Obituaries
Scott H. Heffner
Nov 20, 2003
Scott Hamilton Heffner, 83, formerly of 1269 Lititz Pike, Lancaster died at 5:05 pm on November 20th at 478 Rebers Bridge Road, Lower Heidelberg Township.
He was married June 1, 1946 to Marian Anna (Angermann) Heffner.
Born in Pottstown, Pa., he was a son of the late William R. and Pearl Daisy (Bickel) Heffner.
He is a 1938 graduate of Germantown High School.
Heffner...
Irvin L. Kissinger
Nov 20, 2003
Irvin L. Kissinger, retired travel agency owner and former West Lawn councilman, died Nov. 20 at 9:02 a.m. in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Inc., Wernersville, where he had resided since Nov. 15.
Kissinger, 90, of Liggett Avenue, formerly of Penn Avenue, West Reading, was predeceased by his wife, Esther I. (Shutt) Kissinger, on Sept. 11, 2002.
Kissinger and his wife were...
Roland L. Kuhn
Nov 19, 2003
Roland L. Kuhn, Jr., 64, of Meadow Court, (Spring Township), died November 19th at 5:45pm in Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware, where he had been since November 11th.
Formerly of Salem Road, Colony Park, he was the husband of Sharyn L. (Parsons) Kuhn.
Born in Delaware County, he was a son of the late Roland L. Sr., and Catherine (O'Keffe) Kuhn.
He was a...
Anne T. Duddy
Nov 17, 2003
Anne T. Duddy, 87, formerly of Monroe Avenue, Wyomissing, died Nov. 17 in Reading Hospital.
She was taken to the hospital from Country Meadows of Wyomissing.
Her husband, Charles V. Duddy, died Jan. 28, 1979.
Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Hugh and Nora (Dundon) Donahue.
Duddy was employed for 48 years as a secretary by Beaumont, Heller & Sperling...
Theresa M. Marulla
Nov 16, 2003
Theresa M. Marulla, 83, of Monroe Avenue, Spring Township, died Nov. 16 in her residence.
Her husband, Tony Marulla, died March 26, 2002.
Born in Calabria, Italy, she was a daughter of the late John and Rose (Fulginiti) Fulginiti.
Marulla had been employed for 10 years as a machine operator by H. Oritsky Clothing Manufacturing & Co., Reading, retiring in 1982. She previously...
Mabel C. Gehris
Nov 15, 2003
Mabel C. Gehris, 99, formerly of Herb Road, Temple, died Nov. 15 at 8:35 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where she had resided since Oct. 1, 2001.
Her husband, Charles E. Gehris, died Aug. 17, 1990.
Born in Muhlenberg Township, she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Nora (Herb) Kerchner.
Gehris had been employed for 25 years as...
Michael Rilli
Nov 14, 2003
Michael Rilli, 94, of Reading Boulevard, West Wyomissing, died Nov. 14 at 10:35 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where he had been a patient since Nov. 7.
His wife, Rose (Gyarmaty) Rilli, died in 1983.
Born in the former Yugoslavia, Rilli had been employed as a carpenter by Adelphi Kitchens Inc., Robesonia, retiring in 1980.
Rilli, who resided with Gerda...
John D. Forester
Nov 13, 2003
John D. Forester, a former Antietam School Board member, died Nov. 13 at 7:50 a.m. shortly after being admitted to Reading Hospital.
Forester, 83, a resident of Phoebe-Berks Village, Wernersville, formerly of North 26th Street, Pennside, was the husband of Alice L. (DeLong) Forester.
He was treasurer of the Antietam School Board from 1966 to 1970.
Born in Manhasset, Long Island, N. Y.,...
Hau T. Ly
Nov 12, 2003
Hau T. Ly, 76, of Parliament Drive, Wyomissing Hills, died Nov. 12 in St. Joseph Medical Center.
He was the husband of Dam T. Tran.
Born in Can Tho, Vietnam, he was a son of the late Do T. Ly and Xuyen T. Nguyen.
Ly was a farmer in Vietnam for 15 years.
He was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church,...
Lillian L. Keen
Nov 11, 2003
Lillian L. Keen, 85, of Old Lancaster Pike, Cumru Township, died Nov. 11 at 6:20 p.m. in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where she had resided since Oct. 27, 2000.
She was the wife of Edwin G. Keen Sr.
Born in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Gertrude (Dugay) Lowery.
Keen was employed for 26 years as...
Joy P. Doyle Klapp
Nov 11, 2003
Joy P. Doyle Klapp, 83, of Playground Drive, West Reading, died Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she had resided since Oct. 14.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Thomas V. Doyle, on Nov. 19, 1962, and by her second husband, Ralph G. Klapp, on Feb. 13, 2000.
Born in Syracuse, N.Y., she was...
Regina A. Dilginis
Nov 7, 2003
Regina A. Dilginis, 81, of Old Wyomissing Road, died Nov. 7 at 5:05 a.m. in her residence.
She was the wife of Adolph V. Dilginis.
Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna (Wilkitis) Bonkavage.
Dilginis had been employed as a secretary by the Reliable Shoe Co., Reading, retiring in 1981.
She was a member of Sacred...
E. Madine Pietrowicz
Nov 7, 2003
E. Madine Pietrowicz, 90, formerly of Reading Avenue, West Reading, died Nov. 7 in Berks Heim Annex, where she had been a resident since June 1, 2000.
Her husband, Walter A. Pietrowicz, died Dec. 26, 1994.
Born in Schuylkill Haven, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Maude (Fetter) Weiser.
Pietrowicz had been employed for many years by Astor Knitting Mill,...
Ralph J. Evans
Nov 6, 2003
Ralph Joseph Evans, 78, of 3309 Arlington Street, Laureldale, Pa 19605, died November 6th at 6:35 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since November 2nd.
He was the husband of Irene Agnes (Hildebrand) Evans.
Born in Laureldale, he was a son of the late George J. and Laura P. (Yoder) Evans.
He was a 1943 graduate of...
Charles E. Aulenbach
Nov 5, 2003
Charles E. Aulenbach, 86, formerly of 405 East Main Street, Kutztown, died November 5th at 11:00 am in Kutztown Manor, where he had been since October 23rd.
He was the widower of Evelyn M. (Manbeck) Aulenbach, who died March 13, 2001.
Born in Alsace Township, he was a son of the late Charles M. and Hettie (Manwiller) Aulenbach.
He was a member of...
William H. Sharp
Nov 5, 2003
William Henry Sharp, 76, of 3333 Sheidy Avenue, (Muhlenberg Township) Reading, Pa 19605, died November 5th at 2:47 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center under the care of the Berks Visiting Nurses Association in Hospital Hospice Program where he had been since October 30th.
Formerly of 1610 Elizabeth Avenue, Laureldale, he was the husband of Kathleen A. (Gehris) Sharp.
Born...
Charlotte M. Gino
Nov 4, 2003
Charlotte M. Gino, 69, of John Glenn Avenue, Cumru Township, died Nov. 4 in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient two days.
She was the wife of Pasquale Gino.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Steve Ferko Sr. and Anna (Zatarick) Ferko.
Gino was a 1952 graduate of Reading High School.
She was a member of St. Anthony...
Dorothy E. Wolf
Nov 3, 2003
Dorothy E. "Dolly" Wolf, 87, of Reading Avenue, West Reading, died Nov. 3 at 4:25 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient one day.
Her husband, Howard E. Wolf Jr., died Feb. 22.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Josephine (Hoyer) Deysher.
Wolf was employed for 25 years as an insurance clerk by Reading...
Ornardo G. Parise
Oct 31, 2003
Ornardo G. "John" Parise, 82, of West Douglass Street, died Oct. 31 in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Oct. 5.
He was the husband of Maria R. (Addesso) Parise.
Born in Niles, Ohio, he was a son of the late Tony Parise and Lucia (Richutti) Cierbo.
Parise had been employed for 25 years by Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, retiring...
Charles H. Gilbert
Oct 31, 2003
Charles H. Gilbert, 76, of Harrison Avenue, Muhlenberg Township, died of natural causes Oct. 31 in his residence.
He was the husband of Viola N. (Smith) Gilbert.
Born in Lewistown, Mifflin County, he was a son of Martha S. (Hess) Gilbert, Hyde Park, and the late Harold Gregg. He was also predeceased by his stepfather, Harry D. Gilbert.
Gilbert had been employed for...
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