Esther M. Harris
Jul 6, 2002
Esther M. Harris, 85, formerly of Fairfield Street, Laureldale, died July 6 at 12:40 p.m. in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township, where she had resided since Feb. 15.
Her husband, Edwin H., died Nov. 23, 1971.
Born on November 14, 1916 in Colebrookdale Township, she was a daughter of the late Elias W. and Stella (Conrad) Eddinger.
Harris had been employed 25 years...
Laura & Meghan Poore
Jul 4, 2002
Infant Sisters, Laura Rose and Meghan Elizabeth Poore died July 4th shortly after birth in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
They were the daughters of Alan John and Rebecca Ann (Ruggiero) Poore of 30 Stonetown Road, Exeter Township.
They were members of Good Shepherd United Church of Christ, Tuckerton.
They are survived by their Paternal Grandparents; Richard D. and Marsha (Roy) Poore...
Donald B. Miller
Jul 2, 2002
Donald B. Miller, a past president of the Wilson School Board, died July 2 at 12:04 p.m. in his residence on Leland Avenue, Lincoln Park.
Miller, 79, was the husband of Dorothy T. (Tobias) Miller.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late J.L. and Helen (Brumbach) Miller.
He was a member of the Wilson School Board from 1960 to 1972...
Elda M. Snyder
Jul 2, 2002
Elda M. Snyder, 90, of Chestnut Street, West Reading, died July 2 at 12:05 p.m. in Spruce Manor Nursing & Convalescent Center, West Reading, where she had resided since June 4.
Her husband, Wilbur D. Snyder, died Nov. 17, 1969.
Born in Boyertown, she was a daughter of the late John P. and Clara S. (Drumheller) Stapleton.
Snyder was employed for 25 years...
Florence Mae Gottfried
Jul 1, 2002
Florence Mae "Toot" Gottfried, 80, was pronounced dead of natural causes July 1st at 4:30 p.m. in her residence at 4319 Pottsville Pike, Muhlenberg Township.
She was the widow of Albert who died February 27, 1994.
Born September 14, 1921 in Stony Creek Mills she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Jenny (Redinger) Manwiller.
Gottfried was employed for a number of...
Joseph J. Frederick
Jun 30, 2002
Joseph J. Frederick Jr., 70, of Mountain View Road, Cumru Township, was pronounced dead on arrival June 30 at 9:52 a.m. in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Patricia R. (Nagle) Mast Frederick. His first wife, Josephine A. (Auchter) Frederick, died in January 1980
Born in Reading, he was a son of Teresa E. (Walter) Frederick, Exeter Township, and the late...
Robert E. Hesser
Jun 29, 2002
Robert E. "Beetle" Hesser, 76, of 4415 4th Avenue, Temple died June 29th at 1:20 p.m. in the Reading Hospital & Medical Center, West Reading where he had been a patient since June 26th.
Hesser, formerly of 583 Wilson Street, Pottstown was the husband of Carolyn L. (Long) Hesser. They were married on May 29, 1948.
Born in Birdsboro, Pa., he was...
Herbert J. Bellairs
Jun 27, 2002
Herbert J. Bellairs, founder and owner of a Wyomissing real estate business, died June 27 at 9:05 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient eight days.
Bellairs, 77, of Sturbridge Court, Wyomissing, was the husband of Vivian (Price) Bellairs.
Bellairs was the founder and owner of Bellairs Real Estate, Wyomissing, from 1954 until his retirement in 2000.
He was also...
Lucy M. Desantis
Jun 27, 2002
Lucy M. DeSantis, 88, of North Wyomissing Boulevard, Wyomissing, died June 27 at 1:30 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where she had resided since June 13.
Her husband, Louis R. DeSantis, died July 23, 1980.
Born in Lititz, Lancaster County, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary (Smith) Sturgis.
DeSantis was employed as a machine operator by...
George T. Schoener
Jun 26, 2002
George T. Schoener 65, of 2502 Hampden Boulevard, Muhlenberg Township, was dead on arrival of natural causes June 26 in St. Joseph Medical Center.
He was the husband of Doris (Ash) Schoener. (Married July 6, 1957)
Born in Laureldale, he was a son of the late Fred and Nora (Ludwig) Schoener.
Schoener was employed for 30 years by Carpenter Technology Corp., retiring in...
Alice Venier
Jun 25, 2002
Alice Venier, 81, died June 25 in her residence at McCoy Lane, Bern Township.
Her husband, Victor Venier, died Sept. 20, 1978.
Born in Altro, Ky., she was a daughter of the late Edward and Jenny (Turner) Turner.
Surviving are two sons, Arthur, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., and Matthew, Kennesaw, Ga.; and four daughters: Julie (Venier) Covert, Fishkill, N.Y.; Edith (Venier) Bell, North Port,...
Millie C. Fogelman
Jun 24, 2002
Millie C. Fogelman, 82, formerly of Episcopal House, North Ninth Street, died June 24 at 12:50 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient six days.
She was taken to the hospital from ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had resided since Feb. 28, 200l.
Her husband, George J. Fogelman Sr., died in 1988.
Born in Reading, she was...
Judy L. Baratta
Jun 23, 2002
Judy L. Baratta, 53, died of natural causes June 23 in her residence at Dun Rovin Drive, Northville, Mich.
She was the wife of Andrew M. Baratta.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Elaine (Heffelfinger) Brisan, Wyomissing, and the late Paul Brisan.
Baratta was employed for the past 16 years as a teacher at the Kennedy Elementary School, Livonia, Mich.
In 2000-2001,...
Elta K. Bitz
Jun 22, 2002
Elta K. Bitz, 82; ex-council leader Elta K. Bitz, a past president of West Reading Borough Council, died June 22 at 2 a.m. in Berks Heim Annex, where she had resided since April.
Bitz, 82, formerly of Penn Avenue, West Reading, was predeceased by her husband, John O. Bitz, on March 15, 1988.
She was a member of West Reading Borough Council...
Janet Louise Lash
Jun 19, 2002
Janet Louise Lash, 70, of the Wyndcliffe Apartments, 100 Chestnut Street, Hamburg died of natural causes June 19th at 4:50 p.m. in the St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading where she had been a patient since Tuesday.
Lash was the widow of Walter Frederick Lash (Died September 25, 1987).
Born in Port Clinton, Schuylkill County she was a daughter of the late Charles...
Robert G. Bechtel
Jun 16, 2002
Robert G. Bechtel, 71, of 3318 Raymond Street, Laureldale died of natural causes Sunday June 16th at 10:56 a.m. in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township where he had been a patient since June 3rd.
He was the husband of Marion P. (Polansky) Bechtel who were married October 3, 1953.
Born in Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pa, he was a son of the late Augustine...
Gino R. Dinatale
Jun 16, 2002
Gino R. Dinatale, 43, of 417 Mountain Drive, Fredericksburg, Pa 17026, Lebanon County died of natural causes Sunday June 16th at 3:55 a.m. in the Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Room, Lebanon County.
He was the husband of Wenda M. (Bashore) Dinatale.
Born in Reading, he was the son of Helen M. (Schmeck) Dinatale of Muhlenberg Township and the late Stephen G. Dinatale.
Dinatale...
Fabian Beltran Del Rio
Jun 15, 2002
Fabian "Mario" Beltran Del Rio, 46, of 1439 Frush Valley Road, Laureldale was pronounced dead Saturday June 15th at 7:49 p.m. on the Giorgio Mushroom Company Property at 329 Dryville Road, Richmond Township.
He was the husband of Martha G. (Aguilar) Beltran Del Rio. Born in CD. Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico, he was the son of Bernardo and Esperanza (Ortega) Beltran Del...
Calvin Trexler Klopp
Jun 13, 2002
Dr. Calvin Trexler Klopp, 89, of Washington, D.C., formerly of Reading, died June 13 in the Washington Home.
He was the husband of Ellen S. (Spangler) Klopp.
Born in Atlantic City, N.J. he was a son of the late Ray C. and Sallie M. (Trexler) Klopp.
Klopp began his career at Boston City Hospital and spent 30 years at the George Washington University...
Catherine T. Campisano
Jun 7, 2002
Catherine "Cathy" T. Campisano, 60, formerly of 1604 Sherwood Road, Colony Park, died Friday June 7th at 5:30 a.m. after a prolonged battle with Multiple Sclerosis.
She was the wife of Thomas P. Campisano of 1957 Gring Drive, Drexelwood, who where married October 6, 1962.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Stella (Kowalec) Umbra Sr.
Campisano...