Obituaries
Violet Welch
Jul 11, 2006
Violet M. Welch, 97, Reading, died July 11 at 1:15 p.m. at Berks Heim, where she had resided for 31/2 years. She was the widow of James H. Welch, who passed away Aug. 8, 1974. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Lizzie (Marks) Thomas. She was employed for 21 years as a licensed practical...
Gary Hagaman
Jul 2, 2006
Gary L. Hagaman, 66, Reading, died July 2 in Reading Hospital. Born in Earlville, he was a son of the late Emmett G. and Dorothy M. (Chrisman) Hagaman. Surviving are a son, Monte D., Exeter Township; a sister, Judith (Hagaman) Englebach, Exeter; two brothers, Allan, Hershey, and W. Roger, in North Carolina; and two grandsons. Services will be July 23...
Dario Nova
Jun 30, 2006
Dario Eulogio Esquivel Nova, 75, West Lawn, died of natural causes June 30 in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Beatriz Tapia Arias. Born in Mexico, he was a son of the late Victor and Ricarda (Nova) Esquivel. Also surviving are 10 children, including Maria (Esquivel) Moreno, and Noel and Jesus Esquivel, all of Reading; and many...
Hipolito Lebron
Jun 25, 2006
Hipolito Lebron, 79, Philadelphia, formerly of Puerto Rico, died June 25 at 9:59 a.m. in the residence of a son, Ismael Lebron, Reading. He was the husband of Maria J. DeJesus, in Puerto Rico. Born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Geraldo Gomez. Lebron was the former owner-operator of a restaurant in Puerto Rico...
Carmelo Jimenez
Jun 24, 2006
Carmelo M. Jimenez, 64, formerly of Puerto Rico, died June 24 at 8:30 a.m. in his Reading residence. Born in Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Augustine and Candida (Medina) Jimenez. He was employed for 23 years as a janitor by Giorgio Mushroom, Fleetwood, retiring earlier this year. Jimenez, who resided with Donna Clark, is survived by...
Luis Andrade, Sr
Jun 22, 2006
Luis A. Andrade Sr., 63, Reading, died of natural causes June 22 in Hershey Medical Center, Dauphin County. He was the husband of Esther J. (Garcia) Andrade. Born in Venezuela, he was a son of the late Daniel and Mercedez (Lopez) Andrade. Also surviving are a daughter, Esther J. (Andrade) Rentas, Reading; and two sons, Luis A., Ashburn, Va., and...
Martin Straka
Jun 19, 2006
Martin A. Straka, 90, West Lawn, formerly of Reading, died June 19 at 1:45 p.m. in Reading Hospital where he had been a patient three days. His wife, Thelma J. (Kissinger) Straka, died April 21, 2003. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Sovy (Posiwak) Straka. Straka was an Army veteran of World War II....
Kylee Cooper
May 26, 2006
Kylee A. Cooper, infant daughter of Darrin S. Cooper and Dorothy Fackler, both of Reading, was stillborn May 26 in Reading Hospital. She is also survived by her maternal grandparents, Paul H. and Elizabeth Fackler, Reading; and her paternal grandparents, Jack and Kathryn Cooper. Other survivors include one brother, Makih Cooper, Reading; and one sister, Julyssa Hernandez, Reading. There is...
Karen Garcia
May 26, 2006
Karen L. (Kerns) Garcia, 50, died of natural causes May 26 at 6:02 p.m. in her Reading residence. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Margaret (Bilger) Davis, Sinking Spring. Surviving are a daughter, Karen L. Garcia, Temple; and two sons, Roberto, Cumbola, Schuylkill County, and Herman Jr., Reading. Other survivors include two sisters, Sharon Kerns, Reading; and Sandy...
Thomas Painter
May 24, 2006
Thomas J. Painter, 59, Sinking Spring, died May 24 at 10:10 a.m. in Reading Hospital. Painter was involved in a motorcycle accident along Route 724 near Ridgeway Road in Cumru Township on May 21, officials said. Further details on the accident and cause of death was pending from the Cumru Township Police Department and Berks County coroner's office. Born in...
Christopher Stankiewicz
May 23, 2006
Services for Christopher J. Stankiewicz, 23, who died May 23, will be Friday at 12:30 p.m. in Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. Burial will be in Berks County Memorial Gardens, Maidencreek Township. Stankiewicz, Lower Heidelberg Township, was involved in a one-car crash along Shartlesville Road in Penn Township which occurred about 4 p.m., officials said. Stankiewicz, the driver, and another...
Dorothy Houck
May 15, 2006
Dorothy M. Houck, 86, formerly of Kulptown, died May 15 at 4:25 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she had resided eight months. Her husband, Marvyleon Houck, died Nov. 15, 1998. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Jeanette (Manning) Helms. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by...
Sheila Bradley
May 14, 2006
Sheila Bradley Sheila Bradley, 44, died of natural causes May 14 at 6:05 a.m. in her Reading residence. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Ruby L. Martin, with whom she last resided, and the late McKinley Boykins. Bradley had been last employed earlier this year by Sam's Club, Temple, as a fax and pull coordinator. She previously worked...
Juan Valentin
May 10, 2006
Juan Valentin, 30, formerly of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, died of natural causes May 10 at 4:41 a.m. in his residence in Reading. He was the husband of Lourdes Camara, York. Born in Arecibo, he was a son of Juan Valentin and Sonia Ramos, Hatillo, Puerto Rico. Valentin was employed as a laborer by Temp Star, Reading. He is also survived...
Mary Dunkelberger
May 8, 2006
Mary E. Prizer Dunkelberger, 90, Reading, died May 8 at 9:15 p.m. in the Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where she had resided since April 5. She was the wife of Kenneth D. Dunkelberger. She was predeceased by her first husband, Calvin Prizer. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Edna (Reifsnyder) Stutzman. Dunkelberger was employed...
Veronica Garbacik
Apr 22, 2006
Veronica M. A�a�A"VernaA�a�A� Garbacik, 83, formerly of Reading, died April 22 at 5:15 a.m. in Berks Heim, where she had been a resident since 2002. Her husband, Walter J. Garbacik, died Nov. 13, 1979. Born in Harwood Mines, Luzerne County, she was a daughter of the late Alex and Rose Woythko. Garbacik had been employed for 16 years as an...
Ernesto Amaro
Apr 19, 2006
Ernesto V. Amaro, 82, Reading, died April 19 at 10 a.m. in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where he had resided 19 days. Born in Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Serfain Vega and Isabel Amaro. Surviving are two sons, Hector L. Vega, Shillington, and Luis E. Vega, Lancaster. Other survivors include a brother,...
Dorothy Weiler
Apr 19, 2006
Dorothy A. Weiler, 91, formerly of Reading, died April 19 at 5 am. in the Tremont Health & Rehabilitation Center, Schuylkill County, where she had resided three years. Her husband, Merril A. Weiler, died Jan. 11, 1981. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Frank L. and Rosie A. (Harbold) Madara. There are no immediate survivors. Services...
Michael Darinsig
Apr 15, 2006
Michael G. Darinsig, 47, a resident at Shenandoah Manor, Schuylkill County, formerly of Reading, died of natural causes April 15 at 1:34 p.m. in the Hershey Medical Center, Dauphin County. Born in Reading, he was a son of George and Ruth E. (Jenkins) Darinsig, Reading. Darinsig is also survived by a son, Michael G. Jr., Reading. Other survivors include two...
James Brown
Apr 15, 2006
James A. Brown, 81, Reading, died April 15 at 10:05 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where he had resided since Feb. 23. He was predeceased by his wife, Mabel (Simpson) Brown. Born in Berks County, he was a son of the late James B. and Catharine (Satter) Brown. Brown was employed for more than 15 years as...
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