Obituaries
Irwin W. Ebbert
Mar 21, 2003
Irwin W. Ebbert, 77, of Olive Street, West Reading, died March 21 at 10:45 p.m. in the Lutheran Home at Topton, where he had been a patient since Jan. 14.
He was the husband of Elizabeth L. (Shuman) Ebbert.
Born in Mohnton, he was a son of the late George and Mary (Gerhart) Ebbert.
Ebbert had been employed for 15 years by Sunoco,...
John F. Haggerty
Mar 19, 2003
John F. Haggerty Jr., 82, died March 19th at 12:20 p.m. in his residence at 3516 Stoudts Ferry Bridge Road, Muhlenberg Township.
He was the husband of Carmela (Brusca) Haggerty.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John F. Sr., and Elsie (Madeira) Haggerty.
He was a member of Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church, Hyde Park.
Haggerty was a 1938...
Samuel E. Ciriaco
Mar 18, 2003
Dr. Samuel E. Ciriaco, 79, died in his residence March 18 at 7:52 PM in his residence at 4972 Kutztown Road, Temple. He was the husband of Jean E.(Toberman) Ciriaco.
Born in Reading he was the son of the late Cosimo and Concetta (Curro) Ciriaco.
He was a self employed family physician for 35 years, practicing in his residence, retiring in January...
Francis G. Schwegmann
Mar 18, 2003
Francis G. Schwegmann, 70, of Chestnut Street, Douglassville, died of natural causes March 18 at 4:07 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient one day.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Frank and Thelma (Houck) Schwegmann.
Schwegmann was employed as a commercial pilot by Allegheny Airlines and was last employed as an installer...
Benjamin J. Livingood
Mar 17, 2003
Benjamin J. Livingood, 91, of Washington Towers, North Fourth Street, died March 17 at 8:45 a.m. in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where he had resided since Feb. 22.
His wife, Josephine M. (Corrier) Livingood, died in February 1994.
Born in Elverson, he was a son of the late Benjamin S. and Matilda R. (Roberts) Livingood.
Livingood was employed for 40 years by Berkshire...
George Roboski
Mar 16, 2003
George Roboski Jr., a retired Maidencreek Township businessman, died March 16 at 4:05 p.m. in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where he had resided two weeks.
Roboski, 83, of Dries Road, Ontelaunee Township, was the husband of Thelma R. (Eisenhower) Roboski.
He was the owner-operator of the 222 Food Market, Maidencreek Township, from 1953 until his retirement in 1996.
Born in Reading, he was...
Esther A. Cuifici
Mar 14, 2003
Esther A. Cuifici, 94, formerly of Chestnut Street, West Reading, died March 14 at 2:20 p.m. in Green Hills Manor, where she had resided since February 2001.
Her husband, Nicholas Cuifici, died Feb. 24, 1997.
Born in Lebanon, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Clara (Eckert) Lehman.
Cuifici had been employed as a sewing machine operator by H. Oritsky Inc.,...
Frank Lattanzio
Mar 14, 2003
Frank Lattanzio Jr., 80, of 5341 Allentown Pike, Temple, Pa 19560 died March 14th at 2:40 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since March 5th.
He was the husband of Betty J. (Heebner) Lattanzio.
Born in Reading he was a son of the late Frank Sr., and Carmella (Milici) Lattanzio.
He was a 1940 graduate of Reading...
Sarah C. Lubbeke
Mar 14, 2003
Sarah C. (Lehr) Lubbeke, 97, formerly of 231 Olive Street, West Reading, died March 14th at 5:45 p.m. in Mifflin Health Care Center, Cumru Township where she had been since October 1997.
She was the widow of Ernest H. Lubbeke who died September 26, 1965.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Edgar A. and Clara (Kalbach) Lehr.
She worked...
Christine A. Sparks
Mar 13, 2003
Christine A. Sparks, 41, of North 25th Street, Mount Penn, was dead on arrival of natural causes March 13 in St. Joseph Medical Center.
She was the wife of Robert C. Sparks.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of David L. Klusewitz, Shillington, and the late Barbara (Kirlik) Klusewitz.
Sparks was a 1979 graduate of Wyomissing High School.
She is also survived by...
Joseph Napoli
Mar 13, 2003
Joseph Napoli, 94, died March 13th at 1:05 a.m. in his residence at 1701 State Hill Road, Apt F-4, Wyomissing, Pa 19610.
He was the husband of Lucy (Scornavacchi) Napoli.
Born in Reading he was a son of the late Santo and Carmela (Giacinta) Napoli.
He was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church, Whitfield.
Napoli was the the owner/operator of Joe's...
Edward M. York
Mar 13, 2003
Edward Michael York, 81, of Riverview Park died March 13th at 10:00 p.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been since February 12th.
He was the husband of Milda A. (Sevcik) York.
Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Michael and Mary (Kasparek) York.
He was employed for 30 years for the Department of Defense as...
Dorothy K. Nagle
Mar 12, 2003
Dorothy K. "Dotty" (Harnly) Nagle, 61, died in her residence on March 12th at 9:30 a.m. at 1434 Brooke Blvd., Kenhorst.
She was the wife of Stephen P. Nagle.
Born in Pottstown, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth J. and Thelma E. (Yohn) Harnly.
She was a graduate of Shillington High School.
Nagle worked as an associate for Wal-mart, Exeter Township, for...
Alfred I. Schwartz
Mar 12, 2003
Alfred I. Schwartz, 85, formerly of Monroe Avenue, West Wyomissing, died March 12 at 12:24 p.m. in Evans Retirement Home, Fleetwood, where he had resided since March 11, 2002.
His wife, Ardelle L. (Neider) Schwartz, died Oct. 31, 1987.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Clarence and Clara (Mitchell) Schwartz.
Schwartz was employed for 20 years as a screw-machine...
Ethel M. Rocktashel
Mar 11, 2003
Ethel M. Rocktashel, 73, of Franklin Place, Wyomissing, died March 11 at 10:05 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Feb. 23.
Her husband, Richard J. Rocktashel, died May 12, 1992.
Born in West Hartlepool, England, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Plews) Bradshaw.
Rocktashel was employed as operations manager by Robert Thomas Securities, Maidencreek...
Charles W. Bell
Mar 10, 2003
Charles W. "Chuck" Bell, a retired Wyomissing High School science teacher, died of natural causes March 10 at 8 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient five days.
Bell, 65, of Lawrence Avenue, Lincoln Park, was the husband of Jeanne H. (Frantz) Bell.
Bell was employed as a science teacher at Wyomissing High School from 1964 until his retirement...
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;...
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