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...
Edith L. Stoltzfus
Apr 3, 2003
Edith L. Stoltzfus, 71, of Fredericksville Road, Mertztown, died April 3 at 3:32 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient since March 10.
She was the wife of Noah S. Stoltzfus, pastor of Zion Mennonite Church, Robeson Township.
Born in Endicott, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Leslie and Lula (Marean) Spencer.
Stoltzfus was employed as...
Michael Flannery
Apr 3, 2003
Michael Flannery, Reading attorney A Mass of Christian Burial for Michael F. Flannery, 53, of 917 Wayne Avenue, Wyomissing, will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West Reading. Burial will be in St. Paul's Mission Cemetery, Douglassville.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading, is in charge of arrangements.
Flannery was pronounced dead April 3...
Caroline C. Albert
Apr 2, 2003
Caroline C. Albert, 74, died April 2 at 4:20 p.m. in her residence on Meadowlark Road, Wyomissing.
She was the wife of Anthony Albert.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Caroline (Oszcakiewich) Konopelski.
Albert was a 1947 graduate of Reading High School.
She is also survived by two sisters, Adella (Konopelski) Baker, in California, and Louise (Konopelski) Holderman,...
Janet F. Stankiewicz
Apr 2, 2003
Janet F. Stankiewicz, 65, of Blair Avenue died of natural causes April 2 at 5:35 a.m. in her residence.
Her husband, Leon P. Stankiewicz, died March 16, 1993.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Percival and Edna M. Frey.
Stankiewicz was employed for 14 years as the general manager of Arner's Restaurant, Reading, retiring in June 2000. She was...
Elizabeth A. Thompson
Apr 2, 2003
Elizabeth A. Thompson, a retired parochial school teacher, died of natural causes April 2 in Lancaster General Hospital, where she had been admitted earlier in the day.
Thompson, 61, of Maple Street, Mohnton, was predeceased by her husband, Eugene Thompson, on Jan. 26, 1993.
She had been employed since 1960 by the Diocese of Allentown as an elementary school teacher in several...
Therman A. Mcmullen
Mar 29, 2003
Therman A. McMullen, 84, of 3014 Marion Avenue, Laureldale, Pa 19605 died March 29th at 5:45 a.m. in the Community Campus of St. Joseph's Hospital, where he had been since March 14th.
His wife Geraldine R. "Jean" (Reinhold) McMullen died January 6, 2002.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Albert T. and Mary Ann "Mame" (Feather) McMullen.
He was...
Daniel J. Mcgettigan
Mar 28, 2003
Daniel J. McGettigan, 56, of 721 Walnut Street, Reading, died March 28th at 2:10 p.m. in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since the 19th.
He was the husband of Patricia (Lombardi) McGettigan.
Born in Reading he was a son of the late George P. and Jean E. (Ritchie) McGettigan.
He was employed a number of years for various...
Jennifer Ann Blatt
Mar 28, 2003
Jennifer Ann (Raffanelli) Blatt, 54, of 206 Chestnut Street, West Reading died March 28th at 4:16pm in the Emergency Room of The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of Ronald E. "Butch" Blatt.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Floyd and Anna E. (Baragone) Raffanelli.
She was a 1966 graduate of West Reading High School.
Blatt...