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Gloria Breidegam

May 30, 2011

Gloria S. Breidegam, 79, of Wernersville, passed away May 30, 2011 at 11:00 am in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was the wife of Harold L. Breidegam and was preceded in death by her first husband John C. Reed in July of 1962. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Daniel J. and Marguerite...

Joseph Scarloss

May 28, 2011

Joseph Scarloss, 83, of Wyomissing died May 28, 2011 in Manor Care Sinking Springs. He was born December 28, 1927 in Coaldale, Pennsylvania to Mark and Martha Scarloss and graduated from Coaldale High School in 1945. He served in the United States Navy during WWII on the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge (CV-33). Following his service in the Navy, he...

Matthew Vardjan

May 27, 2011

Matthew Vardjan, 71, of Exeter Twp., passed away May 27, 2011 at 8:55 PM in his residence. He was the husband of Elaine M. (Becker) Vardjan. Born in Reading on March 22, 1940, he was the son of the late Matthew J. and Edith (Brobst) Vardjan.

Mr. Vardjan was a 1958 graduate of Reading High School, received...

Carl Brock

May 27, 2011

Carl M. Brock, 85, of Sinking Spring, passed away May 27, 2011 at 8:38 AM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center where he was a patient since May 21st. He was the husband of Marjorie R. (Jones) Brock who passed away March 29, 2001. Born in Fairmont, West Virginia on June 2, 1925, he was the...

Lois Brinker

May 27, 2011

Lois M. Brinker, 88, of Riverview Park, passed away Friday May 27, 2011 at 5:40am in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been a patient since May 24th.

Born in Philadelphia on December 28, 1922, she was the wife of Robert O. Brinker who passed away April 30, 1997.

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Vera Losk

May 24, 2011

Vera Losk, 85, formerly of Reading, passed away May 24, 2011 in St. Margaret's Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was the wife of Michael N. Losk, Sr. who passed away October 22, 2010. Born in Reading on September 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Hvist) Noga.

Surviving are two sons Michael N....

John Jaskolka

May 23, 2011

John P. Jaskolka, 73, of Spring Township died May 23, 2011 at ManorCare Sinking Spring. He is now enjoying eternal rest with his dearly missed departed family members and friends.

Born June 21, 1937, in Reading, he was the son of the late Francis and Regina (Ciemiewicz) Jaskolka

John attended...

Helene Haas

May 23, 2011

Helene Haas, 96, of Reading, passed away May 23, 2011 at 10:15 PM in Kutztown Manor where she resided since March 17th. Born in Heidekrug, East Prussia on December 30, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Hermann and Martha (Paap) Bethke.

Helene was employed as a food prep cook by the Alpenhof Restaurant and later...

Vivian Arnold

May 23, 2011

Vivian Mara Arnold, daughter of Jacob L. and Toni L. (Gorgone) Arnold of Mohrsville, was born December 1, 2010 and died May 23, 2011 at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia after fighting a courageous battle with a severe heart defect called HLHS.

She brought so much love into her family and touched the hearts of so...

Edna Conrath

May 22, 2011

Edna R. Conrath, 95, of West Reading, passed away May 22, 2011 at 6:00 pm in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Clayton F. Conrath who passed away in 1993. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Forest and Katherine (Reisner) Bauscher. She was an examiner at Nolde &...

Robert Melson

May 22, 2011

Robert H. Melson, 95, Wyomissing, died Saturday, May 22, 2011 at the Highlands where he had been a resident since 2001.

He was born in Forty Fort, PA, the third of four children of Thomas H. and Marian H. Melson. He attended Bucknell Junior College, now Wilkes University, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, then completed...

Joseph Galdun

May 22, 2011

Joseph S. Galdun, 74, of Reading, passed away May 22, 2011 in his residence. Devoted Dad, Pop Pop, Pop Joe, Sonny and dear friend to many. The World has lost a gentle and great man. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Dierolf) Galdun who passed away August 19, 2006. Born in Reading on February 5, 1937, he was...

Albert Babb

May 22, 2011

Albert T. Babb, 86, formerly of Lincoln Park, passed away May 22, 2011 at 7:00 am in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center. He was the husband of Betty C. (Mengel) Babb. Born in Reading he was the son of the late Albert T. Babb, Sr. and Florence M. (Houck) Babb. Mr. Babb was a 1942 graduate of Reading...

Stella Harris

May 21, 2011

Stella K. Harris, 90, formerly of Mt. Penn, passed away May 21, 2011 at 7:20 am in Manatawny Manor, Pottstown. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Harris, Sr. who passed away in July of 1981. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late James E. Conner, Jr. and Eva M. (Gross) Conner. She was...

Warren Schmehl

May 20, 2011

Warren R. "Pat" Schmehl, 80, of Smyrna, North Carolina, formerly of Reading, passed away May 20, 2011 in his residence of natural causes. He was the husband of Constance H. (Henry) Schmehl. Born in Reading he was the son of the late Robert and Frances (Steffe) Schmehl. Mr. Schmehl was employed by the Wyomissing Area School District in outside...

Jenna Mcanulty

May 18, 2011

Jenna McKenzie McAnulty, 5 years of age, passed away May 18, 2011 at 11:05 pm in her residence. Born in West Reading she was the daughter of Shawn M. and Heather A. (Hugen) McAnulty. Jenna was a member of Exeter Bible Church. In addition to her parents she is survived by her brother Christian C. McAnulty at home. Also...

Iola Lunden

May 17, 2011

Iola V. Lunden, 96, formerly of Kenhorst, passed away May 17, 2011 at 4:00 am in Mifflin Center a resident since September 3, 2008. She was the wife of the late Emmett Lunden who passed away January 22, 1988. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late John A. and Elsie (Strohm) Beilhart. Mrs. Lunden was a...

Benjamin Brown

May 16, 2011

Benjamin Earl Brown, 87, formerly of Reading, passed away May 16, 2011 in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center. He was taken to the hospital from Country Meadows of Wyomissing where he resided since 2006 and until his recent illness. Born in Pittsburgh he was the son of the late Benjamin B. and Martha R. (Stewart) Brown. Mr. Brown...

Russell Labe

May 14, 2011

Russell P. Labe, 90, formerly of Reading, passed away May 14, 2011 at 1:10 AM in ECC Retirement Village in Myerstown where he resided since 2002. He was the husband of Madeline A. (Boaman) Labe who passed away January 9, 2008. Born in St. Lawrence on January 5, 1921, he was the son of the late Paul M. Labe...

Hazel Bonner

May 14, 2011

Hazel C. Bonner, 87, of Exeter Twp., passed away May 14, 2011 at 10:50 AM in Golden Living Center where she resided since 2002. She was the wife of Frank L. Bonner, Sr. who passed away in 1956. Born in Reading on January 29, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Stella Zerbe.

Hazel...