Obituaries
Fred Zimmerman
Oct 14, 2005
Fred B. Zimmerman, 90, died Oct. 14 at 12:55 p.m. in his Reading residence. His wife, Elsie M. (Witmyer) Zimmerman, died Oct. 24, 2003. Born in Laureldale, he was a son of the late Jay B. and Alvestia (Squibb) Zimmerman. Zimmerman had been employed for 33 years as a machine operator by Textile Machine Works, later Rockwell International, Wyomissing, retiring...
Catherine Watson
Oct 14, 2005
Catherine E. Pergola Watson, 88, formerly of Reading, died Oct. 14 at 6:10 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had resided since June 25, 2003. Her husband, Walter E. Watson, died July 10, 1990. Her first husband, Lewis Pergola, died in September 1964. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William S. and...
Charles Ulmer
Sep 30, 2005
Charles W. Ulmer, 86, Reading, died Sept. 30 at 9 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center. His wife, Mary V. (Evans) Ulmer, died Sept. 18, 2003. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late William and Anna L. (Richards) Ulmer. Ulmer had been employed for 20 years as a candy maker by Luden's Inc., Reading, retiring in 1981....
Virginia Tester
Sep 28, 2005
Virginia E. Tester, 77, Reading, died of natural causes Sept. 28 at 3:59 p.m. in the emergency room at St. Joseph Medical Center. Her husband, Donald D. Tester, died in 1987. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Bertha (Sallade) Watt. Surviving is a daughter, Gwen T. (Tester) Braun, Reading. Other survivors include two sisters,...
John Mcnamara, Jr
Sep 24, 2005
John R. McNamara Jr., 76, died of natural causes Sept. 24 in his Reading residence. He was the husband of Ernestine M. (Lane) McNamara. Born in Norristown, he was a son of the late John R. Sr. and Catherine McNamara. McNamara had been employed for 16 years as a machinist by Hofmann Industries Inc., Sinking Spring, retiring in 1990. He...
Anna Orrs
Sep 15, 2005
Anna L. Orrs, 71, died of natural causes Sept. 15 at 2:05 a.m. in her residence in Reading. Her husband, David L. Orrs, died Dec. 7, 2003. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Ruben S. and Ida Mae (Winters) Heller. Orrs was employed for 36 years as a machine operator by Luden's Inc., Reading, retiring in...
James Thomas
Sep 13, 2005
James L. Thomas, 67, died of natural causes Sept. 13 at 1:40 a.m. in his residence in Reading. Born in Opelika, Ala., he was a son of the late Charley L. and Georgia B. (Fitzpatrick) Thomas. Thomas was employed for 15 years as a laborer by Dick Thomas Trash Removal, Reading, retiring in 2002. He was an Air Force veteran....
Fern Hahn
Aug 30, 2005
Fern J. Hahn, 88, Wyomissing, died Aug. 30 at 4:20 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had resided since July 12. Her husband, Myles C. Hahn, died Aug. 1, 1971. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Lucy (Schelly) Deysher. Hahn was employed for more than 15 years as a sales...
Robert Armstrong
Aug 16, 2005
Robert Armstrong, 66, Hamburg, died Aug. 16 at 12:50 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Shirley A. (Long) Armstrong. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul and Anna (Nagle) Armstrong. Armstrong had been employed for 21 years as chief chemical operator by American Color Co., Reading, retiring in 1985. He was...
Evelyn Devlin
Aug 8, 2005
Evelyn R. Devlin, 85, Leesport, died Aug. 8 at 5:35 a.m. in the Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where she had resided four months. Her husband, Howard J. Devlin, died in 1983. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late George and Regina (Rohraugh) Goheen. Devlin was employed for eight years as a cashier by McCrory's Department...
Bruce Marburger
Aug 3, 2005
Bruce S. Marburger, 86, Wernersville, died Aug. 3 at 8:07 a.m. in Beverly Healthcare Reading, Exeter Township, where he had been a patient since June 7. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George and Helen (Rupp) Marburger. Marburger had been employed most of his life as a truck driver, working for Bergmeyer Bros. Trucking, Tuckerton, and...
Helen Matthew
Jul 28, 2005
Helen Mary Matthew, 81, formerly of Wyomissing, died July 28 at 5:10 a.m. in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Inc., Wernersville. She had been a resident at Phoebe Berks Village since 2001. Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of Alvin and Stella (Holzman) Wenrich. Matthew was owner-operator of Marion House Hotel, Stouchsburg, for more than 25 years, retiring...
Mildred Schaffer
Jul 22, 2005
Mildred J. Schaffer, 87, formerly of Reading, died July 22 at 11 a.m. in the Berks Heim Annex, where she had resided since 1998. Her husband, David C. Schaffer, died June 13, 1998. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Mary (Snyder) Noll. Schaffer was a member of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Reading. She is...
Francis Grady
Jul 22, 2005
Francis J. Grady, 90, Muhlenberg Township, died July 22 at 6:40 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where he had been a resident for more than six months. He was the husband of Ruth N. (Schwenk) Grady. His first wife, Esther M. Grady, died in 1976. Born in Elmira, N.Y., he was a son of the late Joseph...
Leon Wapinski
Jul 14, 2005
Leon Wapinski, 83, died July 14 at 3:45 p.m. in his Reading residence. He was the husband of Helen M. (Quinton) Wapinski. Born in Kolo, Poland, he was a son of the late Alexander and Josephine (Stolarska) Wapinski. Wapinski had been employed for 33 years as a relief man by Hofmann Industries Inc., Spring Township, retiring in 1990. He was...
Edward Baskerville
Jul 1, 2005
Edward Baskerville, 78, died July 1 at 8:48 a.m. in his Reading residence. He was the husband of Brenda J. (Lowman) Baskerville. Born in Hartford, Conn., he was a son of the late Edward White and Gertrude (Thompson) Baskerville. Baskerville was last employed for 10 years as a security guard for J.P. Mascaro Inc., Birdsboro, until his retirement. He was...
Francisca Rivera
Jun 26, 2005
Francisca Rivera, 70, died of natural causes June 26 at 12:45 p.m. in her residence in Reading. She was the wife of Victor Osorio. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of the late Juan and Cecilia (Montanez) Rivera. Rivera was employed for 30 years as a machine operator by Consolidated Cigars, Puerto Rico. She was a member...
Donovan Ballesteros
Jun 24, 2005
Services for Donovan R. Ballesteros, 12, of Reading will be Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery, Laureldale. Ballesteros was pronounced dead June 24 in Lehigh Valley Hospital near Allentown, where he had been a patient since being struck by a car June 18 on Moss Street in the city, officials...
Hazel Huls
Jun 22, 2005
Hazel V. Huls, 93, Muhlenberg Township, died June 22 at 9:27 p.m. in Reading Hospital. Her husband, John B. Huls Jr., died Feb. 15, 1976. Born in Delaware County, she was a daughter of the late Raymond B. and Lettie (Livinghouse) Fisher. Huls was employed for 13 years as a bar tacker by the Talbot Knitting Mills, Reading, retiring in...
Bernard Gousie
Jun 22, 2005
Bernard J. A�a�A"BenA�a�A� Gousie, 44, died of natural causes June 22 at 6:45 p.m. in his residence in Exeter Township. Born in Norton, Mass., he was a son of Bette L. (David) Gousie, Exeter Township, and the late Joseph L.B. Gousie. Gousie was employed for more than 20 years by Prospectus/Berco, Reading, and was employed for five years by A.T....
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