Leon V. Buchter
Nov 7, 2002
Leon V. Buchter, 83, of Park Road, Earl Township, died Nov. 7 at 11:50 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient one month.
He was the husband of Dorothy R. (Ritter) Buchter.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Leroy and Edna (Bausher) Buchter.
Buchter was employed for 35 years as a molder by Pottstown...
Marion Betty Tettemer
Nov 6, 2002
Marion Betty Tettemer, 66, of 238 North 10th Street, Reading died November 6th at 4:55 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services, Inc., West Reading where she had been for three months.
She was the widow of Paul Tettemer who died in 1969.
Born in Easton, Pa., she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Peer) Thomas.
She is survived by four daughters;...
Frank J. Camillo
Nov 4, 2002
Frank J. Camillo, 83, formerly of Valley Green Circle, Wyomissing, died Nov. 4 at 7:05 a.m. in Columbia Cottage, Spring Township.
He was the husband of Dora (DiQuattro) Camillo, also a resident at Columbia Cottage.
Born in Westfield, N.J., he was a son of the late Pasquale and Rose (Capitella) Camillo.
Camillo was employed for 17 years as safety director by Western Electric...
Thomas R. Snyder
Nov 2, 2002
Services for Thomas Robert Snyder, 78, of Cayuga Court, who died Nov. 2 as a result of a motor vehicle accident on Route 422 in Heidelberg Township, will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading. Viewing will be 11:30 a.m. until time of service. Contributions may be made to Albright College, c/o Atheltic...
Lynnette V. Davidheiser
Nov 1, 2002
Lynnette V. Davidheiser, 52, of Blue Mountain Heights, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, died of natural causes Nov. 1 at 6:20 p.m. in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, where she had been a patient since Oct. 11.
She was the husband of Irwin B. Davidheiser Jr.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Hazel (Binkley) Rhein, Shillington, and the late Ralph...
Ivy Rohrbach
Nov 1, 2002
Ivy (Frick) Rohrbach, 100, formerly of Chestnut Street, Laureldale, died November 1st at 5:05 p.m. in The Palace at Kendall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Miami, Florida.
She was the widow of Oliver E. Rohrbach (died August 13, 1997).
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Katie (Lenhouser) Frick.
Rohrbach was a seamer 20 years for the former...
Anne E. Peters
Nov 1, 2002
Anne E. Peters, 92, of the Highlands at Wyomissing, died Nov. 1 at 1:46 p.m. in the emergency room of Reading Hospital.
Her husband, Robert A. Peters, died March 4, 1993.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Marie (Weber) Fogelman.
Peters had been employed for 30 years by Hajoca Corp., Reading, retiring as credit manager in 1972.
She...
Richard J. Servis
Oct 31, 2002
Richard J. Servis, 73, of Limekiln Road, Oley Township, died Oct. 31 in St. Joseph Medical Center.
He was the husband of Sophie M. (Guraski) Servis.
Born in Newark, N.J., he was a son of the late Howard and Mabel (Farrell) Servis.
Servis was employed for 50 years as the owner of R.J. Servis Co., Reading, retiring in 1991.
He was an Army Air...
Arthur Bowen
Oct 29, 2002
Arthur Bowen, 87, of Franklin Street, Shillington, died Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where he had resided since Oct. 19.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Arthur and Annie (Erb) Bowen.
Bowen was employed as a machinist by Orr & Sembower Inc., Reading, retiring in 1978.
Surviving are a sister, Evelyn (Bowen) Gechter, Shillington,...
Frances K. Soderlund
Oct 28, 2002
Frances K. Soderlund, 89, died Oct. 28 at 6:20 a.m. in her residence at Oak Lane, Stony Creek Mills.
Her husband, Albert C. Soderlund, died May 8, 1988.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and H. Dorothy (Lellig) Schweitzer.
Soderlund was employed as a clerk by the Albright College Book Store, retiring in 1975.
She was a member of...
Dale J. Schell
Oct 27, 2002
Dale J. Schell Sr., 70, of Claire Drive, Exeter Township, died of natural causes Oct. 27 in Reading Hospital.
He was the wife of Jean G. (Rissmiller) Schell.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul and Valeria (Groh) Schell.
Schell was employed for 20 years by the Reading Parking Authority, retiring as maintenance supervisor in 1997.
He is also survived...
George A. Bond
Oct 26, 2002
George A. Bond, 77, formerly of Cleveland Avenue, Wyomissing, died Oct. 26 in the Berks Heim Annex, where he had resided since Jan. 1.
He was the husband of Dorothy E. (Vernon) Bond.
Born in Franklin, Venango County, he was a son of the late George and Viola (Young) Bond.
Bond had been employed for 13 years as the marketing and industrial advertising...
Paul S. Ebert
Oct 22, 2002
Paul S. Ebert, 69, of Partridge Circle, Algonquin, Ill., died of natural causes Oct. 22 in his residence.
He was the husband of Linda (Romig) Ebert, formerly of West Reading.
Born in Palmerton, Carbon County, he was a son of the late Paul and Ellen (Stoudt) Ebert.
He was a research scientist for the department of neurosurgery of the University of Maryland Medical...
Anthony A. Kochan
Oct 20, 2002
Anthony A. "Andy" Kochan, 90, of 2311 Elizabeth Avenue, Muhlenberg Township, died October 20th at 11:15 a.m. in Kutztown Manor where he had been since October 10th.
He was the husband of Betty L. (Conrad) Kochan.
Born in Reading, Pa., he was a son of the late John S. and Anna A. (Wilk) Kochan.
He worked as a Checker for 25 years at...
Adam J. Butkus
Oct 19, 2002
Adam J. Butkus, 83, of Hiester Boulevard, Spring Township, died Oct. 19 at 10:15 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient since Aug. 3.
He was the husband of Helen (Baloganski) Butkus.
Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Adam and Christina (Uniscadage) Butkus.
Butkus had been employed for 48 years by...
Josephine Tomeo
Oct 18, 2002
Josephine Tomeo, 81, formerly of the Wynnewood Apartments, North Park Road, Wyomissing, died Oct. 18 at 8:30 a.m. in Kutztown Manor, where she had resided since Aug. 21.
Born in Rankin, Allegheny County, she was a daughter of the late Angelo and Mary (Ciberey) Tomeo.
Tomeo was employed for 36 years as a secretary by the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Bureau, Reading, retiring...
Elvin L. Heist
Oct 18, 2002
Elvin L. "Al" Heist, 72, of Kent Avenue, Laureldale, died Oct. 18 in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, where he had been a patient since Sept. 3.
He was the husband of Elizabeth L. (Thomas) Heist.
Born in Temple, he was a son of the late Warren E. and Carrie (Moyer) Heist.
Heist had been employed for 30 years by Carpenter Technology Corp.,...
Jean A. Dry
Oct 18, 2002
Jean A. Dry, 68, of West Windsor Street died of natural causes Oct. 18 at 4 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been admitted earlier in the day.
Born in Oley, she was a daughter of the late John Y. and Verna (Stufflet) Dry.
Dry had been employed for 37 years as a preborder of silk stockings at the Hans C....
Helen T. Steber
Oct 17, 2002
Helen T. Steber, 82, of Willow Street died Oct. 17 at 1:45 a.m. in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where she had resided since January.
Her husband, John J. Steber, died in April 1993.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Miklos and Mary (Kollar) Stofko.
Steber was employed for 15 years as a supervisor by Berkshire Knitting Mills, Wyomissing, and...
Edythe H. Bubbenmoyer
Oct 17, 2002
Edythe H. Bubbenmoyer, 87, of the George M. Rhodes Apartments, Franklin Street, died Oct. 17 in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where she had resided one day.
She was taken to the Mifflin Center from St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Sept. 23.
Her husband, Clarence L. Bubbenmoyer, died in 1966.
Born in Blandon, she was a daughter of...