Obituaries
Albert T. Sonon
Aug 13, 2003
Albert T. "Bud" Sonon III, former Muhlenberg Township business owner, died of natural causes Aug. 13 at 8:41 p.m. in the emergency room at Reading Hospital.
Sonon, 53, of Woodhill Drive, Ruscombmanor Township, was the husband of Linda R. (Rohrbach) Sonon.
He was the president and owner of Penn-Lyn Photographic Lab, Muhlenberg Township, from 1977 to 1999.
Born in Reading, he was a...
Josephine K. Pizzo
Aug 12, 2003
Josephine K. Pizzo, 90, died August 12th at 7:45 am in her residence at 1306 Lancaster Avenue, Kenhorst.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late George and Sebastiana (Traina) Pizzo.
She worked for a number of years as a seamstress at various local hosiery mills including Talbot's Knitting Mills before retiring in 1975.
Pizzo was a member of Holy Rosary...
June Inez Roland
Aug 11, 2003
June Inez (Litchard) Roland, 78, of 301 Summit Avenue, Cumru Township died August 11th at 7:45 am in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township, where she had been since June 5th.
She was the wife of Edward Clayton Roland, at home.
Born in Sunbury, she was a daughter of the late Ralph J. Sr., and Edna (Bloom) Litchard.
She worked for 19 years at...
Othello M. Mattioli
Aug 10, 2003
Othello M. Mattioli, 79, died August 10th at 5:45 am in ManorCare Health Services where he had been since May 20th.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is in charge of arrangements.
Mary P. Weiser
Aug 7, 2003
Mary P. Weiser, a former elementary teacher, died Aug. 7 at 6:15 a.m. in Berks Heim Annex, where she had resided since October 2001.
Weiser, 88, formerly of Ridge Avenue, Kenhorst, was predeceased by her husband, Hans Weiser, on June 16.
She was employed as an elementary teacher in Earlville from 1940 to 1950.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the...
Stella A. Lewandowski
Aug 6, 2003
Stella A. Lewandowski, 82, of Reading Boulevard, West Wyomissing, died Aug. 6 at 1:44 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township.
She was the wife of John C. Lewandowski.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Camillo and Mary (Maimone) DiPersio.
Lewandowski was employed by F.W. Woolworth Co., Stichter's Novelty Co. and Gotham Lingerie, all of Reading, and Schoener's...
Louis J. Phillipine
Aug 4, 2003
Louis J. Phillipine, former West Reading fire chief, died Aug. 4 at 9:04 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since July 30.
Phillipine, 87, of Valley Greene Circle, Wyomissing, formerly of Chestnut Street, West Reading, was the husband of Ida (Merlino) Phillipine.
He served as assistant chief of the West Reading Fire Company from 1962 to 1970 and...
Debra E. Kirlin
Aug 3, 2003
Debra E. Kirlin, 46, died of natural causes Aug. 3 in her residence on West Buttonwood Street.
She was the wife of Scott K. Kirlin.
Born in Harrisburg, she was a daughter of Dale B. Miller Sr., and V. Jean Strunk, both of Birdsboro.
Kirlin is also survived by two daughters, Amanda J. Kirlin, Reading, and Jennifer L. (Cannuli) Loring, Coaldale, Schuylkill County;...
Virginia H. Brandenburg Kupp
Aug 3, 2003
Virginia H. Brandenburg Kupp, 97, a resident of the Highlands at Wyomissing, died Aug. 3 at 6:50 a.m. in the Highlands Skilled Nursing Unit, where she had resided since Dec. 5, 1997.
She was predeceased by her first husband, John Brandenburg, on June 21, 1953, and by her second husband, Howard Kupp, in 1992.
Born in Chicago, she was a daughter of...
Hiester W. Haeseler
Aug 3, 2003
Hiester William Haeseler, 83, of 7 Pinewoods Court, Cumru Township, died August 3rd at 7:00 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since July 26th.
Haeseler was formerly of 3320 Freemont Street, Laureldale.
He was the husband of Lillian Cora (Snyder) Haeseler, at home.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Frank T....
Mary Todisco
Aug 3, 2003
Mary Todisco, 87, formerly of Amherst Avenue, Lincoln Park, died Aug. 3 at 8:50 p.m. in her residence on Hillary Court, West Chester.
Her husband, Joseph J. Todisco Sr., died Dec. 27, 1993.
Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Dembyski) Washuta.
Todisco and her husband were the owners-operators of the East End Drug...
Elizabeth M. Sweitzer
Aug 2, 2003
Elizabeth M. (Haas) Sweitzer, 86, of 5001 Forest Avenue, Temple, Pa 19560 died August 2nd at 7:40pm in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where she had been since July 9th.
She was the widow of James A. Sweitzer, who died April 18, 1999.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Cora A. (Reinert) Haas.
She worked...
Carolyn A. Lesher
Aug 2, 2003
Carolyn Ann (Greenawalt) Lesher, 64, of 3939 Rosewood Road, (Muhlenberg Township), Reading, Pa 19605, died August 2nd at 3:30 am in the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reading where she had been since May 3rd.
Lesher was formerly of 409 Sycamore Road, West Reading.
She was the wife of Lynn L. Lesher, at home (Married July 2, 1960).
Born in Reading, she was...
Henry H. Vue
Aug 1, 2003
Henry Hlor Vue, 34, of 6200 Griffith Ave., Marysville, California, 95901 and formerly of Reading died August 1st at 6:50 am in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since July 26th.
He was the husband of Ka Yeng Cha, at home.
Born in Ziengkhouang, Laos, he was a son of Mor Vang of Minneapolis, Minnesota and the late...
Hilda C. Noll
Jul 29, 2003
Hilda Catherine (Delp) Noll, 87, of 7 Irish Mountain Road, Alsace Township, Temple, Pa 19560 died July 29th at 6:13am in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since July 16th.
She was taken there from the St. Joseph's Living Center, Hyde Park, where she had been since April.
Noll was the widow of George Henry "Butch" Noll who...
Marcia N. Baer
Jul 29, 2003
Marcia N. Baer, 67, died of natural causes July 29 in her residence on Hawthorne Court, Spring Township.
Her husband, Carl E. Baer Jr., died June 20, 1990.
Born in Trenton, N.J., she was a daughter of the late Frank and Ann (Manning) Nelson.
Baer was employed for 10 years as an administrative assistant by Reading Area Community College, until her retirement.
She was...
Nancy J. Farraday
Jul 28, 2003
Nancy J. (Koch) Farraday, 70, died July 28th at 12:25pm in her residence at 608 Florida Avenue, Muhlenberg Township.
She was the wife of William R. Farraday, at home.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Richard W. and Lucy (Schaeffer) Koch.
She was a 1950 graduate of Reading High School.
Farraday is also survived by a daughter, Kerry (Farraday) Vath,...
Richard C. Stasek
Jul 27, 2003
Richard Charles Stasek Jr., 43, of 624 Beach Street, (Muhlenberg Township) Reading, Pa 19605 died July 27th in St. Joseph Hospital where he had been since Saturday.
He was the husband of Carole Ann (Wirth) Stasek, married June 25, 1982.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Richard C. Sr., and Betty R. (Brown) Stasek of Reading.
He was a 1978 graduate...
Richard E. Gable
Jul 26, 2003
Richard E. Gable, 80, of Kenny Drive, Cumru Township, chairman of a local company that he founded, died July 26 at 1 a.m. in his residence.
He was the husband of Madeline H. (Haag) Gable.
Gable was the founder of Misco Products Corp., a Bern Township manufacturer of cleaning products, and served as its president from 1962 until 1987. He was also...
Grace M. Shankweiler
Jul 26, 2003
Grace M. Shankweiler, a retired music teacher and supervisor, died July 26 at 11 p.m. in Stone Ridge Village Skilled Nursing Unit, Myerstown.
Shankweiler, 91, a resident of Stone Ridge Village, Myerstown, since 1996, formerly of Wyomissing, was predeceased by her husband, Dr. James F. Shankweiler, on Sept. 24, 1996.
She was employed from 1934 to 1937 as a music supervisor in...
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