Obituaries

Marcial Vazquez
Aug 24, 2012
Marcial Crespo Vazquez, 84, passed away August 24, 2012 in Reading Hospital. Born in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Gumersindo Crespo and Maria Vazquez. Survivors include 2 children: Jose Crespo of Reading; Olga Iris Crespo Santiago of Reading. There are 4 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and 1 great great-grandchild.

Douglas Parsons
Aug 23, 2012
Douglas D. Parsons, 80, of Reading, passed away August 23, 2012 in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center. He was the husband of Lura M. (Beacher) Parsons. Born in Baltimore, Maryland he was the son of the late Elwood and Anna (Dennis) Parsons. He served in The United States Army in Korea and was a power line construction worker for...

Irene Stahl
Aug 20, 2012
Irene T. Stahl, 89, of Reading, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012 in her residence of natural causes. She was the wife of the late Harold J. Stahl who passed away in 1976. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Isaac N. and Charlotte (Price) Todd. She was a member of Faith Evangelical Congregational Church, Temple and...

Keith Eisenhower
Aug 13, 2012
Keith W. Eisenhower, 44, of Reading, passed away August 13, 2012 at 12:24 pm in his residence. Born in West Reading he was the son of William B. and Jeanne (Kemmerer) Eisenhower of Exeter Township. He was a 1985 graduate of Exeter High School and was an expeditor for Boscov's East Department Store for 27 years. In addition to his...
Leona Keffer
Aug 9, 2012
Leona S. Keffer, 102, of Reading, passed away August 9, 2012 at 12:50 PM in her residence. She was the wife of William H. Keffer who passed away October 3, 1996. Born in Reading on July 13, 1910, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Ida M. (Hoover) Becker. Mrs. Keffer was employed as a sales clerk...
George Pentland, Jr
Aug 8, 2012
George T. Pentland, Jr. 70, of Alsace Twp., passed away August 8, 2012 at Union Hospital in Elkton, MD where he was a patient for 6 days. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late George T. Sr. and Madeline O. (Marshall) Pentland. George was a 1960 graduate of Reading High School. He was employed at BARTA as...

Porfirio Hernandez-Ramos
Jul 31, 2012
Porfirio Hernandez-Ramos, 63, of Shillington passed away July 31, 2012 in his residence. Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Maximino Hernandez and Ada (Martinez) Ramos of Puerto Rico. Survivors include 5 children: Angel Rivera of Wyomissing; Paul Rivera of West Lawn; Aurora Hernandez of CT; Carmen Logan of Reading; Rose Williams of Shillington. There...

Vernon Hafer
Jul 29, 2012
Vernon G. Hafer, 87, of Reading, passed away July 29, 2012 at 4:22 am in Berks County Home-Berks Heim. He was the husband of Helen V. (Bylina) Hafer. Born in Reading he was the son of the late Charles and Florence E. (Nagle) Hafer. He was employed by Hyde Park Bedding for 30 years as a mattress maker retiring in...

Elizabeth Vandertuin
Jul 26, 2012
Elizabeth Vandertuin, 82, of Reading, passed away July 26, 2012 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Yugoslavia, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Louise Russo. Her husband George G. Vandertuin passed away May 4, 1998. Survivors include a daughter Jill (Vandertuin) Schwarz wife of Nicholas Schwarz of Dayton, NV. Cemetery: Burial will be in...
Baudilia Mateo
Jul 23, 2012
Baudilia A. Mateo, 80, passed away July 23, 2012 in the Transitional Care & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Carlos and Maria Rivera Aviles. Survivors include 4 children: Aida Mateo of Reading; Elizabeth Mateo of Reading; Miriam Reyes of Reading and Edwin Torres of Florida and a sister Aida Aviles of Puerto...

James Hawk
Jul 12, 2012
James A. Hawk, 91, of Reading, passed away July 12, 2012 in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township. He was the husband of Susan M. (Orrs) Hawk. Born in Stony Creek Mills, he was the son of the late Albert and Flora (DeTurk) Hawk. He was a self employed general contractor for 20 years retiring in 1967. In addition to his...

Todd Straka
Jul 10, 2012
Todd C. Straka, 60, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away July 10, 2012 at 5:23 pm in his residence of natural causes. Born in Washington, DC he was the son of the late John M. Straka, Jr. and De Etta C. (Shirey) Straka. He is survived by his brother Philip Z. Straka with whom he last resided. Cemetery: Interment will be...

Theodore Guzewski
Jul 1, 2012
Theodore L. Guzewski, 86, passed away July 1, 2012 in Mifflin Center where he was a guest for 2 years. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Joseph and Agnes (Mackowiak) Guzewski. He was also the husband of Marguerite H. (Merkle) Guzewski. Theodore was employed as a machinist at Black and Decker for over 20 years, he...

Karen Lapp
Jun 23, 2012
Karen L. Lapp, 50, of Womelsdorf, passed away June 23, 2012 at 9:05 AM in Golden Living Center. Born in Ephrata on June 14, 1962, she was the daughter of Shirley A. (Young) Lutz of Millersburg and the late Allen S. Lapp. Karen was a 1980 graduate of Twin Valley High School. She was a housekeeper at Tel Hai Retirement...

Dorothy March
Jun 12, 2012
Dorothy T. March, 85, of Shillington, passed away June 12 2012 at 4:04 am in her residence of natural causes. She was the wife of Robert B. March, Sr. Born in Lansford she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Lendacky) Kakos. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Sinking Spring and was a graduate...
Paul Pfleger, Sr
Jun 4, 2012
Paul I. Pfleger, Sr, 69 of Reading passed away June 4, 2012 at 2:50pm in Reading Hospital & Medical Center. Born in Laureldale, he was the son of the late James J. Jr. and Louise A. (Pierce) Pfleger. He was also the husband of Sherry F. (Betts) Pfleger. Paul was a 1961 graduate of Oley High School. He was employed...
Gerald Spangler
Jun 2, 2012
Gerald E. "Jerry" Spangler of Pennside passed away June 2, 2012 in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center where he was a patient since May 29,2012. He was born on September 17, 1939 in Reading. Jerry is survived by his loving and devoted wife Debbie. He was a son of the late Isaac J. Spangler and Doris E. (Wunderlich) Reinhart....

Walter Labodzinski
May 28, 2012
Walter J. Labodzinski, 64, of Reading, passed away May 28, 2012 at 11:20 pm in St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Chester, PA he was the son of the late Walter J. and Nellie (Messick) Labodzinski. He served in the United States Army during Vietnam and was a laborer for Walmart in Exeter Township. He is survived by his sister...

Leona Dotterer
May 28, 2012
Leona Catherine Dotterer, 73, formerly of Eisenhower Apartments, Reading, passed away May 28, 2012 at 6:25 am in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township. Born in Spring City she was the daughter of the late Leon Irving Umstead and Hazel Irene (McCormick) Umstead. Mrs. Dotterer was a flag maker for Valley Forge Flag Company. She is survived by her son Emery...

Jacquelyn Casselberry
May 24, 2012
Jacquelyn D. Casselberry, 82, of Cumru twp. passed away May 24, 2012 at the Lutheran Home at Topton where she was a guest since 2005. Born in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John and Mildred (O'Hara) Disbrow. She was also the wife of Robert L. Casselberry. She was an elementary school teacher for the US government...
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