Obituaries
Marcella E. Fegley
Aug 19, 2004
Marcella E. Fegley Marcella E. Fegley, 98, South Temple, died Dec. 19 at 9:15 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where she had resided since Oct. 25.
Her husband, Charles S. Fegley, died March 21, 1984.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Wellington and Mary A. (Glass) Schmeck.
Fegley was employed for 20 years as a waitress...
Ana G. Lopez
Aug 17, 2004
Ana Gloria Lopez, 50, of 622 South Court Street, Reading, died August 17th at 12:12am in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been since the 15th.
She was the wife of Manuel Gonzalez, at home.
Born in Villalba, Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of the late Jose Lopez and Arcadia Cintron.
She was a graduate of Franciso-Zavas-Santa High School, Puerto Rico.
Lopez...
Edna A. Henry
Aug 15, 2004
Edna A. (Orrs) Henry, 85, of 626 Reading Avenue, West Reading, died August 15th at 6:10 pm in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading where she had been for one day.
She was the widow of George Q. Henry, who died August 14, 1979.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late George W. and Mable Orrs.
She worked for at Pomeroy's...
Mary Elizabeth Adams
Aug 14, 2004
Mary Elizabeth (Crossland) Adams, 89, of 243 West Vine Street, Fleetwood, Pa 19522, died August 14th at 12:04 am in the Emergency Room at the Reading Hospital.
She was the widow of Wesley C. Adams, who died March 2, 1997.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Rose (Dickinson) Crossland.
She was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Adams...
Donald D. Bingaman
Aug 14, 2004
Donald D. Bingaman, 85, West Lawn, died Aug. 14 in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading.
He was the husband of Florence L. (Osman) Bingaman.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Pierce and Blanche (Noll) Bingaman.
Bingaman had been employed for 15 years in maintenance by Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, retiring in 1984.
He was an Army veteran...
Vincent P. Brancadora
Aug 14, 2004
Vincent P. Brancadora, 77, Muhlenberg Township, died Aug. 14 at 9:50 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient since Aug. 6.
He was the husband of Concetta R. (Napoletano) Brancadora.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Enrico and Carmela (Schipani) Brancadora.
Brancadora had been last employed for 10 years as a state auditor for...
Candace G. Fisher
Aug 12, 2004
Candace G. (Graul) Fisher, 87, formerly of North 9th Street, Wyomissing, died August 12th at 8:35 pm in the Denver Nursing Home, where he had been since May 4th.
She was the widow of Lester W. Fisher, who died November 16, 1983.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Goldie (Ritz) Graul.
She worked for 10 years as...
Margaret Ann Feridun
Aug 11, 2004
Margaret Ann (McKee) Feridun, 76, of 807 Berks Place, Spring Township, died August 11th at 6:56 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since July 18th.
She was the widow of Kemal K. Feridun, who died February 18, 2004.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Dolores (Dever) McKee.
She was a...
Reverend Gerald P. Paul, Msc
Aug 10, 2004
The Reverend Gerald Patrick Paul, MSC, a member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, died at Provena-Mercy Hospital in Aurora, IL on Tuesday, August 10th at the end of a long battle with prostate cancer.
Born in Laureldale, he was a son of the late Walter A. and Edith (Wenrich) Paul.
He attended Holy Guardian Angels Parochial School, Reading. In the...
Virginia L. Wessner
Aug 9, 2004
Virginia L. Wessner, 85, formerly of Reading, died Aug. 9 at 9:30 a.m. in Beverly Manor, Exeter Township, where she had resided since Aug. 1, 2001.
She had previously resided at the Lutheran Home at Topton.
Her husband, Charles R. Wessner, died Dec. 20, 1978.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Ethel (Schaeffer) Bright.
Wessner was employed for...
Margaret Rambo
Aug 8, 2004
Margaret Rambo, 90, Wyomissing, formerly of West Lawn, died Aug. 8 at 8:40 a.m. in her residence.
Her husband, Bruce H. Rambo, died Jan. 7, 1984.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna (Brophy) Nowotarski.
Rambo had been employed as a seamer and parachute maker during World War II by Berkshire Knitting Mills, Wyomissing, last working in...
Sergio V. Proserpi
Aug 7, 2004
Dr. Sergio Vincent Proserpi, 75, a leader in the development of plastic surgery in the Berks County area, died Aug. 7 at 6 a.m. in his Cumru Township residence.
He was the husband of Penelope P. (Pattrill) Proserpi.
Born in Bergamo, Italy, he was a son of the late Carlo and Maria (Rossetti) Proserpi.
Proserpi founded and held the position of chief of...
Willard S. Matz
Aug 6, 2004
Willard S. "Butch" Matz, 86, formerly of 3437 Marion Street, Laureldale, died August 6th at 10:32 am in Berks Heim where she had been since August 15, 2003.
He was the widower of Dorothy C. (Spohn) Matz, who died September 27, 1994.
Born in Mohnton, he was a son of the late Charles Albert and Clara Alice (Hoffert) Matz.
He worked as a...
Nancy E. Decker
Aug 6, 2004
Nancy E. Decker, 57, Exeter Township, died August 6 at 2:50 a.m. in Reading Hospital of natural causes, where she had been since July 31.
She was the wife of Richard B. Decker.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of John M. Volutza, Berks Heim, and Dorothy M. (Eckert) Volutza, Providence House, Reading.
Decker was employed for 15 years as Customer Service...
Jon M. Shehoski
Aug 6, 2004
Jon M. Shehoski, 43, Easton, Northampton County, formerly of Reading, died Aug. 6 in Easton Hospital.
The cause of death was unavailable.
He was the husband of Carol (Morgan) Shehoski.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Chester and Lucille (Chrzan) Shehoski, Sinking Spring.
Shehoski had been employed as a stainless-steel shearer by Penn Stainless Corp., Quakertown, Bucks County.
He is also survived by...
Terrance K. Anker
Jul 28, 2004
Terrance K. Anker, 61, formerly of Kent Way, West Reading, was pronounced dead of natural causes in his residence at 305 Laurel Ridge Road, South Heidelberg Township, July 28th at 7:52 pm by members of the Berks County Coroners Office.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Otto and Mary (Schmalhofer) Anker.
He was a 1960 graduate of Central...
Harry J. Kramer
Jul 28, 2004
Harry Jacob Kramer, Jr., 92, of 4 Shakespeare Drive, Spring Township, died July 28th at 12:10 am in the Reading Hospital where he had been for one day. He was the widower of Florence M. (Ziemecki) Kramer, who died March 22, 1999.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Harry J. Sr., and Ida (Haberacker) Kramer.
He was a...
William E. Roth
Jul 27, 2004
William E. Roth, 92, formerly of West Wyomissing and Wyomissing, died July 27 at 10:15 a.m. in the Lutheran Home at Topton, where he had resided since Nov. 15, 2002.
He had been a patient in the skilled nursing unit since Jan. 19.
He was the husband of Clara L. (Lieber) Roth, also a resident at the Lutheran Home at Topton.
Born in...
Barbara Strohmeyer
Jul 26, 2004
Barbara Strohmeyer, 83, Spring Township, died July 26 at 5:45 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient three days.
She was the wife of Charles Strohmeyer, a resident at Columbia Cottage, Spring Township.
Born in Newport, Maine, she was a daughter of the late Arthur W. and Gladys M. (Jackson) Bean.
Strohmeyer was employed for several years as an elementary...
Kathryn N. Bingaman
Jul 24, 2004
Kathryn Norma (Eberly) Bingaman, 86, died July 24th at 10:10 pm in her residence at 3135 McKently Avenue, Muhlenberg Township.
She was the wife of Warren Norman Bingaman.
Born in Litiz, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Elva (Neidermyer) Eberly.
She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Reading.
Bingaman was employed for a number of years at Western Electric,...
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