Obituaries
Alberta Schmieder
Apr 5, 2006
Alberta A. Schmieder, 91, formerly of Reading, died April 5 at 5:50 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had resided since June 2001. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Paul J. and Annie M. (Holzinger) Schmieder. Schmieder was employed for 20 yeas as a sewing machine operator by Gotham Lingerie, Reading, retiring...
Rosa Peralta
Apr 1, 2006
Rosa M. Peralta, 85, Reading, died April 1 at 7:54 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading. She was predeceased by her husband, Benjamin Liriano. Born in the Dominican Republic, she was a daughter of the late Luis M. Peralta and Jenerosa Baret. Peralta was a former teacher in the Dominican Republic. She was a member of St. Peter's...
Paul Martz
Mar 30, 2006
Paul D. Martz, 89, Cumru Township, died March 30 at 2:50 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient for one day. He had been predeceased by his wife, Mable Martz. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John F. and Mable U. (Snyder) Martz. Martz was founder and owner-operator of Aluminum Alloys Inc., Sinking...
Virginia Swanson
Mar 17, 2006
Virginia H. Swanson, 76, Cumru Township, died of natural causes March 17 at 12:42 p.m. in Reading Hospital. Her husband, Gustav A. Swanson, died in 1973. Born in Fleetwood, she was a daughter of the late Kermit L. and Kathryn L. (Foose) Hartman. Swanson had been employed for 32 years in purchasing by AT&T Reading Works, Muhlenberg Township, retiring in...
Baby Ortiz
Mar 15, 2006
The infant daughter of Noel and Maria Ortiz, Reading, was stillborn March 15 at 1:15 a.m. in Reading Hospital. She is also survived by a brother, Feliberto Colon, and two sisters, Noelia and Maria Cristina Ortiz, all of Reading. Services will be private in the Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. Burial will be private in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton....
Clayton Sellers
Mar 14, 2006
Memorial services for Clayton J. Sellers, 23, York, formerly of Reading, will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. Sellers killed the mother of his 2-year-old daughter and himself March 14 in a car parked on railroad tracks in York, officials said. Sellers died in the York Hospital following a domestic argument, investigators said. Born...
Giovanny Landa
Mar 5, 2006
Giovanny A. Landa, 16-day-old son of Juan Landa and Ashley Vest, Reading, died of natural causes March 5 at 7:15 a.m. in St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, where he had been a patient for more than 2 weeks. He was born in Reading. Landa is also survived by his maternal grandparents, James Vest, in New Jersey, and Barbara Vest,...
Edna Neider
Mar 4, 2006
Edna V. Neider Edna V. Neider, 96, died March 4 at 2:45 a.m. in her residence in Reading. Her husband, Francis R. Neider, died in 1955. She was born in Reading. Neider was employed for 25 years as a waitress by Esther's Restaurant, Reading, retiring in 1996. She was a member of the First Evangelical Congregational Church, Reading. Surviving is...
Maritza Diaz
Mar 4, 2006
Maritza "Cuca" Diaz, 40, died of natural causes March 4 at 11:30 p.m. in her residence in Reading. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of Angel Luis Diaz, Holyoke, Mass., and Nilsa Rosario, Reading Diaz was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Reading. She is also survived by two brothers, Nelson Diaz, Reading, and Angel Diaz...
Anthony Denatala, Sr
Feb 26, 2006
Anthony G. Denatala Sr., 82, Laureldale, died Feb. 26 at 5:55 p.m. in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where he had resided since October. He was the husband of Nancy Y. (Schramm) Denatala. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Theodore and Camillo (Pillera) Denatala. Denatala was employed for 241/2 years as a laborer...
Clayton Riffle
Feb 22, 2006
Clayton N. Riffle, 70, Reading, died Feb. 22 at 3:30 p.m. in the Trans Level Care Center of St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient since Feb. 17. He was the husband of Jean R. (Henne) Riffle. Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland County, he was a son of the late Merle and Bessie (Berkey) Riffle. Riffle had been...
Drucilla Hancock
Feb 21, 2006
Drucilla A�a�A"TutA�a�A� Hancock, 56, Reading, died of natural causes Feb. 21 at 10:01 a.m. in Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Preston and Helen (Gutrich) Hancock. Hancock was employed for more than 15 years as a nurse's aide by ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading. Surviving are a daughter, Elaine J. Hancock, Reading; and...
Robert Sandman
Feb 19, 2006
Robert E. Sandman, 72, died of natural causes Feb. 19 at 5:13 a.m. in his residence in Flying Hills. He was the husband of Arlene S. (Balatgek) Sandman. Sandman was born in Chicago. He was employed for 15 years as a security guard by Security Guards Inc., Wyomissing, last working in 2003. Sandman was an Army veteran. He is also...
Nelson Conley
Feb 19, 2006
Nelson T. Conley, 79, Reading, died Feb. 19 at 7:55 p.m. in Berkshire Manor, Exeter Township, where he had resided four days. He was the husband of Betty A. (Mingora) Conley. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Robert O. Conley Sr. and Dorothy E. (Thomas) Conley. Conley was an alderman in Reading for 18 years and...
Ines Castro
Feb 18, 2006
Ines Ramos Castro, 97, formerly of Puerto Rico, died Feb. 18 at noon in her Reading residence. Her husband, Genaro Hernandez, died in 1992. Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of the late Ines Ramos and Wensesla Castro Ramos. She was a member of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Reading. Surviving are a son, Genaro Hernandez, Glen...
Lucille Hunsberger
Feb 11, 2006
Lucille A. Hunsberger, 90, formerly of Reading, died Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. in Berks Heim, where she had been a resident for four years. Her husband, Henry H. Hunsberger, died in 1997. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Andrew C. and Eva B. (Young) Heckman. Hunsberger had been employed for 17 years in assembly by...
Rose Lutz
Feb 4, 2006
Rose M. Lutz, 55, Temple, died of natural causes Feb. 4, in ManorCare Health Services, Laureldale, where she had resided since July 9, 2005. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Anna (Tobias) Firestine, Womelsdorf and the late David J. Kreisher. Lutz resided with Arthur D. Schmehl. She is also survived by a stepfather, John C. Firestine, Womelsdorf. Other...
Jorge Cortes
Feb 2, 2006
Jorge L. Lopez Cortes, 43, was pronounced dead Feb. 2 at 1:07 p.m. in his residence in Reading. The cause of death is under investigation by the Berks County coroner's office. Born in Villalba, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Miguel and Margarita (Cortes) Lopez. Surviving are a son, Jorge L. Lopez Jr., Camden, N.J.; and a...
Katherine Outen
Jan 21, 2006
Katherine M. A�a�A"CookieA�a�A� Outen, 50, Reading, formerly of Rhode Island, died of natural causes Jan. 21 at 6:45 a.m. in Reading Hospital. Born in Providence, R.I., she was a daughter of the late Sabby and Marie (Lopes) Lopes. Outen, who resided with Edward Worthy, is survived by a son, Peter Lopes, Reading. Other survivors include a sister, Patricia A. (Lopes)...
Dr. John Cole, Jr
Jan 20, 2006
Dr. John A�a�A"SteveA�a�A� Cole Jr., 75, Fleetwood, formerly of Quakertown, Bucks County, and Nazareth, Northampton County, died Jan. 20 at 12:45 a.m. in Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where he had been a patient since Jan. 18. He was the husband of Caroline B. (Bruch) Cole. Born in Easton, Northampton County, he was a son of the late John...
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