Obituaries

George Ruppert Jr
Mar 10, 2008
George F. Ruppert Jr. George F. Ruppert Jr., 83, of Shillington, passed away March 10, 2008 at 11:12 AM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center where he was a patient several hours. He was the husband of Naomi K. (Schultz) Ruppert. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late George F. Ruppert Sr. and the late Margaret Jane...

Edith Hearn
Mar 4, 2008
Edith B. (Bradley) Hearn, 85, formerly of Massachusetts, passed away March 4th at her home in Wyomissing, PA. Born October 25, 1922 in Fall River, MA, a daughter of the late William and Doris (Booth) Bradley, and wife of George E. Hearn, with whom she resided. She worked as a claims adjuster for Allstate Insurance for 16 yrs, retiring in...

Zulma Robles-Figueroa
Mar 2, 2008
Zulma I. Robles-Figueroa , 37, of Puerto Rico passed away March 2, 2008 at 3:11 p.m. in Reading. Born February 27, 1971 in Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of Hector Luis Robles of Puerto Rico and Irenes Figueroa of Reading. She is survived by four sons: Heuly Candelario- Reading; Henry Candelario- Reading; Hector L. Baez- Puerto Rico; and Luis...

Grant Waren
Mar 1, 2008
Grant E. Waren, 90, formerly of Reading, passed away on March 1, 2008 at 9:10 a.m. at Berks Heim, where he had been a patient for 5 years. Born April 28, 1917 in Reading, he was a son of the late William H. and Lillie A. (Wilermuth) Waren, and husband of the late Dorothy (McGee) Waren, who passed away on...

Donna Mayo
Feb 20, 2008
Donna L. Mayo, 48, Reading, died Feb. 20, 2008, at 9:01 p.m. in Lehigh Valley Hospital. She was the wife of William L. Mayo. Born Aug. 12, 1959, in Reading, she was a daughter of Janice M. (Schlappich) Homan, Reading; and the late Charles L. Homan. She last worked as a nurse's aide for ManorCare, Muhlenberg Township, for five years,...
Ida Borst
Feb 13, 2008
Ida Marie A�a�A"SisA�a�A� Borst, 95, Reading, died Feb. 13, 2008, in ManorCare, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been a resident since September 2005. Born Dec. 31, 1912, in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles A. and Mary (Haage) Borst; and a stepdaughter of the late Rose M. (Gross) Borst. She worked for 48 years at R.H. DeTurk...

George Moyer
Feb 12, 2008
George E. Moyer, 82, Reading, passed away Feb. 12, 2008, in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township. He was the husband of his beloved wife, Jacqueline A. (Goodhart) Moyer, to whom he was married 58 years. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Albert and Helen (Klemmer) Moyer. He was employed for 40 years as a parts...

George Zogas
Feb 10, 2008
George Zogas, 84, Reading, died Feb. 10, 2008, in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where he had resided one month. He was the husband of Arlene A. (Eich) Zogas, Reading. Born Feb. 13, 1923, in Reading, he was a son of the late Peter Zogas and Helen (Slovenski) Zogas. He worked as a tractor-trailer driver for many years for various...

Richard Koch
Feb 5, 2008
Richard Donald Koch, 68, of Reading, passed away February 5, 2008 at 5:02 AM in his residence. He was the husband of Margaret A. (Huber) Koch. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Edna R. Koch Glass. He was employed for 16 years in the streets department by The City of Reading until his retirement in December...

David Folk, Jr
Feb 4, 2008
David T. Folk Jr., 74, of Muhlenberg Twp, passed away February 4, 2008 at 2:30 PM in his residence. He was the husband of Janice P. (Battle) Folk. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late David T. Folk Sr. and the late Anna May (Rhoads) Folk. He was a 1950 graduate of Reading Catholic High School. He...

Donald Axe
Jan 28, 2008
Donald C. Axe, 80, of Reading, passed away on January 26, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. at Manor Care, West Reading, where he had resided for three weeks. Born January 12, 1928 in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Benjamin Axe and Mary (Landis) Axe, and husband of Pauline (Hilbert) Axe of Reading. He was a US Army...

Meryl Frazier
Jan 17, 2008
Meryl C. Frazier, 76, of Reading, passed away on January 17 at home. Born August 17, 1931 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Helen (Berkenstock) Hoffert. She was the wife of Herbert L. Frazier, Jr. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son: Larry J. Schlaybach of Newmanstown; daughter: Donna L. (Schlaybach)...

Ronald Snook
Jan 9, 2008
Ronald W. A�a�A"ChetA�a�A� Snook, 75, Ontelaunee Township, died Jan. 9, 2008, at 7:45 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he was a patient for 11 days. He was the widower of Joan P. (Remp) Snook, who passed away Dec. 30, 2007. Born April 1, 1932, in Reading, he was a son of the late Howard F. and Mary (Rist) Snook. He...

Paul Swartz
Jan 8, 2008
Paul B. Swartz, 90, formerly of Reading, passed away Dec. 8, 2008, at 3:03 p.m. in South East VA Center, Spring City, Chester County, where he was for three years. He was the widower of June E. (Bell) Swartz, who passed away Jan. 7, 1998. He was a son of the late Clayton K. and Candace M. (Boyer) Swartz. Paul...

Angel Bonilla, Jr
Jan 1, 2008
Angel Bonilla Jr., 28, Reading, passed away Jan. 1, 2008, in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, where he was a patient since Dec. 20. Born in Cayey, Puerto Rico, he was a son of Angel Bonilla Sr. and Elizabeth Alicea, both of Reading. Surviving in addition to his parents are three brothers: Gilberto Bonilla, Eric Alexis Bonilla and Jeremy...

Susan Sterner
Dec 31, 2007
Susan E. (Kissinger) Sterner, 57, Reading, died Dec. 31, 2007, at 11:10 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she was a patient for three days. Born Nov. 28, 1950, in Reading, she was a daughter of Angela (McMahon) Kissinger, Reading; and the late Floyd A. Kissinger. She was a 1968 graduate of Reading High School. She was a member...

Joan Snook
Dec 30, 2007
Joan P. Snook, 71, of Ontelaunee Twp., passed away on December 30, 2007 at home. Born January 24, 1936 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Remp Sr. and Alverta (Spayd) Schultz. She was the wife of Ronald W. Snook. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son: Kevin Snook of Ontelaunee Twp; daughter:...

George Kerns Sr
Dec 28, 2007
George A. Kerns, 76, of Reading, passed away on December 28, 2007 at Spruce Manor in West Reading, where he had been a patient for 21 months. Born May 27, 1931 in Reading, he was the son of the late Arthur L. Kerns and Irene V. (Kantner) Kerns. He was the husband of Jane M. (Fetterolf) Kerns. He was a...

Calvin Himmelberger
Dec 24, 2007
Calvin G. Himmelberger, 69, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away December 24, 2007 at 9:51 a.m. at home. Born July 25, 1938 in Reading, he was the son of the late George D. Himmelberger and Hannah G. (Kilhefner) Himmelberger. He was a laborer for Car Tech for many years. He is survived by a daughter: Tamara Himmelberger of Carrolltown, GA; brothers:...

Yolanda Carias-Santos
Dec 24, 2007
Yolanda A. Carias-Santos, 26, of Reading, passed away on December 24, 2007. Born December 15, 1981 in Guatemala, she was the daughter of the late Pablo Carias and Petrona Santos of Guatemala. She was the wife of Maximino M. Estrada. She was a 2003 graduate of Reading High School, and had just finished the Nursing Program and R.A.C.C. In addition...
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