Obituaries

Anna Shenk

Anna Shenk

Jun 11, 2009

Anna T. (Ochocki) Shenk, 91, of Shillington, passed away Thursday, June 11th at 7:30 a.m. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient since June 2nd. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Stanley Ochocki and Mary (Jankowski) Ochocki, and wife of the late Earl W. Shenk, who passed away in 1962,...

Clifford Fasig

Clifford Fasig

May 25, 2009

Clifford J. Fasig, 80, of Reading, passed away on May 25th, 2009 at 11:02 a.m. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late William and Loretta Fasig. He is survived by his close friend and companion: Allen F. Calhoun; and his poodles: Sugar & Spice. There is also a nephew: Randy...

Rita Tomashitis

Rita Tomashitis

May 25, 2009

Rita (Vaitekunas) Tomashitis,83, passed away Monday evening, May 25, in Reading Hospital. Born in Baltimore, Md., September 15, 1925, Rita was raised in Mount Carmel, PA and graduated from Mount Carmel Township HS in 1944. Following her marriage on August 14, 1946, she lived most of her adult life in Ashland, PA working as a sewing machine operator in the...

Hereberto Figueroa

Hereberto Figueroa

May 23, 2009

Hereberto Figueroa, 47, of Reading, passed away Saturday, May 23rd at 11:25 a.m. at St. Joseph's Medical Center. Born in Villalba, PR, he was the son of the late Ramon Figueroa and Virginia Ortiz. He is survived by his son: Jose R. Figueroa of Reading. There is also a grandson: Luis Figueroa of Reading He is also survived by sisters:...

Anthony Sonnenberg

Anthony Sonnenberg

May 18, 2009

Anthony E. Sonnenberg, 78, of Reading, passed away May 18, 2009 at 11:45 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township. Born in Ugtrlyki Dolne, Poland, he was the son of the late Walter and Sofia (Brundwald) Sonnenberg. Mr. Sonnenberg was a bartender in Reading and then was employed by Hugh Carsella Apartments and Abrahman Lincoln in Reading in building maintenance....

Theodore Trzaska

Theodore Trzaska

May 4, 2009

Theodore S. Trzaska, 91, of Reading, passed away Monday, May 4, 2009 at 12:55 a.m. at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been a patient since Friday. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Frank Trzaska and Mary (Byline) Trzaska, and husband of the late Mildred B. (Haage) Trzaska, who passed away February 18,...

Dorothy Wolfe

Dorothy Wolfe

May 1, 2009

Dorothy A. Wolfe, 91, formerly of Reading, passed away May 1, 2009 at 1:20 pm in Berkshire Center a resident for 5 years. She was the Loving Wife of the late Elmer A. Wolfe who passed away November 29, 1987. Born in Berks County she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Amy (Degler) Delp. Mrs. Wolfe was a...

Ada Feick

Ada Feick

Apr 19, 2009

Ada (Guldin) Feick, 79, formerly of Leesport, passed away Sunday, April 19th at 4:29 a.m. at Manor Care, West Reading, where she had been a patient since September 12, 2008. Born in Spangsville, she was the daughter of the late John Guldin and Charlotte Miller. She worked as a cook at Pennhurst State institution in Phoenixville for 25 years, retiring...

June Eddy

June Eddy

Apr 9, 2009

June A. Eddy, 86, of Reading, passed away April 9, 2009 at 5:45 am in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of William B. Eddy. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Harold W. and Mary(Reitnauer) Fidler. She was employed by Palmer Candy for 15 years as a packer retiring in 1983. She was...

Howard Smith

Howard Smith

Apr 5, 2009

Howard A. Smith, 99, of Shillington, passed away Sunday, April 5th, 2009 at 5:50 a.m. at Spruce Manor, West Reading, where he had been a patient for three years and ten months. Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late James Smith and Clara (Mayers) Smith. He was the husband of Elizabeth R. (Frank) Smith a home....

Carl Reeser

Carl Reeser

Mar 27, 2009

Carl L. Reeser, 80, of Birdsboro, passed away March 27, 2009 in Pottstown Medical Center at 9:14 am He is survived by his Beloved Wife Gertrude I. (Rhein) Reeeser. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Leroy and Stella(Kirlin) Reeser. Mr. Reeser was a 1946 graduate of Reading High School and attended Albright College. He was the...

Ella Cacciacarne

Ella Cacciacarne

Mar 25, 2009

Ella Mae (Kohl) Caccicarne, 77, of Reading, passed away Wednesday, March 25th at 10:40 p.m. at Golden Living Center, Exeter Twp., where she had been a patient since March 21st. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Oliver F. Kohl and Florence E. (Behm) Kohl. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Shillington. She is...

Lee Belaief

Lee Belaief

Mar 13, 2009

Lee Gilbert Belaief, 66, of Reading, passed away March 13, 2009. Born in Queens County, NY on November 15, 1942, he was the son of the late Philip G. Belaief and the late Evelyn M. (Sanders) Belaief White. Mr. Belaief attended C. W. Post College in Long Island, NY and worked at a bakery in Florida for a number of...

Eva Stitzer

Eva Stitzer

Mar 5, 2009

Eva M. Stitzer, 98, of Reading, passed away Thursday, March 5th at Berks Heim, where she had been a patient for four years. Born in Ashland, Schuylkill Co., she was the daughter of the late Harry Stitzer and Ada Stitzer. She is also pre deceased by her step mother: Mary Stitzer. Survivors include a niece: Carole Keenan of Washington Crossing,...

John Holzinger

John Holzinger

Feb 21, 2009

John P. Holzinger, 87, of Reading, passed away Saturday, February 21st at 12:50 A.M. at Hawthorne Home in Reading, where he had been a patient since November 24, 2008. Before being admitted to Hawthorne Home, he resided with his former wife Shirley M. Holzinger. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John D. Holzinger and Verna M....

Richard Czarnecki Sr

Richard Czarnecki Sr

Jan 29, 2009

Richard C. Czarnecki Sr., 63, of Reading, passed away Thursday, January 29th at 10:45 a.m. at home. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Charles Fritch and his mother, Catherine Czarnecki of Reading. He worked as a cab driver for Metro Cab Co. in Reading for more than fifteen years. He is survived by Jessica L. Czarnecki,...

George Morton

George Morton

Jan 28, 2009

George R. Morton, 79, of Reading, passed away January 28, 2009 at 9:55 am in St. Joseph Medical Center a patient since January 4, 2009. He was the husband of Barbara R. (Weber) Morton to whom he was married for 57 years. Born in Reading he was the son of the late Orville G. Morton and Ida(Smith) Gordon-Lennex. Mr. Morton...

Dorothy Lerch

Dorothy Lerch

Jan 13, 2009

Dorothy Caroline Lerch, 99, of Reading, passed away January 13, 2009 at 9:05 PM in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Twp., where she resided since December 11, 2008. She was born in Reading a daughter of the late John William Reiff and Carrie E. (Graeff) Reiff. She was employed as a nurses aide by Community General Hospital for 6 years retiring...

Eric Santore

Eric Santore

Jan 9, 2009

Eric A. Santore, 50, of West Lawn, passed away on Friday, January 9th at the Emergency Room of the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Anthony F. Santore and Susan (Papaleo) Szabo of Fort Myers, Fl, and husband of Nadina L. (Lang) Santore. He was a 1976 graduate of Highland High...

Ethel Smith

Ethel Smith

Jan 3, 2009

Ethel E. Smith, 82, of Reading, passed away on Saturday, January 3rd at St. Joseph's Medical Center. Born in Harrison, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. Ely and Eva (Trump) Ely, and wife of the late Raymond Smith, who passed away in 2004. She last worked in the deli department of Giant Foods retiring in 1997....