Obituaries
Richard Weand
Feb 9, 2005
Richard L. Weand, 76, died of natural causes Feb. 9 in his residence in Muhlenberg Township. He was the husband of Bernice L. (Rutter) Weand. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Harold and Charlotte (Swoyer) Weand. Weand was employed for more than 40 years as an electrician by Nawa Electric, Reading, retiring in 1980. He was...
Sandra Frederick
Jan 1, 2005
Sandra J. Frederick, 56, founder of the Helping Hands of Muhlenberg, died of natural causes Jan. 1 at 4:01 a.m. in her Muhlenberg Township residence. She was the wife of Douglas E. Frederick. Born in Leesport, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Louise Mary (Rauenzahn) Moyer. Frederick was the founder of Helping Hands of Muhlenberg, which provided...
William Snyder
Dec 29, 2004
William J. Snyder, 73, died of natural causes Dec. 29 at 8:17 a.m. in his residence in West Wyomissing. He was the husband of Dorothy V. (Hassler) Snyder. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late James W. and Henrietta (Putt) Snyder. Snyder was employed as dye setup by Willson Products Inc., Reading, and was last employed in...
Rodney Gantz
Dec 27, 2004
Rodney L. Gantz, 50, Reading, died Dec. 27 at 5:45 a.m. in the emergency room of Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Jillaine H. (Katzaman) Gantz. Born in Reading, he was a son of Joan (Ruoss) Gantz, Sinking Spring, and the late Frederick Gantz. Gantz had been employed as a cashier by Mari's Six Pac & Mor, Reading. He...
Ruby Brown
Dec 22, 2004
Ruby Brown, 87, Reading, died Dec. 22 in the residence of a daughter, Catheryn (Johnson) Spearman, Queens Village, N.Y. She was the wife of Willie J. Brown. Born in Bunkie, La., she was a daughter of the late Jerry and Betty Watson. Brown was a self-employed domestic worker for 50 years, retiring in 1999. She was a member of St....
Kenneth Sweitzer
Dec 7, 2004
Kenneth R. Sweitzer, 71, died of natural causes Dec. 7 at 9:40 a.m. in his residence in Reading. He was the husband of Ann M. Sweitzer. Born in Mohnton, he was a son of the late William M. and Laura Edna (Grimes) Sweitzer. Sweitzer was employed for 23 years as a carpenter by Rachlin Furniture of Wernersville, retiring in 1991....
Thelma Auchenbach
Nov 28, 2004
Thelma A. Auchenbach, 91, formerly of Sinking Spring, died Nov. 28 in the Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where she had resided since August 2003. Her husband, Ralph Auchenbach, died March 16, 1983. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late George and Annie (Maurer) Hill. Auchenbach was the owner-operator of the Parkside Bakery, Reading, for 31...
Fern Hoffmaster
Nov 27, 2004
Fern S. Hoffmaster, 85, Reading, died Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. in the Trans Level Care Center of St. Joseph Medical Center. Her husband, Richard L. Hoffmaster Sr., died June 25, 1996. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Arthur B. and Ada M. (Adams) MacLatchie. Hoffmaster was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Reading. She...
Edna Gates
Nov 15, 2004
Edna M. Gates, 78, formerly of Reading, died Nov. 15 at 12:34 p.m. in Reading Hospital. She was taken to the hospital from Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading. Her husband, Jesse I. Gates, died May 1, 2001. Born in Alsace Township, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Stella (Wentzel) Gerhart. Surviving is a daughter,...
C. Demaio
Oct 26, 2004
C. Ruby DeMaio, 95, Pinellas Park, Fla., formerly of Reading, died Oct. 26 at 11:28 p.m. in Northside Hospital & Heart Institute, St. Petersburg, Fla. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Howard N. and Carrie M. (Kolb) Schaeffer. DeMaio had been employed for 15 years as a threader by Narrow Fabric Co., West Reading, retiring in...
Elizabeth Waninger
Oct 22, 2004
Elizabeth C. Waninger, 85, formerly of Reading, died Oct. 22 at 6:40 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, shortly after admission. She was taken there from Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where she had resided since June. Her husband, Ralph J. Waninger, died in June 2001. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Katherine (Wilding) Sarvas....
Theodore Celmer
Oct 21, 2004
Theodore J. Celmer, 75, Reading, died Oct. 21 at 8:10 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient since Sept. 27. His wife, Patricia A. (Haas) Celmer, died Sept. 29, 1998. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Frank and Mary (Pochron) Celmer. Celmer had been employed for many years by Western Electric...
Clifford Rock
Oct 9, 2004
Clifford J. Rock, 86, died Oct. 9 at 11:50 p.m. in his residence in Reading. His wife, Laura I. (Ferryman) Rock, died May 21. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late William and Mamie Agora (Miller) Rock. Rock was employed for 17 years by Doehler-Jarvis Farley Industries Inc., Stowe, and was last employed by Western Electric Co.,...
Barbara Smith
Oct 5, 2004
Barbara J. Smith, 56, Reading, died of natural causes Oct. 5 at 12:52 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of John R. and Ernestine M. (Lane) McNamara, Reading. Smith was employed for 10 years as a machine operator by Interstate Container Corp., Reading. She is also survived by a daughter, Valerie H. Ziegler,...
Virginia Lewis
Oct 3, 2004
Virginia B. Lewis, 90, formerly of Reading, died Oct. 3 at 5 a.m. in Berks Heim Annex, where she had resided since June. Her husband, Floyd A. Lewis, died in 1971. Born in Birdsboro, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Zenith Seyfert. Lewis was employed for 35 years as a machine operator by Luden's Inc., Reading,...
Gertrude Pruitt
Oct 3, 2004
Gertrude B. Pruitt, 96, formerly of Reading, died Oct. 3 at 10:15 p.m. in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where she had resided since 1998. She was predeceased by her husband, William J. Pruitt. Born in Columbia, S.C., she was a daughter of the late J.D. and Mary A. (Coon) Black. Pruitt was employed for many years...
Eleanor George
Sep 28, 2004
Eleanor M. (Lipka) George, 81, formerly of Reading, died Sept. 27 at 9:15 p.m. in Berks Heim Annex, where she had resided since Oct. 1, 2003. Surviving is a son, Jesse E. Jr., Temple. Services will be private. Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
Jose Borrero
Sep 24, 2004
Services for Jose Antonio Borrero Sr., 58, Reading, will be tonight at 8 in the Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. Borrero died Sept. 24 at 8:50 a.m. in the infirmary of Laurel Highlands State Correctional Institution in Somerset, Somerset County. The cause of death was an anoxic brain injury and the death was ruled an accident, officials said. He was...
Mary Coyle
Sep 14, 2004
Mary L. A�a�A"MerchA�a�A� Coyle, 89, Reading, died Sept. 14 at 1:50 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient six weeks. Her husband, Daniel J. Coyle, died in 1979. Born in Five Points, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Clara (Streranko) Lazarchick. Coyle was employed for more than 30 years as a seamstress...
Bruce Fisher
Aug 26, 2004
Bruce W. Fisher, 56, died of natural causes Aug. 26 at 3:44 p.m. in his Muhlenberg Township residence. He was the husband of Susan E. (McDonald) Fisher. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John M. and Mary L. (Bowman) Fisher. Fisher had been employed as a painter by Uhrig's Professional Painting, Paper-hanging & Carpentry, Reading, retiring...
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