyer, died Sept. 29 at 8:18 p.m. in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Inc., Wernersville, where he had resided since Jan. 2.
Schlegel, 74, formerly of Penn Township, was the husband of Carolyn H. (Helms) Schlegel, a resident at Phoebe Berks Village, Wernersville.
He was admitted to the Berks County Bar in 1955 after serving a...
Myrtle Ruth Eiler
Sep 28, 2004
Myrtle Ruth (Gruber) Eiler, 84, of 1 Florin Avenue, Muhlenberg Township, died September 28th at 6:00 am in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been since Saturday.
She was the wife of Robert Edward Eiler.
Born in Dauberville, Centre Township, she was the daughter of the late W. Augustus and Bessie M. (Spohn) Gruber.
She was a 1938 graduate of Muhlenberg...
Edith E. Kreska
Sep 26, 2004
Edith Elizabeth (McCoy) Kreska, 88, formerly of Franklin Street, Wyomissing and the St. Joseph Living Center, Muhlenberg Twp., died September 26th at 6:10 am ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been since August 25th.
She was the widow of Chester Jan Kreska, Sr., who died May 10, 1994.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Stuart and...
Richard C. Mcnamara
Sep 26, 2004
Richard C. McNamara, 66, Naples, Fla., formerly of Wyomissing, died of natural causes Sept. 26 in North Naples Community Hospital.
He was the husband of Bette A. (Zook) McNamara.
Born in Boston, he was a son of the late John J. and Kathleen (Tobin) McNamara.
McNamara was employed for 18 years as national sales manager by the John Wright Co. until 1982 and...
Richard C. Mcnamara
Sep 26, 2004
Richard C. McNamara, 66, Naples, Fla., formerly of Wyomissing, died of natural causes Sept. 26 in North Naples Community Hospital.
He was the husband of Bette A. (Zook) McNamara.
Born in Boston, he was a son of the late John J. and Kathleen (Tobin) McNamara.
McNamara was employed for 18 years as national sales manager by the John Wright Co. until 1982 and...
Grace V. Coldren
Sep 26, 2004
Grace Viola (Amole) Coldren, 84, formerly of Wyomissing, died September 26th at 2:47 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since Saturday.
She was the widow of Charles William Coldren, who died May 11, 1991.
Born in Birdsboro, she was a daughter of the late William and Emma R. Amole.
She worked as an assembler for 17 years...
John K. Kerber
Sep 25, 2004
John Kenneth Kerber, 61, of Wyomissing Hills Blvd., died September 25th at 10:50 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since September 19th.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Anna N. (Filipek) Kerber of Wyomissing and the late Stanley F. Kerber. He was a 1961 graduate of Reading Catholic.
Kerber was an instructor for a...
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