Obituaries
Abigail F. Hoffman
Sep 20, 2003
Abigail F. Hoffman, 91, of West Fornance Street, Norristown, Montgomery County, died Sept. 20 at 4:52 p.m. in Montgomery Hospital, Norristown, where she had been a patient since Sept. 13.
Her husband, Thomas D. Hoffman, died Dec. 21, 1966.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Irvin H. and Eva E. (Freeman) Kissinger.
Hoffman was self-employed for many years in...
Alexis N. Richard
Sep 19, 2003
Alexis N. Richard, 7-month-old daughter of Kevin M. Richard and Angelica M. Perez, of Allentown Pike, Temple, died of natural causes Sept. 19 in the emergency room of Reading Hospital.
Born in Allentown, Richard is also survived by two brothers, Dominic M. and Ethan G., both at home.
Other survivors include her maternal grandmother, Gloria (Picon) Perez, Dauberville; her maternal grandfather, Ernest...
Rose Roccamanta
Sep 18, 2003
Rose Roccamanta, 95, formerly of South Second Street, died Sept. 18 at 3:25 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had been a resident for more than three years.
Her husband, Nicholas Roccamanta, died March 3, 1962.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Dominic and Antionette (DeDominico) Cirulli.
Roccamanta was a member of Holy Rosary Roman...
Edward J. Swist
Sep 17, 2003
Edward J. Swist, 78, of Downing Street, formerly of Oley Street, Wyomissing, died Sept. 17 at 8:25 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient one week.
He was the husband of Josephine A. (Nowinski) Swist.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Agnes (Kendzior) Swist.
Swist was employed for 22 years as a...
Carolyn Formicone
Sep 17, 2003
Carolyn Formicone, 82, of Kline Street, West Reading, died Sept. 17 at 9 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Sept. 2.
Her husband, Joseph Formicone, died Jan. 24, 1987.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Enrico and Antonia (Quaglia) Fabriziani.
Formicone was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
She was a life...
Pamela S. Grab
Sep 13, 2003
Pamela S. Grab, 47, of Cedar Street, Allentown, died Sept. 13 at 9:16 p.m. in the emergency room at Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown.
The cause of death is under investigation.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of Richard G. and Ann R. (Rehr) Grab, West Reading.
Grab was employed for several years as a waitress by various restaurants in the Reading...
Sophie M. Behrenshausen
Sep 13, 2003
Sophie Margaret Behrenshausen, 100, formerly of 2029 Spring Street, West Lawn, died September 13th at 1:20am in the Reading Hospital where she had been since September 8th.
She was taken there from the Topton Lutheran Home where she had resided for the last 2 1/2 years.
Behrenshausen was the widow of Friedrich E. Behrenshausen who died May 19, 1995.
Born in Reading, she...
James E. Noon
Sep 13, 2003
James Edward Noon, 85, of 336 Chestnut Street, West Reading died September 13th at 11:50 p.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been since Wednesday.
Married 61 years, he was the husband of Ruth Ethel (Fromm) Noon.
Born in Williamsport, Lycoming County, he was a son of the late John L. and Mabel F. (Flanagan) Noon.
He was a...
George E. Sholl
Sep 13, 2003
George Edward Sholl, 86, of 12 East Front Street, Marietta, Lancaster County died September 13th at 2:35 am in Snyder Memorial Health Care, Marienville, Forest County where she had been for two days.
He was formerly of 1014 Tuckerton Road, Muhlenberg Township and 605 West King Street, York County.
Sholl was the widower of Jean Marie (Stirr) who died August 1991.
Born in...
Frances C. Eckenroth
Sep 12, 2003
Frances C. Eckenroth, 84, of River Avenue, Providence, R.I., formerly of Brobst Street, Shillington, died Sept. 12 in her residence.
Her husband, Arthur Eckenroth, died Dec. 16, 1988.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Bronislaw and Mary (Guziejewski) Zychewicz.
Eckenroth was last employed for six years as a legal secretary by attorney Herb Karasin, Reading, retiring in September 2001.
She...
Catherine W. Spath
Sep 10, 2003
Catherine W. Spath, 56, of Buckingham Drive, Wyomissing, died following a battle with cancer Sept. 10 at 2:20 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where she had been a patient since Aug. 28.
She was the wife of Albert F. Spath.
Born in Baltimore, she was a daughter of Catherine T. (Hock) Wilhelm, Highlandtown, Md., and the late William T....
John W. Epler
Sep 10, 2003
John Warren Epler, 83, died of natural causes September 10th at 10:30 pm in his residence at 1815 Friedensburg Road, Lower Alsace Township.
He was the widower of Dorothy Florence (Sauppee) Epler who died September 22, 1996.
Born in Mohnton, he was a son of the late John and Alice (Blimline) Epler.
He worked as a truck driver for 30 years at Morris...
Samuel D. Lerch
Sep 9, 2003
Samuel D. Lerch Jr., 76, of Penn Avenue, West Lawn, died Sept. 9 at 9:25 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient for two days.
He was the husband of Patricia H. (Garner) Lerch.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Samuel D. Sr. and Mamie V. (Fink) Lerch.
Lerch worked for 30 years as an insurance...
Dean E. Langdon
Sep 8, 2003
Dean E. Langdon, 81, of Charlotte Avenue, Spring Township, died Sept. 8 at 3:20 a.m. in the Lutheran Home at Topton, where he had been a resident since Oct. 1.
He was the husband of Beatrice C. (Bustos) Langdon.
Born in Omaha, Neb., he was a son of the late Harold Langdon and Helen (Tooley) Langdon Burgess.
Langdon had been employed for 29...
Rose M. Shiery
Sep 8, 2003
Rose M. Shiery, 87, of Pine Street, West Reading, died Sept. 8 at 12:15 p.m. in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Inc., Wernersville, where she had been a patient for one month.
Her husband, Leon A. Shiery, died Dec. 21, 1989.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Victor E. and Rose (Pollano) Torchia.
Shiery had been employed for 15...
Stella M. Myszkowski
Sep 7, 2003
Stella M. Myszkowski, 83, formerly of Olive Street, West Reading, died Sept. 7 at 3:45 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient for one day. She was taken there from Berks Heim, where she had resided since September 2000.
Her husband, Joseph J. Myszkowski, died Feb. 16, 1972.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Stanley...
Arlette A. Faust
Sep 6, 2003
Arlette A. Faust, 76, of South 19th Street died Sept. 6 at 12:49 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient for four days.
She was the wife of Fred L. Faust.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Anna (Maurer) Koenig.
Faust had been employed as an outpatient accounting clerk by Reading Hospital, retiring...
Colleen D. Dunkelberger
Sep 5, 2003
Colleen D. Dunkelberger, 71, of Second Street, South Heidelberg Township, died of natural causes Sept. 5 at 8:25 a.m. in Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Dauphin County, where she had been a patient for six days.
She was the wife of Arlan L. Dunkelberger.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Oliver C. and Dorothy M. (Gerhart) Spatz.
Dunkelberger is...
Charles Dehart
Sep 5, 2003
Charles DeHart, 75, of Franklin Street, died of natural causes Sept. 5 at 7:10 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where he had been a patient since July 8.
DeHart was born in Stroudsburg, Monroe County.
He had been employed for several years by R.M. Palmer Co., West Reading, retiring in 1990. He previously worked for Empire Wrecking Inc., Reading.
DeHart...
Marian E. Boyer
Sep 5, 2003
Marian E. Boyer, 74, of Stoudts Ferry Bridge Road, Muhlenberg Township, died Sept. 5 in her son's residence in Saylorsburg, Monroe County.
Her husband, Ralph A. Boyer III, died May 12, 1992.
Born in Valley View, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Allen and Gertrude (Hoffman) Koppenhaver.
Boyer was a graduate of Pottsville High School and a 1950 graduate of...
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