Obituaries

M. Jane Souders

M. Jane Souders

Dec 23, 2002

M. Jane Souders, 64, of East Wyomissing Boulevard died of natural causes Dec. 23 at 2:38 p.m. in her residence.

She was the wife of Dr. Thomas B. Souders.

Born in Berlin, N.H., she was a daughter of John S. Sullivan of Berlin, New Hampshire and the late Marguerite (Fortier) Sullivan.

Souders was last employed as a registered nurse.

She graduated from Mary Hitchcock...

Emma Cirulli

Emma Cirulli

Dec 23, 2002

Emma Cirulli, 94, formerly of George Avenue, Wyomissing, died Dec. 23 at 2:20 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she had resided since June.

Her husband, Louis Cirulli, died Sept. 18, 1982.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Silveno and Antoinette (Cirulli) Cirulli.

Cirulli was employed for 38 years as a cleaner by Fein & Glass...

Lillian G. Moyer

Lillian G. Moyer

Dec 22, 2002

Lillian G. (Gottshall) Moyer, 88, formerly of 3216 Noble Street, Laureldale, died December 22nd at 8:20 a.m. in Bayshore HealthCare Center, Holmdel (Monmouth County), N.J. where she had been since December 1998.

She was the widow of Curtis H. Moyer who died September 30, 1980.

Born in Boyertown, Berks County, she was a daughter of the late George and Clara (Fisher) Gottshall.

She...

S. Josephine Dybalski

S. Josephine Dybalski

Dec 22, 2002

S. Josephine (Flynn) Dybalski, 84, of 20 South Summit Ave., Shillington died December 22nd at 9:30 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since 12/4/2002.

She was the widow of Joseph A. Dybalski who died August 14, 1993.

Born in Prince Edward Island, Canada she was a daughter of the late John and Loretta (McIsaac) Flynn.

She was...

Dallas Sheeder

Dallas Sheeder

Dec 21, 2002

Dallas Sheeder, 66, of 1339 Mineral Spring Road, Reading died December 21th in the St. Joseph Medical Center where he had been for two weeks.

He was the husband of Marika (Karangelidou) Sheeder.

Born in Bedford County, Pa., he was a son of the late Ross and Grace (Kline) Sheeder.

He worked in the maintenance department at Boscov's for 15 years, last working...

Joan E. Boyer

Joan E. Boyer

Dec 20, 2002

Joan Elaine (Anderson) Boyer, 69, of 2640 Grandview Blvd., Spring Township died in her residence on December 20th at 12:02a.m.

She was the wife of William E. Boyer Jr.

Born in Reading, Pa., she was a daughter of Margaret M. (Hensler) Anderson of Hanover, York County and the late Russell D. Anderson.

She was a 1951 graduate of Pottsville High School and a...

Frank Schera

Frank Schera

Dec 19, 2002

Frank Schera, 88, formerly of Amherst Court, Spring Township, died Dec. 19 at 11:35 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where he had been a resident since Sept. 17.

His wife, Josephine G. (Giardiello) Schera, died July 20, 1982.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Jerome and Sebastiana (Beningo) Schera.

Schera had been employed for seven years...

Rosemary B. Dvorak

Rosemary B. Dvorak

Dec 18, 2002

Rosemary B. Dvorak, 72, of Burrows Street, South Heidelberg Township, died Dec. 18 at 5:15 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Nov. 17.

Her husband, Robert M. Dvorak, died April 24, 1977.

Born in Manhattan, N,Y., she was a daughter of the late Harold and Rose (Stuart) Lamb.

Dvorak was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic...

Kathryn B. Keeler

Kathryn B. Keeler

Dec 17, 2002

Kathryn B. (Bricker) Keeler, 79, of 437 Oak Terrace, West Reading, died December 17th at 2:40 a.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since December 13th.

She was married June 22, 1946 to William H. Keeler, Sr.

Born in Reading she was a daughter of the late John H. and Sarah K. (Schroeder) Bricker.

She was a 1940...

Newlin C. Pompiano

Newlin C. Pompiano

Dec 17, 2002

Newlin Claude Pompiano, 61, of 120 Heidel Road, North Heidelberg Township, died December 17th at 1:45 a.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since December 8th.

He was married June 23, 1962 to Patricia Ann (Stern) Pompiano.

Born in Kansas City, MO, he was a son of the late Leon Scott and his adoptive father Peter Pompiano.

He...

Sandra M. Hipp

Sandra M. Hipp

Dec 16, 2002

Sandra M. (Beyerle) Hipp, 62, of 3040 Octagon Ave., Wilshire died December 16th at 7:10 a.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since December 12th.

Married August 11, 1940, she was the wife of Mario H. Hipp.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late J. Eben and Anna Elizabeth (Hartman) Beyerle.

She was a 1958...

Carolyn M. Koch

Carolyn M. Koch

Dec 16, 2002

Carolyn M. Koch, 84, of Elizabeth Avenue, Laureldale, died Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Nov. 10.

Her husband, John H. Koch, died in 1965.

Born in Fleetwood, she was a daughter of the late Frederick L. and Sue M. Luckenbill.

Koch was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses North Congregation, Reading.

Surviving are two...

Persis M. Wilson

Persis M. Wilson

Dec 16, 2002

Persis M. Wilson, 89, of the Highlands at Wyomissing died Dec. 16 at 1:25 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient two days.

Her husband, Don M. Wilson, died Feb. 27, 1989.

Born in St. Paul, Minn., she was a daughter of the late Paul E. and Miriam H. (Fields) Johnson.

Wilson was a graduate of Twin City Business College,...

Pauline C. Dettore

Pauline C. Dettore

Dec 15, 2002

Pauline C. Dettore, 81, of Court Street, died Dec. 15 in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Dec. 1.

Born in Birdsboro, she was a daughter of the late Angelo and Mariannina (DiClerico) DaDamio.

Dettore was owner and operator of the former Pauline's Beauty Shop, Reading, before retiring in 1970.

She was a member of Immaculate Conception Roman...

Gerald C. Brown

Gerald C. Brown

Dec 15, 2002

Gerald Charles Brown, 47, died of colon cancer Dec. 15 in his residence on Hartz Store Road, Cumru Township.

Born in Ridley Park, Delaware County, he was a son of Howard M. Brown, Fernandina Beach, Fla., and Barbara (Hasselman) Miles, Milford, Conn.

Brown was a self-employed expert on pre-1972 Mercedes Benz automobiles for the past 20 years.

He was also a collector and...

Joseph A. Degeorge

Joseph A. Degeorge

Dec 15, 2002

Joseph A. DeGeorge, 78, of Lambda Circle, South Heidelberg Township, died Dec. 15 in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township.

He was the husband of Phyllis M. (Cassara) DeGeorge.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Salvatore and Catherine (Natoli) DeGeorge.

DeGeorge was employed as a musician until his retirement.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West...

Nicholas Santilli

Nicholas Santilli

Dec 14, 2002

Nicholas Santilli, 85, of Old Mill Road, Wyomissing, died Dec. 14 at 5:25 p.m. in his residence.

His wife, Mae A. (Emerich) Santilli, died July 10, 1990.

Born in Bridgeport, Montgomery County, he was a son of the late Giuseppe and Theresa (Cieri) Santilli.

Santilli had been employed for over 65 years in the trucking industry, first for Motor Freight Express and later...

David E. Kase

David E. Kase

Dec 13, 2002

David E. Kase Sr., 65, of Fernleigh Place, Exeter Township, died of natural causes Dec. 13 in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient since Dec. 5.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul G. and Jane L. (Keffer) Kase.

Kase had been employed for 18 years by Phillips-Van Heusen, retiring in 2000. He had...

Evelyn G. Zook

Evelyn G. Zook

Dec 13, 2002

Evelyn G. Zook, 86, formerly of the Woodland Plaza Apartments, Wyomissing, died Dec. 13 at 7:20 a.m. in Phoebe Berks Health Center, Wernersville, where she had been a resident since Dec. 20, 2000.

Born in Eshbach, she was a daughter of the late George and Ellen (Garber) Hafer.

Zook was employed for 15 years as a department manager by John Wanamaker's, Berkshire...

Bonnabelle A. Kunkelman

Bonnabelle A. Kunkelman

Dec 13, 2002

Bonnabelle A. Kunkelman, 81, of Tennis Park Condominiums, Cambridge Avenue, Wyomissing, died Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Nov. 6.

Her husband, William C. Kunkelman, died May 20, 1995.

Born in Shamokin, Northumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Harrison and Mary Arner.

Kunkelman was a 1939 graduate of Reading High School.

Surviving...