Obituaries
Emma L. Rapp Schumacher
Dec 12, 2002
Emma L. (Wegman) Rapp Schumacher, 100, formerly of 4610 10th Avenue, Temple died December 12th at 8:55 a.m. in the Masonic Home of the R.W. Grand Lodge, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County where she had been since February 5, 1992.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Irwin D. Rapp who died June 1942 and also by her second husband, Edward Schumacher who...
Robert J. Stockler
Dec 12, 2002
Robert J. Stockler, 80, of Mifflin Boulevard, Cumru Township, died Dec. 12 at 7:36 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Nov. 23.
His wife, Grace E. (Renninger) Stockler, died March 25, 1993.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Dr. Joseph and Ella (McKeon) Stockler.
Stockler was employed for 38 years as a clerk by...
Rodney L. Fenstermacher
Dec 11, 2002
Services for Rodney L. Fenstermacher, 36, of Shillington Commons, Community Drive, Cumru Township, will be Monday at 11 a.m. in Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading.
Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton.
Fenstermacher died Dec. 11 at 7:05 a.m. in the emergency room of Brandywine Hospital, near Coatesville. He sustained multiple injuries when the taxi in which...
Frank M. Tezak
Dec 10, 2002
Frank M. Tezak, 82, of Brookline Plaza died Dec. 10 at 8:29 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient five days.
He was the husband of Lottie J. (Wiechecki) Tezak.
Born in Mohnton, he was a son of the late Martin and Theresa (Yalkowicz) Tezak.
Tezak was employed for 27 years as a machine setter by AT&T Reading Works, Muhlenberg...
Jason M. Huckabee
Dec 10, 2002
A Mass of Christian Burial for Jason M. Huckabee, 29, of Cecil Avenue, West Lawn, will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. in St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church, Whitfield.
Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery, Laureldale. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading, is in charge of arrangements.
Huckabee's body was found Dec. 10 in the trunk of his car,...
Donald M. Wagner
Dec 9, 2002
Donald M. Wagner, 74, of Iroquois Avenue, Spring Township, died Dec. 9 at 1:25 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient five days.
He was the husband of Irene J. (Jagielski) Wagner.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Millard and Kathryn (Herbst) Wagner.
Wagner was employed for 40 years as a machinist by Textile Machine Works,...
Theodore B. Common
Dec 7, 2002
Theodore B. Common, 85, formerly of West Court Boulevard, Springmont, died Dec. 7 at 10:10 a.m. in Country Meadows of Wyomissing, where he had resided since June.
He was the husband of Mildred M. (Miller) Common, also a resident at Country Meadows.
Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he was a son of the late Renwick and Jessica (Bennett) Common.
Common was employed for 25...
John M. Endy
Dec 6, 2002
John M. "Jack" Endy, 69, formerly of 141 South 8th Street, Reading died December 6th at 12:05 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading where he had been since October 30, 2002.
Born in Reading, Pa he was a son of the late Clarence and Mary (Wilson) Endy.
He worked as a mechanic for Joe's Service Station at 4th and Marion for...
Kathryn V. Malriat
Dec 5, 2002
Kathryn V. Malriat, 90, formerly of 537 Raymond Street, Laureldale and the St. Joseph Living Center, Muhlenberg Township died December 5th at 6:40 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services, Laureldale where she had been since April 8, 2000.
She was the widow of Paul J. Malriat who died February 25, 1997.
Born in Reading she was a daughter of the late William F....
Dorothy M. Leisey
Dec 4, 2002
Dorothy M. Leisey, 91, formerly of Kline Street, West Reading, died Dec. 4 in Denver Nursing Home, Stevens, Lancaster County, where she had resided since November 2001.
Her husband, George A. Leisey Sr., died Nov. 18, 1978.
Born in Spring Township, she was a daughter of the late Abraham and Mary (Sweitzer) Moyer.
Leisey was employed for 46 years as a packer by...
Dixie L. Wagner
Dec 3, 2002
Dixie L. Wagner, 49, of Reading Avenue, Wyomissing, died of natural causes Dec. 3 at 8:43 p.m. in the emergency care unit at Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of William K. Wagner.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Clara (Bannon) Kasher.
Wagner was employed for the past six years as a cashier by News and...
Betty L. Dooley
Dec 3, 2002
Betty L. Dooley, 89, a resident of the Highlands at Wyomissing, died Dec. 3 at 6:25 a.m. in the Highlands Skilled Nursing Unit.
She was the wife of Michael J. Dooley.
Born in York, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Nancy (Smyzer) Lehman.
Dooley was employed as a secretary and stenographer, retiring in 1977.
She was a graduate of Reading High...
Virginia E. Donohue
Dec 2, 2002
Virginia E. Donohue, 80, of Wilshire Road, Muhlenberg Township, died Dec. 2 at 11:07 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Nov. 4.
Her husband, John F. Donohue, died Nov. 8.
Born in Binghamton, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late James E. and Sarah E. (Evans) Purcell.
Donohue was employed as a librarian at St....
Cyrus W. Kreamer
Dec 1, 2002
The Rev. Cyrus W. Kreamer, 86, formerly of North Carolina, died Dec. 1 at 11:25 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient one day.
He was taken to the hospital from Outlook Pointe of Exeter Township.
He was the husband of June C. (Childs) Kreamer.
Born in Baltimore, he was a son of the late James and Bertha (Copper) Kreamer.
Kreamer...
Evelyn M. Behm
Dec 1, 2002
Evelyn M. Behm, 94, of Valley Greene Circle, Wyomissing Hills, died Dec. 1 at 10:51 a.m. in her residence.
Her husband, Stuart L. Behm, died Jan. 13, 1973.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Albert B. and Amanda (Moyer) Heist.
Behm was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church, West Reading.
She is survived by a son, Donald S., Muhlenberg...
Robert N. Kerr
Nov 30, 2002
Robert N. Kerr Sr., 83, a resident of Berks Heim, formerly of Front Street and Old Mill Road, Wyomissing, died Nov. 30 at 5:55 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Nov. 23.
His wife, Doris (Masters) Kerr, died Jan. 8, 1995.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Michael J. and Mary C. (Nolan)...
David S. Eckenroad
Nov 29, 2002
David S. Eckenroad, 83, of 3 Birchwood Road, Wyomissing, died November 29th at 7:45 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township where he had been since August 19th.
He was the husband of Marie (Hertlein) Eckenroad.
Born in Fritztown, Pa., he was a son of the late William S. and Clara M. (Gerhart) Eckenroad.
He was a 1938 graduate of West Reading High...
Martha N. Snyder
Nov 28, 2002
Martha N. Snyder, 106, formerly of South Summit Avenue, Cumru Township, died Nov. 28 at 10 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where she had resided since June.
Her husband, Paul R. Snyder Sr., died Feb. 12, 1956.
Born in York, she was a daughter of the late Maurice and Ida (Sechrist) Thomas.
Snyder was a member of Central Park United...
Jean A. Kaintz
Nov 27, 2002
Jean A. Kaintz, 80, of Reading Avenue, West Reading, died Nov. 27 in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Nov. 7.
Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Mahr) Kaintz.
Kaintz was employed for 36 years as a trimmer by the Wide Awake Shirt Co., Reading, retiring in 1977.
She was a member of...
Hila S. Manwiller
Nov 27, 2002
Hila S. Manwiller, 90, died Nov. 27 at 1:35 a.m. in her residence on Fairview Street, Hyde Park.
Her husband, Elmer O. Manwiller, died Sept. 28, 1997.
Born in Ladora, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Harry S. and Ellen (Gleason) Sharp.
Manwiller was a graduate of the first class at Muhlenberg High School in 1929.
She was a member of Alsace...
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