Obituaries
Stanley H. Kroll
Mar 10, 2003
Stanley H. Kroll, 73, died of natural causes March 10 at 12:10 a.m. in his residence on Oak Hill Lane, Spring Township.
He was the husband of Irene E. (Allen) Kroll.
Born in Fairbury, Neb., he was a son of the late Francis L. and Viola (Hathaway) Kroll.
Kroll was employed from 1953 to 1978 as a research technologist by the Campbell Soup...
Lovenina N. Houck Williams
Mar 10, 2003
Loveina N. "Lovey" Houck Williams, 77, of Hendel Street, Shillington, died March 10 at 4:31 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Feb. 7.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Paul Houck, on Dec. 26, 1961, and by her second husband, William H. Williams, in 1980.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William...
Bradley A. Butzer
Mar 7, 2003
Bradley A. Butzer Sr., 57, of North Church Street, Robesonia, died of natural causes March 7 in his residence.
He was the husband of Cindy L. (Clinton) Butzer.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Margaret (Goheen) Butzer, Shillington, and the late Joseph Butzer.
Butzer had been employed for 10 years as a shipping clerk by Supreme Mid-Atlantic Corp., Jonestown, Lebanon County....
Dorothy F. Sassaman Peters Ludwig
Mar 4, 2003
Dorothy F. Sassaman Peters Ludwig, 85, formerly of Fleetwood, died March 4 at 5:59 p.m. in Lancaster General Hospital, where she had been a patient three days.
She was taken to the hospital from the Masonic Homes Independent Living, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County.
She was predeceased by her first husband, George W. Sassaman, in 1957; her second husband, Chester B. Peters, in 1963;...
Clair D. Dailey
Mar 4, 2003
Clair D. Dailey, 80, of Oley Turnpike Road, Exeter Township, formerly of Laureldale and Reading, died March 4 at 11:45 a.m. in the Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
He was the husband of Frances K. (Ciemiega) Dailey.
Born in Fleetwood, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary (Adams) Dailey.
Dailey was employed by Sun Ship, Chester, and was later employed...
Lillian H. Beaver
Mar 1, 2003
Lillian H. (Hoffman) Beaver, 84, of 3427 Freemont Street, Laureldale died March 1st at 11:13 p.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since February 2nd.
She was the widow of William C. Beaver (Died October 23, 1982).
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Henry F. and Calla (Ross) Hoffman.
She was a 1936 graduate...
Dorothy Marie Frehn
Feb 28, 2003
Dorothy Marie (Binckley) Frehn, 89, of 2640 Girard Ave., Spring Township died February 28th at 4:00 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been since February 22nd.
She was taken there from Spruce Manor, West Reading where she had been since March 6, 2002.
Frehn was the widow of Donald E. Frehn Sr., who died March 16, 1981.
Born...
Stella R. Folmer
Feb 28, 2003
Stella R. (Rothermel) Folmer, 92, of 506 Centre Street, Hyde Park, died February 28th at 7:20 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township where she had been since January 3rd.
She was the wife of Wayne A. Folmer.
Born in Ontelaunee Township, she was a daughter of the late John S. and Deborah (Swavely) Rothermel.
She was a 1929 graduate of Ontelaunee Vocational...
George Schmidt
Feb 25, 2003
George Schmidt, 92, formerly of 840 Fuller Street, Darby, Delaware County, died February 25th at 1:12pm in Berks Heim where he had been since August 4, 1997.
He was the widower of Beulah (Heck) Schmidt who died in 1991.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa he was a son of the late Andrew and Rosie (Berandt) Schmidt.
He was employed for 17 years at Drexel...
Barbara Ann Pauley
Feb 25, 2003
Barbara Ann (Pastore) Pauley, 60, died February 25th at 9:10 am in her residence at 1841 Mount Laurel Road, Temple.
She was the wife of Norman H. Pauley Sr.
Born in Reading she was a daughter of the late Anthony Pastore and Fern M. (Wesner) Shoemaker.
She was employed as a laborer for 10 years at the former Beckerman's Shoe Factory, Reading.
Pauley was...
Carl W. Tyler
Feb 24, 2003
Carl William Tyler, 45, died of natural causes February 24th at 6:37 a.m. in his residence at 4 Gibraltar Road, Exeter Township.
Born in Flint, Michigan he was a son of the late Harold T. Sr., and Glendora (Clemons) Tyler.
He was employed for a number of years as a assembly worker for Threshold Services, Reading, last working in 2000.
Tyler is survived...
Howard E. Wolf
Feb 22, 2003
Howard E. "Sonny" Wolf, Jr., 90 of 561 Reading Ave., West Reading died February 22nd at 3:10am in Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading where he had been since Friday.
He was the husband of Dorothy E. (Deysher) Wolf.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., he was a son of the late Howard E. Sr., and Gertrude (Geckle) Wolf.
He was employed as a...
Carmella Stankiewicz
Feb 20, 2003
Carmella Stankiewicz, 86, formerly of Court Street, died Feb. 20 at 11:40 a.m. in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where she had resided since Oct. 18, 1995.
Her husband, Stanley H. Stankiewicz, died in 1978.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Beneditto and Verna (Finocchiaro) Motta.
Surviving are three sons: Stanley H., West Reading; John B.,...
Arlene D. Twardowski
Feb 20, 2003
Arlene D. Twardowski, 82, of North Ninth Street, Berkshire Heights, died Feb. 20 at 4:05 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she had resided one week.
She was the wife of Walter M. Twardowski.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Emma (Steffy) Whitmoyer.
Twardowski was employed for 15 years by Berkshire Knitting Mills,...
Donald K. Whitman
Feb 19, 2003
Donald K. Whitman, 46, of 2016 Kutztown Road, Reading was pronounced dead of natural causes at 12:30 a.m. in the Emergency Room of Fitzgerald-Mercy Hospital, Delaware County.
He was the husband of Kathleen Marie (Houston) Whitman.
Born in Reading he was a son of Mildred Whitman-Remple of Reading and the late William K. Whitman.
He was the owner/operator of Detailing by Don, Temple...
Margaret A. Crist
Feb 19, 2003
Margaret A. Crist, 86, formerly of Lenore Place, Whitfield, died Feb. 19 at 3:53 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Lebanon, where she had resided since April 1997.
Her husband, Jacob E. Crist, died Dec. 27, 1998.
Born in Hempstead, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Jeremiah and Ella (Gorman) O'Leary.
Crist was employed from 1936 to 1946 as a secretary...
Louise Johnsen
Feb 18, 2003
Louise Johnsen, 96, formerly of James Street, Sinking Spring, died Feb. 18 in Whitehall Manor, Lehigh County, where she had resided since September 2000.
Her husband, Ingvald Johnsen, died Feb. 15, 1997.
Born in Norway, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Maria Olsen.
Surviving are several nephews and a niece.
Services will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. in Edward J. Kuhn...
Kay L. Burns
Feb 17, 2003
Kay L. Burns, 63, died of natural causes Feb. 17 at 4:15 a.m. in her residence on Miltimore Street.
She was the wife of William J. Burns.
Born in Hamburg, she was a daughter of the late Bernie and Vera (DeWald) Behler.
Burns was employed for 15 years as a sales associate by Burlington Coat Factory, Reading, retiring in 2001.
Burns was treasurer of...
Barry Joe Gilbert
Feb 16, 2003
Barry Joe Gilbert, 46, of 3305 Harrison Avenue, Muhlenberg Township, died February 16th at 2:48 p.m. in the Emergency Room of The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Loren Lee "Lori" (Rhoads) Gilbert.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, he was a son of Charles H. Sr., and Viola N. (Smith) Gilbert of Muhlenberg Township.
He was a member of...
Cody J. Zondlo
Feb 16, 2003
Cody J. Zondlo, 7, died of natural causes Feb. 16 in his residence on Kocher Drive, Centre Township.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of Royce R. Winslow, Reading, and Deanna M. (Zondlo) Winslow, with whom he resided.
Zondlo was a first-grade student at Schuylkill Valley Elementary Center, last attending Feb. 13.
He is also survived by a sister, Hayley M....
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