Obituaries
Elizabeth P. Gross
Oct 31, 2003
Elizabeth P. Gross, 90, formerly of Johnstown, N.Y.; Altamonte Springs, Fla.; and Lexington, Ky., died Oct. 31 in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had resided for more than two years.
Her husband, Frank E. Gross, died Dec. 8, 2000.
Born in Johnstown, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Stephan and Eva (Brezovsky) Osusky.
Gross had been employed for...
Timothy A. Rotkiske
Oct 30, 2003
Timothy Allen Rotkiske, 41, died October 30th at 9:40 am in his residence at 1564 West Leesport Road, (Bern Township) Leesport, Pa 19533.
He was the husband of Mary Veronica (Caltagirone) Rotkiske.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Mildred E. (Pauley) Rotkiske of Reading and the late Frank J. Rotkiske Sr.
He was a 1980 graduate of Reading High School.
Rotkiske was...
Vincent A. Addesso
Oct 28, 2003
Vincent A. Addesso, 78, of Reedy Road, Whitfield, died Oct. 28 at 2:20 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient six days.
He was the husband of Madonna B. (Biegalke) Lovelace Addesso.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Sebastian and Agnes (Tucherone) Addesso.
Addesso was employed for 35 years as a supervisor by Carpenter Technology...
Thelma M. Koenig
Oct 28, 2003
Thelma M. Koenig, 90, of Phoebe Berks Village, Wernersville, died Oct. 28 at 1:20 a.m. in the residence of a daughter, Janet M. (Koenig) Dark, Willow Glen Road, Morgantown.
Her husband, John R. Koenig, Sr., died Feb. 12, 1984.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Paul R. and Jennie (Coldren) Troutman.
Koenig was employed for 10 years as a...
Russell J. Lesher
Oct 26, 2003
Russell John Lesher Sr., 81, died October 26th at 2:39 am in his residence at 3949 Rosewood Road, (Muhlenberg Township), Reading, Pa 19605.
He was married 62 years to Mildred E. (Levan) Lesher.
Born in Shoemakersville, he was a son of the late John and Verna (______) Lesher.
He was a crane operator for 36 years at Dana Corporation, Reading, before retiring in...
Eleanor Ann Zvoncheck
Oct 26, 2003
Eleanor Ann (Borusiewicz) Zvoncheck, 71, died October 26th at 7:15 pm in her residence at 3224 Gray Street, Laureldale.
She was the widow of Joseph John Zvoncheck, who died July 15, 1984.
Born in Shamokin, Northumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Boleslaus and Dominica (Liesiewski) Borusiewicz.
She was a 1950 graduate of Shamokin High School.
Zvoncheck was employed for 25 years...
Thelma C. Diefenderfer
Oct 25, 2003
Thelma Clara (Ottinger) Diefenderfer, 87, formerly of 5932 Littlefield Avenue, Reading and 200-1 Springside Drive, Spring Township, died October 25th at 10:30 pm in the Southeastern Veterans Center, Chester County where she had been since November 20, 2001.
She was the widow of Kenneth Edward Diefenderfer who died July 31, 1997.
Born in Pottstown, Montgomery County, she was a daughter of the...
Anthony M. Cafurello
Oct 25, 2003
Anthony M. Cafurello, 83, died October 25th at 4:40 am in his residence at 1555 Delaware Avenue, Wyomissing, Pa 19610.
He was the husband of Margaret M. (Copenhaver) Cafurello.
Born in Stony Creek Mills, he was a son of the late Serafino and Thomisina (Mazza) Cafarilli.
He was employed 32 years as a salesman for various companies before retiring in 1977.
Cafurello was previously...
Taryn Elizabeth Krezdorn
Oct 24, 2003
Taryn Elizabeth Krezdorn, 16, of 3418 Arlington Street, Laureldale, Pa 19605 died October 24, 2003.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of Richard L. Fetter and Kimberly A. Krezdorn, both of Laureldale.
She was a senior at Muhlenberg High School participating in the B.C.I.U. program, Wernersville.
Krezdorn was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Tuckerton.
She is also survived by a...
Clarence W. Moyer
Oct 24, 2003
Clarence W. Moyer, 75, of 3137 Octagon Ave., (Spring Township), Sinking Spring, Pa 19608, died October 24th at 12:20 pm in ManorCare Health Services.
He was formerly of 217 Orchard Road, Fleetwood.
Moyer was the husband of Irene (Ogrodowczyk) Moyer.
Born in Fleetwood, he was a son of the late Herbert S. and Hannah A. (Heffner) Moyer.
He was a member of St. Paul's...
Vera V. Meyer Cowles
Oct 23, 2003
Vera V. (Vogel) Meyer Cowles, 89, formerly of Chester Springs and Fleetwood died October 23rd at 4:20 pm in the Skilled Care Unit at The Highlands at Wyomissing, where she had been since 1996.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Malcolm Meyer who died in 1978 and predeceased by her second husband Charles D. Cowles in 1995.
Born in Bronx, New...
Myron L. Griesemer
Oct 22, 2003
Myron L. Griesemer, 81, of 3449 Earl Street, Laureldale, Pa 19605, died October 22nd at 6:29pm in the Emergency Room of the Reading Hospital.
He was married 59 years to Liliane W. (Wallace) Griesemer, married April 22, 1944.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Warren H. and Miriam (Siegfried) Griesemer.
He was a 1940 graduate of Reading High School.
Griesemer...
Robert D. Hurter
Oct 22, 2003
Robert D. Hurter, 46, died of natural causes October 22nd at 6:10 pm in his residence at 2528 Kutztown Rd., Reading, Pa 19605.
He was the husband of Kristie Ann (Wike) Hurter.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of Shirley (Ernst) Gantz of Pinellas Park, Florida and the late Joseph Hurter.
He was an Army Veteran.
Hurter worked for a number of years...
Mary L. Heaney
Oct 21, 2003
Mary Louise (Kehoe) Heaney, 81, was pronounced dead on October 21st at 5:30 p.m. in her residence at 937 Upland Ave., Kenhorst, Pa 19607.
She was the widow of Lawrence E. Heaney Sr., who died March 21, 1995.
Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Catherine (Corcoran) Kehoe.
She was a 1941 graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School.
Heaney...
Stanley C. Arnholt
Oct 20, 2003
Stanley C. "Stan the Clam Man" Arnholt, 56, died of natural causes Oct. 20 at 8:53 a.m. in his residence on Cherrywood Road, Wyomissing.
He was the husband of Anna M. (Faraone) Arnholt.
Born in Ashland, Ohio, he was a son of Dorothy (Sidle) Arnholt, Ashland, and the late Donald E. Arnholt.
Arnholt was employed for 23 years as a wholesale salesman by...
Benjamin C. Jones
Oct 18, 2003
Benjamin C. Jones, 91, of Doral Drive, Flying Hills, died Oct. 18 at 2:30 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Oct. 8.
His wife, Ann Jane (Dodge) Jones, died July 16, 2000.
Born in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia County, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Ann (de Bernard) Jones.
Jones was president of Croll & Keck,...
Dean H. Kelsey
Oct 15, 2003
Dean H. Kelsey, a retired Albright College official, died Oct. 15 at 9 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient one week.
Kelsey, 89, of the Highlands at Wyomissing, formerly of Willow Grove Avenue, Muhlenberg Park, was predeceased by his wife, Ruth (Thomson) Kelsey, on Dec. 28, 2000.
He was employed from 1958 to 1968 as an associate controller...
Richard M. Atkinson
Oct 14, 2003
Richard M. Atkinson, 83, died Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. in his residence on Delaware Avenue, Wyomissing.
He was the husband of Georgia S. (Scull) Atkinson.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Harold C. and Marguerite S. (Smith) Atkinson.
Atkinson was employed for 27 years by Carpenter Technology Corp., retiring in 1981 as an assistant manager in metallurgy.
He was...
Bruce A. Hague
Oct 14, 2003
Bruce Allen Hague, 93, formerly of 1835 Frush Valley Road, Temple, died October 14th at 7:35 pm in the Beverly Manor Nursing Home, 21 Fairlane Road, Exeter Township, where he had been since January 30, 1999.
He was the widower of Fern V. (Snyder) Hague, who died January 17, 1999.
Born in Spring Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, he was a son of...
Katherine Whitmoyer
Oct 12, 2003
Katherine (Terebecky) Whitmoyer, 88, of Garden of Angels Apartments, 22 Rothermel Street, Laureldale and formerly of 105 Olive Street, West Reading died October 12th at 3:14 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since Friday.
Born in West Coplay, Lehigh County, she was a daughter of the late Elick and Mary (Krucheck) Terebecky.
She worked 20 years...
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