Obituaries
Helen D. Kosak
Feb 29, 2004
Helen D. Kosak, 84, of Alsace Road, formerly of Winter Park, Fla., died Feb. 29 at 3:30 a.m. in Reading Hospital.
Her husband, Joseph C. Kosak, died Jan. 10, 1993.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Kolowrocki) Palka.
Surviving is a son, Joseph M., Winter Park.
Other survivors include four brothers: Matthew Palka, with whom she last...
Jeanne M. Gould
Feb 28, 2004
Jeanne M. (Zerbe) Gould, 52, of 1119 Allegheny Avenue, Reading, Pa 19601, died February 28th at 6:05 am in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township where she had been since February 3rd.
She was the wife of Allen R. Gould Sr.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Melva (Machemer) Zerbe.
Gould worked for 24 years as a candymaker...
Marian R. Boyd
Feb 27, 2004
Marian R. Boyd, 93, of Pershing Boulevard, Cumru Township, died Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. in Reading Hospital. Her husband, Arthur Boyd, died in 1959.
Born in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late H. Raymond and Stella (Schnoke) Donmoyer.
Boyd was a 1926 graduate of Pine Grove High School and a 1928 graduate of the McCann School...
Mary G. Thorne
Feb 27, 2004
Mary G. (Bortzel) Thorne, 80, of 622 Crescent Ave., Northmont, Reading, Pa 19605, died February 27th at 9:55 pm in her residence.
She was the wife of John F. Thorne, Jr.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Frederick J. and Geneva (Weiss) Bortzel.
She was a 1941 graduate of St. Peter's High School, Reading and attended McCann's School of...
Joan D. Mccall
Feb 27, 2004
Joan D. McCall, 81, of North 23rd Street, Mount Penn, died Feb. 27 at 4:45 p.m. in her residence.
She was the wife of William McCall.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, she was a daughter of the late James and Mae Jane (Maguire) Sinclair.
McCall was a graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas School, Edinburgh.
She is also survived by two daughters, Laura J. (McCall) Becker,...
Arthur R. Smith
Feb 24, 2004
Arthur Roy "Slim" Smith, 74, of 4114 Sixth Avenue, Temple, Pa 19560, died February 24th at 7:44 pm in St. Joseph Hospital where he had been since February 21st.
He was the husband of Ruth E. (Peterson) Smith.
Born in Summit Hill, Carbon County he was a son of the late James and Dorothy E. (Driesbach) Smith.
He worked as a car repairman...
Gladys M. Reese
Feb 22, 2004
Gladys M. (Griffith) Reese, 84, formerly of 2209 Raymond Ave., Northmont, died February 22nd at 8:25 am in Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, where she had been for five years.
She was the widow of Ward W. Reese, Sr., who died December 23, 1996.
Born in Louisa, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Myrtle Griffith.
She was a member of Alsace...
Ethel G. Boulanger
Feb 17, 2004
Ethel G. Boulanger, 74, died Feb. 17 at 10:35 AM in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Feb. 13, 2004.
Boulanger of 518 Lake Ave., Wyomissing, PA, was the wife of Francis P. Boulanger.
Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Veronica (Bean) Plank.
She was a member of Sacred...
Bonnie J. Bassano
Feb 16, 2004
Bonnie J. Bassano, 50, of Ashley Lane, Spring Twp., a teacher aide for Whitfield Elementary School, West Lawn, died in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center Feb.16, following a brief illness.
She was the wife of Theodore Bassano.
Bassano was employed in various educational capacities, including as a Teacher Assistant in the Whitfield Elementary School, West Lawn, PA, from 1997-present; as an...
Mildred M. Dietrich
Feb 15, 2004
Mildred M. (Shollenberger) Dietrich, 97, formerly of Dryville Road, Fleetwood, died February 15th at 8:31 pm in the Emergency Room at Lancaster General Hospital.
She was taken there from Willow Valley Manor, Lancaster County, where she had been for 10 years.
Dietrich was the widow of Paul L. Dietrich who died January 4, 1992.
Born in Fleetwood, she was a daughter of the...
Jeanne A. Snyder
Feb 15, 2004
Jeanne A. Snyder, a retired elementary teacher and musician, died Feb. 15 at 620 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where she had resided since Feb.6.
Snyder, 84, formerly of Pennside, was taken to ManorCare from Country Meadows of Wyomissing.
She was employed for 20 years as a reading specialist in Alexandria, Va., and was employed for 13 years as...
Ezekiel S. Ketchum
Feb 14, 2004
Ezekiel S. "Zeke" Ketchum, 68, of Sedona Lane, Spring Township, a former president and CEO of Meridian Bancorp Inc., died of natural causes Feb. 14 at 3:08 p.m. in his residence.
He was the husband of Barbara J. (Frank) Ketchum.
Born in Louisville, Ky., he was a son of the late Paul A. and Elizabeth (Sargent) Ketchum. He was also predeceased by...
Richard I. Swoyer
Feb 14, 2004
Richard Irving Swoyer, 83, of 3532 Hawthorne Street, Laureldale, Pa 19605, died February 14th at 2:48 a.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since February 11th.
He was the husband of Doris S. (Good) Swoyer.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul and Florence (Young) Swoyer.
He was a Army Veteran of WWII.
Swoyer worked...
Peggy L. Brown Monzon
Feb 13, 2004
Peggy Lee (McCulley) Brown Monzon, 51, of 122 Dogwood Drive, Fleetwood, Pa 19522 was pronounced dead by members of the Berks County Coroners Office at 12:07 pm following a one car crash in the 200 Block of East Main Street, Fleetwood.
She was the wife of Eliseo P. Monzon.
Monzon was predeceased by her first husband, Russell Kenneth Brown who died June...
Grace R. Greth
Feb 11, 2004
Grace Ritter (Larkin) Greth, 74, of 4836 5th Avenue, (Muhlenberg Township) Temple, Pa 19560, died February 11th at 3:40 pm in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since February 3rd.
She was the widow of Harold R. who died May 5, 1986.
Born in Oley Township, she was a daughter of the late Russell S. and Verna B....
John Calvaresi
Feb 9, 2004
John Calvaresi, 81, of 1536 Colony Drive, Colony Park, Spring Township, Wyomissing, Pa 19610, died February 9th at 4:04 pm in the Reading Hospital where he had been since Saturday.
He was the husband of Rose Marie (Pagnotti) Calvaresi.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Alessandro and Frances (Bernardini) Calvaresi.
He was a 1940 graduate of Reading High School...
Nan E. Fishkin
Feb 7, 2004
Nan E. Fishkin, 71, of McKently Street, Laureldale, died of natural causes Feb. 7 at 7:50 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient for one day.
She was the wife of Jay H. Fishkin.
Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Julia (Gittleman) Geschwindt.
Fishkin had been employed as a registered nurse first by St....
Josephine C. Guerrier
Feb 6, 2004
Josephine C. Guerrier, 87, of Pennwyn Terrace, Mount Penn, died Feb. 6 at 4:16 a.m. in her residence.
Her husband, Peter L. Guerrier, died Oct. 12, 1998.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Dominic and Rose (LaVigna) Caccese.
Guerrier was a member of St. Catharine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Mount Penn.
She is survived by a son, Dennis P.,...
Allen L. Conrad
Feb 6, 2004
Allen L. Conrad, 76, of Poinciana Drive, Fort Myers, Fla., died Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. in Hope Hospice at Shell Point, Fort Myers, where he had resided one month.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Maeyon (Heckler) Conrad, in 1965, and by his second wife, Louise (Moyer) Conrad, in 1979.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late...
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