Obituaries
Mildred A. Michael
Sep 28, 2003
Mildred A. (Heft) Michael, 79, formerly of 321 South 13th Street, Reading, died September 28th at 4:10 am in the Beverly Manor, Exeter Township, where she had been since 1999.
Her husband, Frank J. Michael died April 2, 1990.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha (Harner) Heft.
She is survived by a daughter, Barbara L. (Michael)...
Herbert R. Wilson
Sep 27, 2003
Herbert R. Wilson, 83, formerly of 5208 Allentown Pike, Temple, died September 27th at 8:25 pm in the Topton Lutheran Home, where he had been since March 3rd.
He was the widower of Josephine S. (Sweeney)Wilson, who died June 26, 2000.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Rufus V. and Grace E. (Hartman) Wilson.
He worked as a dispatcher...
Clifford S. Nein
Sep 27, 2003
Clifford S. Nein, 86, of 1304 Margaret Street, Laureldale, Pa 19605, died September 27th at 11:00 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since September 8th.
He was married 60 years to Helen N. (Sweigart) Nein.
Born in Union Bridge, Maryland, he was a son of the late Irvin and Helen M. (Sappington) Nein.
He was a 1935...
Arland Mcmullen
Sep 27, 2003
Arland McMullen, 78, formerly of 300 Lackawanna Street, Reading died September 27th at 2:00pm in the residence of his daughter-in-law, Sandy L. (Sittaro) McMullen, with whom he resided at 425 Grove Avenue, Mohnton.
He was the widow of Betty Grace (Blankenbiller) McMullen.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Grandville and Emma (Miller) McMullen.
He worked for 20 years as...
Leland L. Cappel
Sep 25, 2003
Leland L. Cappel, 76, died September 25th at 3:05am in his residence at 1634 Farr Road, Wyomissing.
He was the husband of Lucille M. (Moyer) Cappel.
Born in Lavelle, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Harold and Merla (Artman) Cappel.
He was a 1945 graduate of Butler Township High School and a 1951 graduate of Albright College.
Cappel was employed...
Anna E. Wildermuth
Sep 24, 2003
Anna Elizabeth (Pawling) Wildermuth, 82, died September 24th at 10:40 pm in her residence at 1130 Greenwich Street, Reading.
She was the widow of Christian P. who died April 17, 1997.
Born in Reading, Pa., she was a daughter of the late George and Elizabeth (Weirher) Pawling.
She was a graduate of Reading High School.
Wildermuth was a teachers aide for a number of...
Anne Marie Missonis
Sep 22, 2003
Anne Marie (Zutelis) Missonis, 78, of 1414 Garden Lane, Wyomissing, died September 22nd at 8:20 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since the 13th.
She was the widow of Paul J. Missonis Sr., who died October 25, 1993.
Born in New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Zolines) Zutelis.
She was a...
Clementine M. Cernobyl
Sep 22, 2003
Clementine M. (Kaintz) Cernobyl, 84, of 229 Reading Avenue, West Reading died September 22nd at 3:30 a.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since the 16th.
She was the wife of Anthony F. Cernobyl, at home.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Mahr) Kaintz.
She worked as a trimmer...
William H. Nagle
Sep 22, 2003
William H. Nagle, a retired West Reading jeweler, died Sept. 22 at 4:50 p.m. in the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, where he had resided since June 26.
Nagle, 86, of Gerard Avenue, Wilshire, was the husband of Adelaide S. (Kreitz) Nagle.
He was the owner-operator of William H. Nagle Inc. jewelers, West Reading, from 1959 until his retirement in 1997.
Born...
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....
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