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Mar 21, 2010

Gary D. Wert Sr., 58, of Lower Heidelberg Twp., passed away March 21, 2010 at 10:03 PM surrounded by his loving family in Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he was a patient since March 3rd. He was the husband of Bonnie L. (Doll) Wert. Born in Reading on July 12, 1951, he was the son of the late...

Mar 20, 2010

Rocco M. Altavilla, 86, of, Shillington, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. at the Reading Hospital & Medical Center, where he had been a patient since Tuesday. Born in Hazelton, he was the son of the late James Altavilla and Florence (Scatton) Altavilla, and the widower of Agnes V. (Fusaro) Altavilla, who passed away in 1999....

Mar 19, 2010

Thomas R. McKay, 83, of Spring Twp., passed away March 19, 2010 at 3:10 AM in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Marian J. (Fry) McKay. Born in McKeesport on March 6, 1927, he was the son of the late T. Rea and Irene (Reilly) McKay.

Tom was a 1944 graduate of McKeesport High School and...

Mar 19, 2010

Arnold Smuller, 77, of Exeter Twp., passed away March 19, 2010 at 11:30 PM in St. Joseph Medical Center where he was a patient for 1 week. He was the husband of Rosemarie (Sicari) Smuller. Born in the Bronx, NY on October 12, 1932, he was the son of the late Samuel and Mollie (Kanfer) Smuller.

Mr....

Mar 18, 2010

Gloria A. Ungerer, 68, of Robesonia, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 9:47 p.m. at the Reading Hospital & Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Saturday. Born in Patterson, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William L. Brown and Anna B. (Leusden) Brown. She was the wife of George W. Ungerer III....

Mar 17, 2010

E. Lucile Miller Huyett, 93, formerly of Reading, passed away March 17, 2010 at 1:15 pm in Berkshire Commons, Exeter Township, where she was a resident for 2 years. She was the wife of the late John F. Miller who passed away in July of 1977 and the late Charles Huyett who passed away in May of 2005. Born...

Mar 16, 2010

Paul L. Hacker, 77, of Reading, passed away March 16, 2010 at 8:06 PM in Hershey Medical Center where he was a patient for 8 days. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Fick) Hacker. Born in Reading on June 15, 1932, he was the son of the late Catherine M. (Grube) Ferrara and the late John Hacker.

Mar 16, 2010

Nancy Eva Brittingham, 62, of Philadelphia, PA and St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, passed away peacefully March 16, 2010 at 2:35 PM at Jefferson Neuroscience Hospital, Philadelphia.

She was a retired restaurateur of F.G. Brittingham's Irish Pub in Lafayette Hill, PA and Molly Molone's Irish Pub in the Caribbean. Nancy received her Bachelors Degree from Gwynedd Mercy College...

Mar 10, 2010

Janet M. Auman, 38, of Brecknock Township, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 1:35 pm in the emergency room at The Reading Hospital & Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Rosemary(Watts)Zuraski of Denver, PA and the late Jospeh C. Zuraski. Janet was a 1989 graduate of Delaware Valley High School, Randy Rick Beauty Academy...

Mar 10, 2010

Elizabeth A. Cooper, 84, of Lincoln Park, passed away March 10, 2010 at 4:34 am in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Townhip. She was the Beloved Wife of John E. Cooper to whom she was married for almost 62 wonderful years. Betty and John were married on May 29, 1948 by Rev. Luke Schweitzer of Nativity Lutheran Church in Northeast...

Mar 6, 2010

Alexander Piecukonis, 87, of Myerstown, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Alexander Piecukonis Sr. and Rose (Pochuts) Piecukonis.

He was the widow of Elli E. (Wittmann) Piecukonis, who passed away in September of 2007. He lovingly cared...

Mar 4, 2010

Mark F. Boyer, 91, of The Highlands at Wyomissing, passed away March 4, 2010 at 3:35 AM. He was the husband of Florence (Bleiler) Boyer who passed away March 17, 1997. Born in Palmerton, Carbon Co., on December 30, 1918, he was the son of the late Frank A. and Florence (Handwerk) Boyer.

Mr. Boyer was a...

Mar 4, 2010

Jane H. Ernst, 85, of Wyomissing Hills, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 7:05 p.m. at Berks Heim Nursing Home, where she had been a patient for 14 years.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Firing and Merla (Locke) Firing.

She was the wife of James J. Ernst....

Mar 4, 2010

Dorothy L. "Dolly" Mueller, 80, of Cumru Twp., passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Earl B. Miller and S. Ruth (Kramer) Miller.

She was the wife of Herbert J. Mueller. The couple shared 59 wonderful years of marriage....

Mar 3, 2010

Mary J. Wagner, 77, formerly of Shillington, passed away March 3, 2010 at 3:05 AM in Berks Heim where she resided since March 10, 2008. Born in Reading on May 6, 1932, she was the daughter of the late James M. and Idella M. (Seyler) Shanaman.

Mary was employed as a connector at Teledyne Amco in Mohnton...

Mar 3, 2010

Anthony C. "Chuck" Michalak, 83, of Sinking Spring, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Berks Heim, where he had been a patient since December 21st.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Anthony S. Michalak and Anna M. (Malek) Michalak. He was the husband of Adelaide R. "Addy" (Campbell) Michalak....

Mar 3, 2010

Shoshana E. Tannenbaum, 71, of Lower Alsace Twp., passed away March 3, 2010 in University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia where she was a patient for one day. She was the wife of Daniel Tannenbaum. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 13, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Bessie R. (Rosenberg) Harrison.

Mrs....

Feb 28, 2010

John E. Blessing, 75, of Alsace Township, passed away February 28, 2010 at 9:31 am in his residence. He was the husband of Delores E. (Krott) Blessing. Born in Temple, he was the son of the late William E. and Mabel E. (Anderson) Blessing. Mr. Blessing was employed by Exide Battery as a yard jockey for 35 years, retiring...

Feb 27, 2010

Dolores E. Bertolet, age 75, passed away on February 27, 2010 at 2:00 AM in her home after suffering from a long illness. She resided in Spring Township and is a long-time resident of Reading.

Dolores was predeceased by her husband, Barry K. Bertolet, who passed away in November 2005; an only son, Brad K. Bertolet, who...

Feb 27, 2010

Matthew R. Johnson, 29, passed away February 27, 2010. Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, he was the son of Richard E. Johnson, Sr. of Nelsonville, Ohio and Joyce B.(Sackal) Johnson of Sinking Spring. Matthew was a 1998 graduate of Nelsonville, Ohio Senior High School and was attending Penn State University. He served in the United States Air Force during...