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...
Susan M. Pellicciotti
Oct 17, 2002
Susan M. Pellicciotti, 87, formerly of North Eighth Street, died Oct. 17 in Berks Heim Annex, where she had resided since April 26, 1994.
Her husband, John V. Pellicciotti, died Oct. 5, 1990.
Born in Hazleton, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Amelia (Piccino) Philistine.
Pellicciotti was employed for several years as a machine operator by the Wide Awake Shirt...
Jacob Carl Probeck
Oct 14, 2002
Jacob Carl Probeck, 90, died October 14th in his residence at The Lutheran Home at Topton where he had been since July 5, 2000.
Born in Syracuse, N.Y., he was a son of the late Jacob and Catherine (Shenk) Probeck.
He was a stock clerk for a number of years in Chappell's Department Store Syracuse, N.Y. until his retirement.
Probeck was a member...
Ferne A. Schoelkopf
Oct 13, 2002
Ferne A. Schoelkopf, 93, formerly of Waverly Street, Shillington, died Oct. 13 at 10:50 a.m. in the Landis Homes, Manheim Township, Lancaster County.
Her husband, George E. Schoelkopf, died April 7, 1995.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Beula (Miller) Shappell.
Schoelkopf was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Reading.
Surviving are two sons, Dr. Rodney L.,...
Matilda W. Noll
Oct 13, 2002
Matilda W. Noll, 78, died Oct. 13 at 5:25 a.m. in the home of her son, Robert C. Wickel, with whom she resided, on Creamery Road, Tilden Township.
She was predeceased by her husband, Walter W. Noll, in 1983.
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Martha (Lambert) Hyatt.
Noll was employed for 26 years by Western...
Joseph A. Swoboda
Oct 12, 2002
Joseph A. Swoboda, 99, of Holland Square, West Reading, died Oct. 12 at 7:17 p.m. in the emergency care unit at Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Sylvia C. (Manno) Swoboda.
Born in Vienna, Austria, he was a son of the late Joseph F. and Stephanna (Papousek) Swoboda.
Swoboda was employed for 50 years as a knitter by Berkshire Knitting Mills, Wyomissing,...
Helen T. Marabella
Oct 12, 2002
Helen T. Marabella, 97, of Parkside Avenue, Montrose Manor, died Oct. 12 at 7 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had resided since Dec. 26, 2000.
Her husband, Samuel J. Marabella, died Aug. 8, 1990.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Maria (Wojton) Krzyzanowski.
Marabella was employed for many years as a trimmer,...
Earl L. Kantner
Oct 12, 2002
Earl L. Kantner, 74, of Woodland Drive, Rockland Township, died Oct. 12 at 12:08 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient for one week.
He was the husband of Carolyn K. (Schaeffer) Kantner.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Earl L. and Helen (Keller) Kantner.
Kantner had been employed for 30 years by General...
Josephine M. Ganter
Oct 12, 2002
Josephine M. Ganter, 85, of Arlington Street died Oct. 12 at 1:20 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient three days.
Her husband, Donald J. Ganter, died Feb. 25, 1995.
Born in Birdsboro, she was a daughter of the late Luigi and Antonia (Falconetti) Quaglia.
Ganter was employed for 29 years as an examiner by Berkshire Knitting Mills,...
James W. Stoudt, Esq.
Oct 10, 2002
James W. Stoudt, a retired Reading attorney and former president of the Berks County Bar Association, died Oct. 10 at 8:35 a.m. in the Highlands at Wyomissing Assisted Living Area, where he had resided since May 3.
Stoudt, 87, a resident at the Highlands at Wyomissing since Dec. 17, 1998, formerly of Farr Road, was predeceased by his wife, Miriam E....
Josephine M. Sarti
Oct 9, 2002
Josephine M. Sarti, 72, of Clematis Street, Sinking Spring, died Oct. 9 in St. Joseph Medical Center.
Her husband, Charles F. Sarti, died March 20, 2001.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Saglibene) Guidara.
Sarti was the co-owner of Sarti's Sandwich Shop, Reading, for 30 years, retiring in 1992.
She was a 1948 graduate of Reading High...
James W. Kompa
Oct 7, 2002
James W. Kompa, 50, of 1047 Amity Street, Reading, Pa 19604, died October 7th at 10:10 a.m. in the Reading Hospital where he had been since Sunday.
He was the husband of Bertha E. "Cookie" (Keiser) Kompa.
Born in Reading, Pa., he was a son of Wilma (Seidel) Kompa, Laureldale and the late Wallace B. Kompa.
Kompa was a landscaper for a number...
Patrick A. Mazza
Oct 6, 2002
Dr. Patrick A. Mazza, 78, of Orchard Road, died of natural causes Oct. 6 in his residence.
He was the husband of Marguerite D. (Davy) Mazza.
Born in New Haven, Conn., he was a son of the late Patrick A. Sr. and Jeannette (Aiello) Mazza.
Mazza had been self-employed as a family physician in Reading from 1953 until his retirement in 1998. Mazza...
Calvin Matthew Degler
Oct 4, 2002
Calvin Matthew Degler, 68, of 2800 River Road, Muhlenberg Township died October 4th at 1:50 p.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since September 27th.
Married March 31, 1962, he was the husband of Arlene K. (Rentschler) Degler.
Born in Centre Township, he was a son of the late Matthew L. and Josephine (Renninger) Degler.
He was a...