Dorothy E. Parzanese
Aug 19, 2003
Dorothy E. (Hall) Parzanese, 88, formerly of 3219 Noble Street, Laureldale, died August 19th at 3:00 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been since June 1997.
She was the widow of Floyd A. Parzanese, who died December 22, 1988.
Born in St. Paul, Minn., she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Ethel (Hanson) Hall.
She was a...
Beulah R. Mease
Aug 18, 2003
Beulah R. Mease, 106, formerly of Seventh Avenue, Temple, died Aug. 18 at 7:45 p.m. in the Brethren Village, Manheim, Lancaster County, where she had resided since March 5, 1988.
Her husband, James Mease, died Oct. 18, 1966.
Born in Leesport, she was a daughter of the late Urias and Mary (DeTurk) Rothenberger.
Mease was employed as an elementary teacher by the Fleetwood...
John W. Williams
Aug 18, 2003
John W. Williams, retired owner of Lorane Orchards, Exeter Township, died Aug. 18 at 7:42 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient one month.
Williams, 94, of Hearthstone Drive, Exeter Township, was predeceased by his wife, Evelyn M. (Stalnecker) Williams, on April 22, 1991.
He was the owner-operator of the Lorane Orchards from 1943 until his retirement in 1982.
Born...
Betsy A. Gonzalez
Aug 18, 2003
Betsy A. (Albright) Gonzalez, 48, of 4 Meadow Ridge Road, (Alsace Township), Temple, Pa 19560 died of natural causes August 18th in Clermont, Florida while on vacation.
She was the wife of Michael E. Gonzalez.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Marcia (Hain) Conver of Reading and the late Richard Albright who died September 16, 1986.
She was a 1973 graduate...
Robert E. Stufflet
Aug 16, 2003
Robert E. "Sim" Stufflet, 92, died August 16th at 9:43 am in his residence at 409 Main Street, (Maidencreek Township) Blandon, Pa 19510.
He was the husband of Helen C. (Strause) Stufflet.
Born in Walnuttown, he was a son of the late Edwin K. and Amelia E. (Kemmerer) Stufflet.
He was a past Maidencreek Township Supervisor for 12 years.
Stufflet last worked for 14...
Dorothy R. Bittler
Aug 16, 2003
Dorothy R. (Kiehl) Bittler, 81, of 102 Monroe Street, Hyde Park, Reading, Pa 19605 died August 16th at 2:15 am in St. Joseph's Hospital where she had been since Friday.
She was the wife of Harvey A. Bittler, married February 28, 1948.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Alfred John and Myrtle Ruth (Laudeman) Kiehl.
She was a graduate...
Caroline S. Townsley
Aug 15, 2003
Caroline S. Townsley, 91, formerly of State Hill Rd., Spring Township and Berks Leisure Living, Leesport, died August 15th at 11:57 pm in her son's residence at 141 Carriage Hill Lane, York, where she had been for 2 months.
She was the widow of Jesse M. Townsley Sr., who died January 6, 1995.
Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the...
Albert T. Sonon
Aug 13, 2003
Albert T. "Bud" Sonon III, former Muhlenberg Township business owner, died of natural causes Aug. 13 at 8:41 p.m. in the emergency room at Reading Hospital.
Sonon, 53, of Woodhill Drive, Ruscombmanor Township, was the husband of Linda R. (Rohrbach) Sonon.
He was the president and owner of Penn-Lyn Photographic Lab, Muhlenberg Township, from 1977 to 1999.
Born in Reading, he was a...
Josephine K. Pizzo
Aug 12, 2003
Josephine K. Pizzo, 90, died August 12th at 7:45 am in her residence at 1306 Lancaster Avenue, Kenhorst.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late George and Sebastiana (Traina) Pizzo.
She worked for a number of years as a seamstress at various local hosiery mills including Talbot's Knitting Mills before retiring in 1975.
Pizzo was a member of Holy Rosary...
June Inez Roland
Aug 11, 2003
June Inez (Litchard) Roland, 78, of 301 Summit Avenue, Cumru Township died August 11th at 7:45 am in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township, where she had been since June 5th.
She was the wife of Edward Clayton Roland, at home.
Born in Sunbury, she was a daughter of the late Ralph J. Sr., and Edna (Bloom) Litchard.
She worked for 19 years at...
Othello M. Mattioli
Aug 10, 2003
Othello M. Mattioli, 79, died August 10th at 5:45 am in ManorCare Health Services where he had been since May 20th.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is in charge of arrangements.
Mary P. Weiser
Aug 7, 2003
Mary P. Weiser, a former elementary teacher, died Aug. 7 at 6:15 a.m. in Berks Heim Annex, where she had resided since October 2001.
Weiser, 88, formerly of Ridge Avenue, Kenhorst, was predeceased by her husband, Hans Weiser, on June 16.
She was employed as an elementary teacher in Earlville from 1940 to 1950.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the...
Stella A. Lewandowski
Aug 6, 2003
Stella A. Lewandowski, 82, of Reading Boulevard, West Wyomissing, died Aug. 6 at 1:44 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township.
She was the wife of John C. Lewandowski.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Camillo and Mary (Maimone) DiPersio.
Lewandowski was employed by F.W. Woolworth Co., Stichter's Novelty Co. and Gotham Lingerie, all of Reading, and Schoener's...
Louis J. Phillipine
Aug 4, 2003
Louis J. Phillipine, former West Reading fire chief, died Aug. 4 at 9:04 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since July 30.
Phillipine, 87, of Valley Greene Circle, Wyomissing, formerly of Chestnut Street, West Reading, was the husband of Ida (Merlino) Phillipine.
He served as assistant chief of the West Reading Fire Company from 1962 to 1970 and...
Debra E. Kirlin
Aug 3, 2003
Debra E. Kirlin, 46, died of natural causes Aug. 3 in her residence on West Buttonwood Street.
She was the wife of Scott K. Kirlin.
Born in Harrisburg, she was a daughter of Dale B. Miller Sr., and V. Jean Strunk, both of Birdsboro.
Kirlin is also survived by two daughters, Amanda J. Kirlin, Reading, and Jennifer L. (Cannuli) Loring, Coaldale, Schuylkill County;...
Virginia H. Brandenburg Kupp
Aug 3, 2003
Virginia H. Brandenburg Kupp, 97, a resident of the Highlands at Wyomissing, died Aug. 3 at 6:50 a.m. in the Highlands Skilled Nursing Unit, where she had resided since Dec. 5, 1997.
She was predeceased by her first husband, John Brandenburg, on June 21, 1953, and by her second husband, Howard Kupp, in 1992.
Born in Chicago, she was a daughter of...
Hiester W. Haeseler
Aug 3, 2003
Hiester William Haeseler, 83, of 7 Pinewoods Court, Cumru Township, died August 3rd at 7:00 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since July 26th.
Haeseler was formerly of 3320 Freemont Street, Laureldale.
He was the husband of Lillian Cora (Snyder) Haeseler, at home.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Frank T....
Mary Todisco
Aug 3, 2003
Mary Todisco, 87, formerly of Amherst Avenue, Lincoln Park, died Aug. 3 at 8:50 p.m. in her residence on Hillary Court, West Chester.
Her husband, Joseph J. Todisco Sr., died Dec. 27, 1993.
Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Dembyski) Washuta.
Todisco and her husband were the owners-operators of the East End Drug...
Elizabeth M. Sweitzer
Aug 2, 2003
Elizabeth M. (Haas) Sweitzer, 86, of 5001 Forest Avenue, Temple, Pa 19560 died August 2nd at 7:40pm in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where she had been since July 9th.
She was the widow of James A. Sweitzer, who died April 18, 1999.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Cora A. (Reinert) Haas.
She worked...
Carolyn A. Lesher
Aug 2, 2003
Carolyn Ann (Greenawalt) Lesher, 64, of 3939 Rosewood Road, (Muhlenberg Township), Reading, Pa 19605, died August 2nd at 3:30 am in the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reading where she had been since May 3rd.
Lesher was formerly of 409 Sycamore Road, West Reading.
She was the wife of Lynn L. Lesher, at home (Married July 2, 1960).
Born in Reading, she was...