Marian C. Paul
Jul 30, 2002
Marian C. Paul, 92, of 402-1 Springside Drive East, Spring Township, died July 30th at 5:52 a.m. in Reading Hospital where she had been since earlier that morning.
She was the widow of Rev. Thomas E. Paul (Died February 27, 1969).
Born in Lebanon, Pa she was a daughter of the late Clarence D. and Mary (Roadarmel) Unger.
Paul was a 1928 graduate...
Elnor A. Floriani
Jul 30, 2002
Elnor A. Floriani, 73, of 1009 Penn Street, Reading, died July 30th at 12:05 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center.
She was the wife of Basil Floriani.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Kathryn (Borr) Krebs.
Floriani was a 1946 graduate of Reading High School.
She was a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Reading where she...
Taylor Anne Hails
Jul 27, 2002
Taylor Anne Hails, 2 years old, of 4633A Handrich Street, Wahiawa, Hawaii, died of natural causes July 27th in the Emergency Room of Wahiawa General Hospital, Honolulu.
Born June 12, 2000 in Honolulu, Hawaii she was a daughter of Stephen R. and Rachel M. (Kessel) Hails of Wahiawa, Hawaii.
She is survived by a brother; Stephen R. Hails Jr., at home.
Other survivors...
Rose M. Gentile
Jul 25, 2002
Rose M. Gentile, 82, formerly of 209 Franklin Street, Reading, died July 25th at 5:15 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township where she had been a patient since 12/6/2000.
Gentile of 3040 Elm Road, Muhlenberg Township is the wife of Tommaso F. Gentile.
Born in Hazleton, Pa she was a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Giglotti) Capilo.
Gentile was a member of...
F. June Hofmann
Jul 25, 2002
F. June Hofmann, 59, of 9 Meadow Court, Spring Township died of natural causes July 25th in Naples Community Hospital, Florida where she had been a patient since July 18th.
She was married November 18, 1982 to Martin J. Hofmann.
Born in Reading, Pa she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Florence (Butterwine) Katerman.
She was a 1961 graduate of Reading...
Ellen R. Lukens
Jul 25, 2002
Ellen Ruth Lukens, 73 of 1642 Cleveland Avenue, Wyomissing died of natural causes July 25th at 7:23 p.m. in her residence.
She was married August 5, 1950 to Norman G. "Bud" Lukens.
Born in Wyomissing, Pa she was a daughter of the late Robert O. and Elsie (Smith) Jepsen.
Lukens was a 1946 graduate of Wyomissing High School and a 1950 graduate of...
Margaret M. Hess
Jul 24, 2002
Margaret M. Hess, 82, of 1033 Fern Avenue, Kenhorst died of natural causes July 24th at 5:20 p.m. in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township where she had been a patient since May 23rd.
She was the widow of Elwood H. Hess (Died March 1978).
Born in Reading, Pa she was a daughter of the late Thomas H. and Alberta (Lesher) Mason.
Hess was...
Frank P. Trumpio
Jul 23, 2002
Frank P. Trumpio, 83, formerly of North 2nd Street, Reading was pronounced dead on arrival on July 23rd in San Clemente Medical Center, California.
He was married November 21, 1942 to Helen A. (Giovanelli) Trumpio, San Clemente, Ca.
Born in Utica, NY he was a son of the late Joseph and Rachel (Pingitore) Trumpio.
He was a graduate of Utica Free Academy and...
Mardell L. Gentry
Jul 22, 2002
Mardell L. Gentry, 66, died of natural causes July 22 at 11:43 a.m. in her residence at Hawthorne Court, Spring Township, following a lengthy illness.
She was the wife of S. Richard Gentry.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Lillian (Stahlburg) Newquist.
Gentry was a member of Atonement Lutheran Church, Wyomissing.
She was a graduate of...
Earl S. Oplinger
Jul 21, 2002
Earl S. Oplinger Jr., 73, of East Walnut Street, Shillington, died July 21 at 12:25 a.m. in his residence, following a lengthy illness.
He was the husband of Bonnie M. (Schloder) Oplinger.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, he was a son of the late Earl S. Sr. and Gertrude (Hilgert) Oplinger.
Oplinger had been employed for 37 years as a laborer by Glidden...
Michael S. Veet
Jul 20, 2002
Michael S. Veet, 88, of North Race Street, Middletown, Dauphin County, formerly of Penn Avenue, Wyomissing, died July 20 at 4:40 p.m. in Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, where he had been a patient since July 7.
He was the husband of Elizabeth L. (Degatis) Veet.
Born in Hazleton, Luzerne County, he was a son of the late Anthony and...
Homer E. Witwer
Jul 20, 2002
Homer E. Witwer, 82, of Oak Street, Laureldale, died July 20 at 4:30 p.m. in his residence.
He was the husband of Elsie E. (Hurst) Witwer.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Walter and Ida (Epler) Witwer.
Witwer had been employed for 25 years by Metropolitan Edison Co. as a control operator in Titus Station, Cumru Township.
He was a...
Joanna L. Miller
Jul 20, 2002
Joanna L. Miller, 55, was pronounced dead by the Berks County Coroner's Office July 20th at 8:46 p.m. in her residence at 336 Snyder Road, Ontelaunee Township.
She was married October 26, 1968 to Franklin E. Miller.
Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Anna (Markiewicz) Mikosz.
Miller was a 1965 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
She...
Amelia T. Gibney
Jul 19, 2002
Amelia T. Gibney, 83, formerly of South Park Road, Wyomissing, died July 19 at 10 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she she resided since Oct. 20, 1999.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Matthew J. and Gertrude (Arnold) Gibney.
She had been employed for many years in the accounting department of Morganstern Chevrolet, Reading.
Gibney...
Ronald J. Zygmunt
Jul 19, 2002
Ronald J. Zygmunt, 55, formerly of Laureldale, died of natural causes July 19 at 9:45 p.m. in his residence on Seagull Court, Florissant, Mo.
He was the husband of Kathleen L. (Weaver) Zygmunt.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of Ethel (Hinnershitz) Zygmunt, a resident at Berks Heim, and the late Joseph Zygmunt.
Zygmunt was employed for the past 25 years...
Jeanne B. Reber
Jul 17, 2002
Jeanne Barbara (Frisch) Reber, 61, formerly of 203 Maplewood Ave., Mohnton, died July 17, 5:40 a.m. in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center where she had been since July 13th.
She was taken to the hospital from Berks Heim, 1243 County Welfare Road, Bern Township where she had resided since 3/12/2001.
Born February 13, 1941 in Lehighton, Pa., she was a daughter...
John J. Molets
Jul 16, 2002
John J. Molets, 88, of 106 Monroe Street, Hyde Park, Pa., 19605 died July 16 in Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where he had been a patient five days.
He was the husband of Margaret M. (Hydock) Molets.
Born in Summit Hill, Carbon County, he was a son of the late George and Mary (Vidurek) Molets.
Molets was employed for 39 years as...
Ruth N. Lengel
Jul 15, 2002
Ruth N. Lengel, 76, of formerly of Olive Street, West Reading, died July 15 at 1:15 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had resided since July 2001.
Her husband, Robert C. Lengel, died Nov. 6, 1992.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Edna (Fairchild) Ely.
Lengel was employed for 24 years as an...
Mary J. Ruth
Jul 14, 2002
Mary J. Ruth, a retired elementary school teacher, died July 14 at 10:05 a.m. in her residence on Shelbourne Road, Exeter Township.
Ruth, 92, was employed as an elementary teacher in the Reading School District at the Glenside building. She was later an elementary teacher in Lower Alsace Township from 1950 to 1954 and in the Muhlenberg School District from 1954...
Hazel H. Peters
Jul 13, 2002
Hazel H. Peters, 83, of Will-O Hill Apartments, Van Reed Road, Wyomissing, died July 13 at 4:15 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient for one week.
Her husband, Francis W. Peters, died March 12, 1975.
Born in Crown City, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Myrtle (Rankin) Knight.
She is survived by a son, John...