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Feb 14, 2010

Betty J. Stroh, 88, formerly of Reading, passed away February 14, 2010 at 6:00 am in the Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was taken to the hosptial from ManorCare-Spring Township where she was a resident for 1 1/2 years. She was the wife of the late Jospeh J. Stroh who passed away March 25, 1991. Born in Shamokin,...

Feb 14, 2010

David Moyer, 85, of Reading, passed away February 14, 2010 in St. Joseph Medical Center Emergency Room. He was the husband of Marjorie L. (Sulman) Moyer. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Abraham and Annie(Yaffee) Moyer. Mr. Moyer was employed by Goldstan's in Reading as a weigh master, then by Campbell's Mushroom Company in Evansville...

Feb 14, 2010

Joseph Schmidt, 86, of Wernersville, formerly of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at Phoebe Berks.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Anna (Czecs) Schmidt. For 64 years, he was the loving husband of Marion I. (Rawlings) Schmidt.

He was a 1941 graduate of Reading High...

Feb 13, 2010

Louis Malamud, 95, formerly of 3068 Pricetown Road, passed away February 13, 2010 at 11:20 am in the Jewish Home, Lower Paxton Township. He was the husband of the late Sara(Altman)Malamud who passed away May 22, 2008. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late Moishe and Dena Leah Malamud. He was the owner of...

Feb 13, 2010

Betty J. Brown, 72, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away Februry 13, 2010 at 7:00 am in Berkshire Center. She was the wife of the late Robert Brown, Jr. who passed away September 29, 2005. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary(Kilousky)Seifert. Mrs. Brown was a 1956 graduate of Mt. Penn High School...

Feb 12, 2010

Joan Catalano, 75, of Sadsbury Township, Chester County, passed away February 12, 2010 at 4:08 pm in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Benjamin L. Catalano to whom she was married for 54 years. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late John and Irene(Sutik)Holdried. Joan's whole life was...

Feb 11, 2010

Ralph M. Rentschler, 80, of Wernersville, passed away suddenly February 11, 2010 at 1:44 PM at his residence after being stricken while shoveling snow. He was the husband of Mabel E. (Althouse) Rentschler. Born in Shartlesville on July 21, 1929, he was the son of the late Robert and Emma (Kiene) Rentschler.

Mr. Rentschler was employed for...

Feb 10, 2010

Hazel K. Wenrich, 86, formerly of Shillington and Lincoln Park, passed away February 10, 2010 in her residence in Phoenix, Arizona. She was the wife of the late Forrest E. Wenrich who passed away October 3, 1998. Born in Dante, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Allene(Leonard) Kasefang. She was a member of Grace Evangelical...

Feb 10, 2010

Harry L. Larish, 84, of Reading, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 in the Emergency Room of the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Harry L. Larrish Sr. and Alverta Larish.

He was a US Army veteran during peacetime, and was a life member of...

Feb 9, 2010

Harry Mirenna, 88, formerly of Reading, passed away February 9, 2010 at 4:40 am in Mifflin Center a resident for 3 years. He was the husband of the late Rose(Nucio) Mirenna who passed away May 19, 2006. Born in Reading he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary(Nigrelli) Mirenna. Mr. Mirenna was employed by Glidden Paints for...

Feb 8, 2010

Shirley M. (Miller) Hill, ED. D., 81, of Wyomissing, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 6:40 p.m. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

Born in Centre Twp., she was the daughter of the late Walter P. Miller and Myrlie M. (Unger) Miller.

She was the wife of Samuel E. Hill. The couple...

Feb 8, 2010

Mabel A. Hill, 88, of Cumru Township, passed away February 8, 2010 at 10:55 am in Berks Heim where she was a resident for 3 years. She was the wife of the late Willard E. Hill who passed away in 1981. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Franklin E. and Emma(Ibach) Ernst. She was employed...

Feb 7, 2010

Roseann Ludwig, 70, of Lower Heidelberg Twp., passed away February 7, 2010 at 1:20 AM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center where she was a patient for 1 week. She was the devoted wife of 46 years to Zenith F. Ludwig. Born in Reading on August 21, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Roland C. and Rose...

Feb 7, 2010

Ethel S. Binkley, 93, of West Reading, passed away February 7, 2010 at 6:40 AM in ManorCare Health Services Sinking Spring. She was the wife of Paul Binkley who passed away in 1965. Born in Spring Twp. on March 14, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Laura (Whitmoyer) Naregang.

Ethel was...

Feb 5, 2010

Jeannette K. Flores, of Bethel, formerly of Reading, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2010 at 1:10 p.m. at Hershey Medical Center, where she had been a patient since January 31st.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of David N. "Red" Freeman, husband of Judy A. Freeman of Temple and Patricia M. "Pat" (Ziss) Bowman of...

Feb 5, 2010

Stergios C. Dikos, 71, of Reading, passed away February 5, 2010 at 5:09 AM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center. He was the husband of Cornilia (Katsanis) Dikos. Born in Athens, Greece, on August 28, 1938, he was the son of the late Christos and Marina (Alexios) Dikos.

Mr. Dikos served as a sergeant in the Greek...

Feb 5, 2010

James R. Davis, 66, the genial Fifth St. Reading Garage Owner, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2010 at 7:05 a.m. at home.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Donald M. Davis and Kathryn (Houser) Davis.

He was the husband of Shirlee A. (Staltzman) Moyer Davis.

He was a...

Feb 4, 2010

Henry K. Gantkowski, 83, of Spring Twp. passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 6:25 p.m. at home.

Born in Poland, he was the son of the late Stanislaus Gantkowski and Marianna (Klinikowski) Gantkowski.

He was the husband of Betty M. (Marshall) Gantkowski. The couple shared 57 wonderful years of marriage.

He served...

Feb 4, 2010

Lewis E. Schoener, 86, of Country Meadows of Wyomissing, formerly of Riverview Park, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 4:12 p.m. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been a patient since January 31st.

Born in Hamburg, he was the son of the late Lewis F. Schoener and Minnie T....

Feb 4, 2010

Betty J. Roth, 89, of Green Hills Manor and formerly of Pittsburgh, passed away February 4, 2010 at 12:35 AM in Berkshire Center where she was a patient for 1 A½ weeks. She was the wife Harry J. Roth who passed away September 11, 1995. Born in Pittsburgh on July 31, 1920, she was the daughter of the late...