Obituaries
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...
M. Janet Llewellyn
Sep 3, 2003
M. Janet (Weigand) Llewellyn, 83, of Caum Memorial Home, Reading, formerly of Coal Street, Port Carbon, Schuylkill County, and Fifth Street, Temple, died September 3rd at 10:55 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient for two weeks.
Her husband, George R. Llewellyn, died in 1982.
Born in Port Carbon, she was a daughter of the late Carl J. and...
Phyllis M. Lewis
Sep 1, 2003
Phyllis M. Lewis, 90, a resident of the Highlands at Wyomissing, died Sept. 1 at 9:50 a.m. in the Highlands at Wyomissing Skilled Nursing Unit.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Rev. George and Edith (Wells) Lewis.
Lewis was employed for 20 years as an advertising executive by the Ullman Organization, Philadelphia, retiring in 1972.
She was a member...
Earl L. Moyer
Sep 1, 2003
Earl L. Moyer, 85, formerly of Woodland Plaza Apartments, State Hill Road, Wyomissing, died Sept. 1 at 11:30 a.m. in ManorCare Assisted Living, West Reading, where he had resided since Dec. 2.
He was predeceased by his wife, Naomi M. Moyer.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late James and Elsie Moyer.
Moyer was employed for 35 years as a...
Chris K. Moyer
Aug 31, 2003
Graveside services for Chris K. Moyer, 42, of Suedburg Road, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading, is in charge of arrangements.
Moyer died Aug. 31 of multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Route 645 in Lebanon County, about a mile from the...
Minnie Ella Diefenderfer
Aug 31, 2003
Minnie Ella (Ulrich) Diefenderfer, 101, formerly of Kent Avenue, Laureldale, died August 31st at 6:28 pm in the Skilled Care Unit at Highlands at Wyomissing where she had been since July 16th.
She was taken there from her apartment in The Highlands at Wyomissing where she had resided since 1989.
Diefenderfer was the widow of Paul T. Diefenderfer who died January 15,...
Marion G. Thun
Aug 31, 2003
Marion G. Thun, 99, widow of textile heir Marion G. Thun, the first president of the Berks County Mental Health Association, died Aug. 31 in her residence at the Highlands at Wyomissing.
Thun, 99, formerly of Museum Road, Wyomissing, was predeceased by her husband, Ferdinand K. Thun, heir to a Wyomissing textile fortune and philanthropist, May 31, 2001.
She also served on...
Hector Seda
Aug 30, 2003
Hector Seda, 94, formerly of 221 Harvard Blvd., Lincoln Park, died August 30th at 5:30 pm (Eastern Time)in Life Care of Escondido, 1980 Felicita Road, Escondido, California, where he had been since March 5, 2002.
He was the widow of Beatrice (Murno) Seda who died September 13, 1984.
Born in Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Paul and Amelia...
Leon M. Spotts
Aug 27, 2003
Leon M. Spotts, 87, died August 27th at 9:15pm in the residence of his son, L. Richard Spotts of 125 Woodland Terrace, (Tilden Township)Hamburg, Pa 19526.
He was the widower of Ruth N. (Geiger) Spotts, who died January 23, 1996.
Born in Bowmansville, Lancaster County, he was a son of the late Martin and Jennie (Good) Spotts.
He worked as a heating and...
Doris M. Gibney
Aug 27, 2003
Doris M. Gibney, 89, formerly of Court Towers, Court Street, died Aug. 27 at 2:10 p.m. in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where she had resided since March 2000.
Her husband, Edward F. Gibney, died April 17, 1976.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Dorothy (Getrost) Eckel.
Gibney was a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church,...
Noel David Fenstermacher
Aug 25, 2003
Noel David Fenstermacher, 69, of 1 F Community Drive, (Cumru Township), Shillington, Pa 19607 was pronounced dead of natural causes at 8:05 pm in the Emergency Room of the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Nancy Mae (Celmer) Fenstermacher at home.
Born in Lyons, he was a son of the late Warren and Elva (Heydt) Fenstermacher.
He worked as...
Violet M. Seibert
Aug 25, 2003
Violet M. (Embich) Seibert, 97, formerly of 1603 James Street, Sinking Spring, died August 25th at 9:10 pm in Phoebe Berks Village where she had been since May 19th.
She was the widow of John Seibert who died February 20, 1986.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Katie (White) Embich.
She was a member of St. John's...
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