Obituaries
Jane Pergola
Apr 17, 2005
Jane R. Pergola, 78, formerly of Reading, died April 17 at 1:18 p.m. in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where she had been a resident since January. Her husband, Joseph A. Pergola, died Nov. 30, 1982. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late George and Esther (Hill) Smith. Pergola had been employed for many...
Elwood Iii
Apr 16, 2005
Services for Elwood W. Heck III, 42, West Reading, will be arranged by the Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. Heck was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday after leaping from the east side of the Lindbergh Viaduct, according to officials at the Berks County Coroner's Office. He died of multiple injuries. The cause of death is listed as suicide. He...
Esther Kramer
Apr 10, 2005
Esther M. Kramer, 97, Reading, died April 10 in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where she had resided one month. Her husband, Harry A. Kramer, died in 1979. Born in Hamburg, she was a daughter of the late Oliver and Martha (Matz) Moyer. Kramer was a member of St. Thomas United Church of Christ, Reading. Surviving are a son, Richard H....
Eugene Jablonski
Apr 9, 2005
Eugene H. Jablonski, 86, Reading, died April 9 at 7 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where he had been a patient for one week. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Anthony and Eva (Melhelwicz) Jablonski. Jablonski had been self-employed as a masonry finisher for more than 25 years in the Reading area. He...
Raymond Rothenberger
Apr 4, 2005
Raymond L. Rothenberger, 91, Alsace Township, died April 4 at 1:40 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient one week. He was the husband of Blanche M. (Kantner) Rothenberger. Born in Temple, he was a son of the late James and Mabel (Smith) Rothenberger. Rothenberger was employed for 20 years in the varnish department by The Glidden...
Susan Dinino
Apr 3, 2005
Susan M. DiNino, 68, died of natural causes April 3 at 4 a.m. in her Reading residence. Her husband, Charles P. DiNino, died Nov. 10, 1988. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late James W. and Susan C. (Lutz) Orrs. DiNino had been employed for 10 years as a machine operator by Luden's Inc., Reading, retiring in...
Forrest Messner
Mar 23, 2005
Forrest A. Messner, 73, died of natural causes March 23 in his residence in Reading. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Herbert and Margarite (Noll) Messner. Messner was employed for 20 years as a water-meter reader for the City of Reading until his retirement. He was a 1949 graduate of Reading High School. Surviving are a...
Warren Ritz
Mar 17, 2005
Warren F. Ritz, 63, West Reading, died of natural causes March 17 at 4:59 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient one day. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Fryberger) Ritz. Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Floyd and Viola (Klose) Ritz. Ritz was employed for 32 years as a machinist...
Miriam Ziegler
Mar 9, 2005
Miriam L. Ziegler, 78, Reading, died March 9 in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient four days. Her husband, Raymond Ziegler Jr., died in 1994. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Warren A. and Anna L. (Brossman) Schollenberger. Ziegler was a 1944 graduate of West Reading High School. Surviving are a daughter,...
Elisa Hernandez
Mar 9, 2005
Elisa Hernandez, 64, Reading, died of natural causes March 9 in Berks Heim, where she had resided 12 years. Her husband, Herman Gildo, died Nov. 14, 2000. Born in Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of the late Juan Lopez and Justina Rodirguez. Hernandez was the owner-operator of the Hernandez and Acevado food markets, both in Reading. She was a...
Hermino Lopez
Mar 8, 2005
Hermino Lopez, 74, Reading, died March 8 in Reading Hospital. His wife, Leocadia (Ruiz) Lopez, died in November 2001. Born in Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Justiao Torres and Fran Lopez. Lopez was employed for 20 years as a chef by the H.E.R.E.I.U. Co., New York City, retiring in 1995. Surviving are two sons, Alexander Torres,...
Alice Flood
Mar 8, 2005
Alice W. Flood, 78, formerly of Reading, died March 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where she had been a patient 14 months. Her husband, Harry A. Flood, died Aug. 27, 1971. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Laura (Roper) Wall. Flood was employed for several years as...
Alberta Gehris
Mar 5, 2005
Alberta K. Gehris, 90, Reading, died March 5 at 10:05 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she had resided since Dec. 17. Her husband, Russell R. Gehris, died Jan. 7, 1980. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William and Ada May (Romig) Grebe. Gehris was employed for 10 years in the research department...
Robert Moyer
Mar 1, 2005
Robert A. Moyer, 49, died of natural causes March 1 at 1:46 p.m. in his residence in Reading. Born in Leesport, he was a son of the late Charles and Louise Mary (Rauenzahn) Moyer. Moyer was employed by Sammy's Steaks, Reading. He was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School. Surviving are two nieces, Sherri L. Shade and Tammy L. (Swarmer)...
Stanley Geist
Feb 25, 2005
Stanley R. Geist, 71, formerly of Reading, died Feb. 25 at 4:50 a.m. in Prospect Park Health & Rehabilitation Residence, Prospect Park, Delaware County, where he had been a resident since July 20, 2004. He was the husband of Ethel E. (Himmelberger) Geist. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Milton J. and Ruth E. Geist. Geist...
Thelma Boaman
Feb 25, 2005
Thelma Marie A�a�A"FritzieA�a�A� Boaman, 90, of Episcopal House, Reading, died Feb. 25 at 11:35 a.m. in her residence. Her husband, Charles F. Boaman, died Aug. 6, 1985. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Ammon H. and Gertrude C. (Redcay) Mell. Boaman was a member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Reading. She is survived by a...
J. Zavala
Feb 16, 2005
Services for J. Jesus Guzman-Zavala, 37, Reading, will be tonight at 8 in the Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. Burial will be in Calera, Mexico. Guzman-Zavala died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a car in a city garage, Dr. Nicholas Bybel, Berks County coroner, said Wednesday. The bodies of Guzman-Zavala and Marisol Torres, 34, of 506 Cedar St. were found...
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...
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