Obituaries
Michael A. Sperber
Dec 30, 2003
Michael Alan Sperber, 46, of 1088 West Leesport Road, Leesport, Pa 19533, died December 30th at 9:40 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since December 19th.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Shirley J. (Potteiger) Sperber of Bern Township and the late Emory L. Sperber.
He was a 1975 graduate of Schuylkill Valley High...
Sophie Miller
Dec 29, 2003
Sophie Miller, 83, died Dec. 29 at 7:15 a.m. in her residence on Madison Avenue, Hyde Park.
She was the wife of Robert P. Miller.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (Dutko) Straka.
Miller was last employed for many years as an examiner by the Berkshire Knitting Mills, Wyomissing.
She was a member of Holy Guardian Angels...
Anna Leibelsperger
Dec 28, 2003
Anna Leibelsperger, 84, of Snyder Street, died Dec. 28 at 3:20 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where she had resided since Dec. 12.
Her husband, George F. Leibelsperger, died July 5, 1963.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Josephine (Oponski) Kulikowskie.
Leibelsperger was last employed by General Battery Corp., Temple, for several years.
She was...
Adelaide S. Shaner Nagle
Dec 26, 2003
Adelaide S. Shaner Nagle, 77, of Gerard Avenue, Spring Township, died Dec. 26 at 4:05 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Dec. 16.
Her husband, William H. Nagle, died Sept. 22. Her first husband, Russel Shaner, died Dec. 10, 1967.
Born in Robesonia, she was a daughter of the late Jacob M. and Edna (Smedley) Kreitz.
Nagle was...
Carl S. Goodnow
Dec 26, 2003
Carl S. Goodnow, retired Berks businessman and former township supervisor, died Dec. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Dec. 15.
Goodnow, 92, a resident of the Highlands at Wyomissing, formerly of Ontelaunee Township, was predeceased by his first wife, Helen (Kreidler) Goodnow, on July 8, 1973, and by his second wife, Leona (Rozelle)...
Ruth E. Noll
Dec 25, 2003
Ruth E. (Meck) Noll, 91, formerly of 1200 Elizabeth Avenue, Laureldale, died December 25th at 7:20 am in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been since January 4, 2000.
She was the widow of Floyd W. Noll, who died in 1976.
Born in Richmond Township, she was a daughter of the late Irvin and Cora (Hoch) Meck.
She worked as a...
Walter E. Portner
Dec 25, 2003
Walter E. Portner, 91, of Marcor Drive, Spring Township, died Dec. 25 at 4:50 a.m. in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Inc., Wernersville, where he had been a patient since Dec. 4.
His wife, Maude (Kern) Portner, died Sept. 30, 1991.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary (Clouser) Portner.
Portner was the owner of Walter E....
Lester C. Focht
Dec 23, 2003
Lester C. Focht, 90, of Fleetwood Avenue, Fleetwood, died Dec. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lutheran Home at Topton, where he had resided since Nov. 11.
He was the husband of Mae H. (Heffner) Focht.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Walter and Norma (Dries) Focht.
Focht was employed for many years by Quaker Maid Kitchens, Allentown, retiring...
John T. Miller
Dec 22, 2003
John T. Miller, 81, of Lahoma Lane, Greenfields, Bern Township, formerly of Church Street, died Dec. 22 at 2:41 a.m. in his residence.
He was the husband of Mary F. (Bochenek) Miller.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Samuel P. and Cora (Blankenbiller) Miller.
Miller had been employed for 31 years by Metropolitan Edison Co., Muhlenberg Township, retiring in...
Marie Eckenroad
Dec 21, 2003
Marie Eckenroad, 83, formerly of Birchwood Road, Wyomissing, died Dec. 21 at 6:25 p.m. in Manor Care Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had been a resident since Aug. 2001.
Her husband, David Eckenroad, died Nov. 29, 2002.
Born in Reading she was a daughter of the late William and Kathryn (Mull) Hertlein.
Eckenroad was a member of St. James Church, West...
Wilhelmine Freimuth
Dec 21, 2003
Wilhelmine Freimuth, 96, formerly of Cleveland Avenue, West Wyomissing, died Dec. 21 at 1 a.m. in Manor Care Health Services Inc., Pottstown.
Her husband, Edward Freimuth, died in 1987.
She was born in Graz, Austria.
Freimuth is survived by a son, Dr. Erich J., Villanova, Delaware County.
There are also three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be private. Private burial will be in Sinking...
Wilhelmine Freimuth
Dec 21, 2003
Wilhelmine Freimuth, 96, formerly of Cleveland Avenue, West Wyomissing, died Dec. 21 at 1 a.m. in Manor Care Health Services Inc., Pottstown.
Her husband, Edward Freimuth, died in 1987.
She was born in Graz, Austria.
Freimuth is survived by a son, Dr. Erich J., Villanova, Delaware County.
There are also three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be private. Private burial will be in Sinking...
Harold A. Strunk
Dec 20, 2003
Dr. Harold A. Strunk, 90, of Weaver Road, South Heidelberg Township, formerly of North 15th Street, died Dec. 20 at 1:10 a.m. in his residence.
His wife, Vera E. (Kuhns) Strunk, died Aug. 6, 2001.
Born in Mohnton, he was a son of the late John and Eva (Youndt) Strunk.
Strunk was a self-employed family physician in Reading for 15 years, and later...
Dorothy G. Born
Dec 20, 2003
Dorothy G. Born, 92, of Gregg Avenue, Shillington, died Dec. 20 at 10:22 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient for one day.
Her husband, W. Irvin Born, died in 1955.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Cora (Fox) Brunner.
She had been employed as a waitress and clerk by F.W. Woolworth Co.,...
Robert W. Senft
Dec 18, 2003
Robert W. Senft, 72, of 3302 Arlington Street, Laureldale, Pa 19605, died December 18th at 3:20 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since November 17th.
He was the widower of Fern E. (Miller) Senft, who died August 20, 2001.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Walter A. and Helen C. (Wagner)...
Lottie H. Kusior
Dec 16, 2003
Lottie Helen (Sczdrowski) Kusior, 82, died December 16th at 3:53 pm in her residence, 1218 North 10th Street, Reading, Pa 19604.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Micalak) Sczdrowski.
She was a member of the Spring Valley Church of God, Muhlenberg Township.
Kusior worked as an order puller for 13 years at David Crystal, Reading before...
Clarence M. Althouse
Dec 16, 2003
Clarence "Hans" Morris Althouse, 93, of 135 Lutz Road, (Greenwich Township)Kutztown, Pa 19530 died December 16th at 10:20 am in the Lutheran Home at Topton.
He was the husband of Shirley W. (Wertman) Althouse.
Born in Laureldale, he was a son of the late Edwin B. and Sally A. (Kaufman) Althouse.
He was a Navy Veteran of WWII.
Althouse was a co-owner for a...
Josephine M. Brossman
Dec 16, 2003
Josephine M. (Graham) Brossman, 85, formerly of 4558 Sefranka Road, Temple, died December 16th at 3:40 am in the Laurel Nursing Center, Tilden Township, where she had been since December 15, 2001.
She was the widow of Ernest C. Brossman.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late James and Mamie (Leibensperger) Graham.
She was a member of Alsace Lutheran Church,...
Patricia A. Steinhauer
Dec 12, 2003
Patricia A. Steinhauer, 68, of McKinley Avenue, West Wyomissing, died of natural causes Dec. 12 at 9:15 p.m. in her residence.
Her husband, Joseph E. Steinhauer, died in December 1985.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Francis J. and Charlotte L. (Feger) Mulligan.
Steinhauer was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West Reading.
She was a 1955 graduate...
Russell Allen Crutchfield
Dec 12, 2003
Russell Allen Crutchfield, 50, of 4220 Danor Drive., (Muhlenberg Township, Riverview Park) Reading, Pa 19605 and formerly of Erickson Drive, Johnstown, died December 12th at 9:58 am in the Emergency Room at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was married May 21, 1953 to Bernice Elaine (Overton) Crutchfield who was also formerly of Debra Drive, Meadville, Pa.
Born in Mc Keesport,...
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