Kenneth Richard Bender
Apr 20, 2003
Kenneth Richard Bender, 45, of 801 Las Vegas Drive, Temple, Pa 19560 died of natural causes April 20th at 2:38 p.m. in the Emergency Room of The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Cheryl L. (Wrentzel) Bender.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., he was a son of George R. Bender of Mount Penn and Shirley Ann (Smith) Cruz-Cosme of...
Marian L. Snyder
Apr 19, 2003
Marian L. Snyder, 86, formerly of North Fourth Street, died April 19 in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading.
She was predeceased by her husband, Lloyd T. Snyder.
Born in Port Carbon, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late John D. and Emma (Warner) Clouser.
Snyder was employed for 10 years as a secretary by the Muhlenberg School District, retiring in...
Gilbert T. Mancuso
Apr 19, 2003
Gilbert T. Mancuso, 91, of Harvard Boulevard, Lincoln Park, died April 19 at 2:30 p.m. in the Skilled Nursing Center of the Highlands at Wyomissing, where he had been a patient since Jan. 24.
His wife, Fannie F. (Farina) Mancuso, died Sept. 25, 1997.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Giacomo and Francesca (Lia) Mancuso.
Mancuso was employed for...
Gilbert T. Mancuso
Apr 19, 2003
Gilbert T. Mancuso, 91 of 201 Harvard Blvd. Lincoln Park died April 19, 2003 at 2:30 PM in The Highlands Skilled Nursing Unit where he had been since January 24, 2003.
His wife Fannie F. (Farina) Mancuso died September 25, 1997.
Born is Reading he was the son of the late Giacomo and Francesca (Lia) Mancuso.
He was employed by Carpenter Steel in...
George Arthur Keller
Apr 17, 2003
George Arthur Keller, 74, of 214 South Richmond Street, Fleetwood, died April 17th at 1:25 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading where he had been since April 7th.
He was married 50 years to Shirley Ruth (Noll) Keller, marring March 7, 1953.
Born in Ruscombmanor Township, he was a son of the late Harry J. and Mary B. (Weidner) Keller.
He was...
Myrtle M. Blawn
Apr 17, 2003
Myrtle M. Blawn, 95, of Pennsylvania Avenue, Hyde Park, died April 17 in Kutztown Manor, where she had been a patient three weeks.
Her husband, James Blawn, died Feb. 2, 1976.
Born in Penwyn, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Katie (Ebbert) Keller.
Blawn was employed for 27 years as a secretary by Carpenter Technology Corp., retiring in 1971.
She was...
Jacqueline P. Guldin
Apr 14, 2003
Jacqueline Patricia (Paris) Guldin, 67, of 2800 Moyers Lane, Muhlenberg Township, formerly of 428 North 12th Street, Reading, died of natural causes at 2:15 pm in the Emergency Room of St. Joseph Hospital.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Ernestine (Salem) Paris.
She was a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
Guldin was a 1954...
Edith Knight
Apr 13, 2003
Edith Knight, 99, formerly of 4832 5th Avenue, Temple, died April 13th at 11:30 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services, Pottstown where she had been since February 13, 1999.
Born in West Blomwich, England, she was a daughter of the late William E. and Anna M. (Durnell) Knight.
She was a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Reading.
Knight was a 1927 graduate of...
William M. Weise
Apr 13, 2003
William M. Weise, retired assistant city editor of Reading Eagle Company, died April 13 at 10:16 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where he had resided four months.
Weise, 80, formerly of Garfield Avenue, West Wyomissing, was predeceased by his wife, Leona Mae (Hoffert) Weise, on Aug. 6, 1977.
He was employed for 35 years by Reading Eagle Company, retiring...
William B. Harris
Apr 13, 2003
William B. Harris, 78, died April 13 at 11:20 p.m. in his residence on Sunset Road, West Reading.
He was the husband of Lillian W. (Workman) Harris.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Oscar and Helen (Kissinger) Harris.
Harris was employed from 1946 to 1952 as a clerk by Textile Machine Works, Wyomissing, and was last employed as...
Rebecca Ann Poore
Apr 12, 2003
Rebecca Ann (Ruggiero) Poore, 31, of 30 Stonetown Road, Exeter Township, formerly of 3523 Magnolia Ave., Riverview Park was pronounced dead of natural causes April 12th at 2:00 p.m. in her residence.
She was married June 15, 1996 to Alan John Poore.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of Rose Ann (Wert) Ruggiero of Spring Township and the late Joseph...
Bridget A. Shirey
Apr 11, 2003
Bridget A. Shirey, 62, of Rosemead Avenue, South Heidelberg Township, a former teacher in the Twin Valley School District, died of natural causes April 11 in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since April 3.
She was the wife of Lee A. Shirey.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of Bernard J. Elzer, Wernersville, and the late Mary...
Elsie Mae Hoover
Apr 10, 2003
Elsie Mae (Hinkle) Hoover, 96, formerly of 405 Fairview Street, Hyde Villa, died April 10th at 4:15 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township where she had been since December 30th.
She was the widow of Howard P. Hoover who died March 21, 1976.
Born in Reading she was a daughter of the late Irvin and Clara M. (Fox) Hinkle.
Hoover worked as...
George Homcha
Apr 10, 2003
George Homcha, 73, of Washington Towers, North Fourth Street, a former employee of the Reading Eagle editorial department, died April 10 at 8 p.m. in Reading Hospital, shortly after admission.
His wife, Anne (Feather) Elliot Homcha, died Feb. 12, 1997.
Born in Nesquehoning, Carbon County, he was a son of the late Wash and Esther (Saus) Homcha.
Homcha was employed for 20 years...
George A. Huegler
Apr 8, 2003
George Allan Huegler, 71, died April 8th at 7:34am in his residence at 1006 Landover Drive, Muhlenberg Township.
He was the husband of Catherine E. (Weber) Huegler.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of the late Anton and Emma (Vetter) Huegler.
He was a 1949 graduate of Newtown High School, New York City and a 1953 graduate of Cornell University....
Elsa Batista
Apr 7, 2003
Elsa (Pacheco) Batista, 79, of ManorCare Health Services, West Reading died April 7th at 7:40pm in the Emergency Room of the St. Joseph's Hospital.
She was the widower of Raul Batista.
Born in Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of the late Francisco and Romona (Ortiz) Pacheco.
She is survived by a daughter, Miriam Batista of Reading and two sons, Frank Batista of...
Esther M. Faust
Apr 7, 2003
Esther M. (Rahn) Faust, 95, formerly of 314 Raymond Street, Hyde Park died April 7th at 3:30 a.m. in Huron Woods on the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Campus, Ypsilanti, MI where she had been for 2 1/2 years.
She was the widow of Warren D. Faust who died December 11, 1992.
Born in Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the...
Grace E. Perta
Apr 6, 2003
Grace E. (Villani) Perta, 92, formerly of 3522 West Kent Road, Laureldale died April 6th at 9:40 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services, Laureldale where she had been since April 23, 1999.
She was the widower of Nicola Perta who died March 27, 2002.
Born in Altoona, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Felix and Marie Celeste (DelMastro) Villani.
She was a...
Frances M. Smith
Apr 4, 2003
Frances M. Smith, 67, of Penn Avenue, Wyomissing, died of natural causes April 4 at 6 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient since March 10.
She was the wife of Charles R. Smith.
Born in Miami, she was a daughter of the late Emil R. and Gertrude (Lane) Johnson.
Smith had been employed for 20 years as...
Marcy E. Pinder
Apr 4, 2003
Marcy E. Pinder, 20, of Avon Avenue, Spring Township, died April 4 at 8:36 a.m. in her residence, after a long battle with Batten's disease.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Michael L. and Victoria T. (Pugh) Pinder, with whom she resided.
Pinder was a member of St. John Baptist de la Salle Roman Catholic Church, Shillington.
She was a 2001...