Obituaries
Charles E. Goas
Sep 23, 2002
Charles E. Goas, 81, died Sept. 23 in his residence at Merritt Parkway, Wilshire.
He was the husband of Marian D. (Machamer) Goas.
Born in Schuylkill Haven, he was a son of the late Elmer and Bertha (Klingeman) Goas.
Goas was employed for 15 years as an accountant by General Battery Corp., retiring in 1986.
He was a 1939 graduate of Schuylkill Haven High...
Bruce Masano
Sep 18, 2002
Bruce Masano, co-founder and partner of a Berks County car dealership, died Sept. 18 at 7 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Sept. 5.
Masano, 81, of Cleveland Avenue, Wyomissing, was the husband of Barbara A. (Burk) Masano.
Masano and his brother, Thomas, Reading, founded the Tom Masano Auto Group Inc., Reading, in 1952. Masano was still...
Lisa Marie Wade
Sep 18, 2002
Lisa Marie Wade, 17, of 252 Degler Avenue, Leesport was pronounced dead of natural causes September 18th at 12:20 a.m. in the Emergency Room of the Reading Hospital.
Born August 25, 1985 in Reading, Pa., she was a daughter of Stephen Jeff and Mary Kathryn (Szymborski) Wade of Leesport.
Wade was a senior at Schuylkill Valley High School where she was to...
Noel S. Kieffer
Sep 17, 2002
Noel S. Kieffer, 85, formerly of Wellington Avenue, Lincoln Park, died Sept. 17 at 4 a.m. in the Lutheran Home at Topton, where she had resided since October.
Her husband, Raymond E. Kieffer Jr., died Aug. 17.
Born in Wyomissing, she was a daughter of the late Wilfred and Alma (Noelle) Schubert.
Kieffer was employed for 10 years as a music teacher in...
Marion C. Rodruan
Sep 15, 2002
Marion C. (Cragg) Rodruan, 86, died September 15th at 5:50 a.m. in the assisted living center at the Highlands of Wyomissing.
Formerly of 29 Kings Blvd., Shillington, she was the widow of Edgar A. Rodruan who died August 18, 1982.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., she was a daughter of the late William H. and Alice E. (Mooney) Cragg.
She was an active member...
Doris E. Stuart Miller
Sep 14, 2002
Doris E. (Wetzel) Stuart Miller, 76 of 613 Carsonia Ave., Pennside died September 14th at 11:24 a.m. in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading where she had been since September 5th.
She was the wife of Richard H. Miller.
Born in Reading, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Clarence O. and Clara A. (Wolf) Wetzel.
Miller was a member...
Catherine L. Hussar
Sep 14, 2002
Catherine L. (Long) Hussar, 86, of 802 Emerson Avenue, Laureldale died September 14th at 8:10 a.m. in the Topton Lutheran Home where she had been since Sept. 12th.
Formerly of 726 7th Avenue, Bethlehem, she was the widow of Maximin J. Hussar Jr. (Died July 18, 1982).
Born in Bethlehem, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Michael and Catherine (Berger)...
James D. Hoffman
Sep 13, 2002
James D. Hoffman, 54, of Kutztown, died September 13th at 2:32 a.m. in Saint Joseph Hospital, Reading where he had been a patient since August 27th.
He is survived by his Cynthia Joan (Talmadge) Hoffman who where married November 20, 1971.
Born in Reading, Pa he was a son of James Richard Hoffman of Fleetwood and the late Effie L. (Betz-Myers) Hoffman.
He...
W. Harold Pfautz
Sep 11, 2002
W. Harold Pfautz, 75 died September 11th at 3:10 p.m. in his residence at 3327 Orchard Place, Laureldale.
He is survived by his wife Emily Kathryn (Arnold) Pfautz who where married August 31, 1956.
Born at 3329 Orchard Place, Laureldale he was a son of the late J. William and Florence (Ost) Pfautz.
He was a 1946 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Pfautz was...
David M. Rust
Sep 11, 2002
David M. Rust, 78, of Whittier Avenue, Cornwall Terrace, was pronounced dead Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. in the garage at his residence.
The Berks County coroner's office said Rust died of carbon monoxide toxicity. A certificate of death by suicide was issued, officials said.
Born in Staten Island, N.Y., he was a son of the late Schuyler H. and Pearl W....
Jack R. Eisenhower
Sep 10, 2002
Jack R. Eisenhower Sr., 76, of 2900 Lawn Terrace, St. Joseph Living Center, Muhlenberg Township, died September 10th at 5:34 p.m. in Reading Hospital & Medical Center where he had been since Thursday.
Formerly of 513 Floret Ave., Riverview Park, he was married September 16, 1950 to June A. (Mountz) Eisenhower.
Born in Reading, Pa he was the son of the late...
Elizabeth M. Rapino
Sep 9, 2002
Elizabeth M. Rapino, 70, of Kenhorst Boulevard, Kenhorst, died of natural causes Sept. 9 in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Aug. 12.
Her husband, Dominic J. Rapino, died Nov. 9, 1995.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Caroline (Hauser) Rahs.
Rapino was employed from 1950 to 1960 as a payroll clerk...
Caroline L. Lamp
Sep 9, 2002
Caroline L. Lamp, 75, of Erie Street died Sept. 9 at 2:55 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Aug. 24.
Her husband, Willian N. Lamp Sr., died July 17, 1985.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and M. Minerva (Shell) Machemer.
Surviving are two daughters, Ruth (Lamp) Cardell, West Reading, and Dorothy (Lamp)...
Joseph F. Herr
Sep 6, 2002
The Rev. Joseph F. Herr, 64, pastor of Calvary United Methodist Church, Wyomissing, died of natural causes Sept. 6 at 1:50 p.m. in Reading Hospital, shortly after admission.
Herr, of West Neversink Road, Exeter Township, had been pastor at Calvary Church since 1998, last working on the day of his death.
He was the husband of the Rev. Melody E. (Smith) Herr.
Born...
Robert G. Katzin
Sep 3, 2002
Robert G. Katzin, 42, formerly of Reading, died of natural causes Sept. 3 in his residence on North 14th Street, Phoenix.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of Cornelia (Shoup) Katzin, Reading.
Katzin was employed since 1995 as a driver by Yellow Cab, Phoenix.
He is also survived by a brother, Jeffrey A., Eugene, Ore., and a sister, Brenda L. Katzin, Reading.
Memorial...
Sol Tauber
Sep 3, 2002
Sol Tauber, 78, of Jefferson Terrace, Springfield, N.J., died Sept. 3 at 5:20 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township.
His wife, Pauline (Schwartz) Tauber, died Feb. 24.
Born in New York City, he was a son of the late Isadore and Charlotte (Hilsenrod) Tauber.
Tauber was the owner-operator of Sol Tauber Photography in Morristown, N.J., for 47 years, retiring in 1989.
He...
George Richard Haisch
Sep 3, 2002
George Richard Haisch, 82, of 3534 Oak Street Laureldale died of natural causes September 3rd at 11:00 pm in the Emergency Room of the Wythe County Community Hospital, Wytheville, Virginia.
He was the husband of the late Emily Shana (Quinter) Haisch who died September 18, 2001.
Born in Reading, Pa he was a son of the late Frederick and Alfaretta (Horn) Haisch.
Haisch...
Ruth N. Weisser
Sep 3, 2002
Ruth N. (Madary) Weisser, 83, formerly of 3309 Oak Street, Laureldale died September 3rd at 4:10 p.m. in ManorCare Health Care Services, Inc., Muhlenberg Township where she had been since April 12, 2002.
She was the widow of Ellwood W. Weisser who died May 5, 1992.
Born in Reading, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Emma (Ziegenfuss) Madary.
She...
Janet M. Hill
Sep 2, 2002
Janet Mae (Gernert) Hill, 73, of 33 Seminary Ave., Hyde Park died September 2nd in Reading Hospital and Medical Center at 1:49 a.m. where she had been a patient since Sunday.
She was married July 3, 1929 to Edward Earl Hill.
Born in Reading, Pa she was a daughter of the late Herbert S. and A. Elizabeth (Brown) Gernert.
Hill was a 1947...
Lee R. Lewis
Sep 2, 2002
Lee R. Lewis, 80, of Kurtz Mill Road, Brecknock Township, died Sept. 2 in Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, Narvon, Lancaster County.
Born in Muhlenberg Township, he was a son of the late Clarence S. and Blanche R. (Ernfield) Lewis.
Lewis was employed for 11 years by the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia and was the owner-operator for several years of a beer distributorship...
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