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Apr 6, 2009

Leah L. Hummel, 95, of Wernersville, passed away April 6, 2009 at 9:41 pm in Phoebe Berks Healthcare Center a resident since April 5, 2005. She was the wife of the late William M. Kalbach who passed away in 1970 and Elwyn L. Hummel who passed away October 3, 1993. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the...

Apr 5, 2009

Pauline M. (Polly) Leinbach, 83, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away April 5, 2009 at 9:13 AM in Berkshire Center where she resided since December 17, 1999. Born in Reading on May 12, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mary (Albright) Leinbach.

Pauline was a 1942 graduate of Reading High School and...

Apr 4, 2009

Melvin E. (Skip) Reigner, Sr., 75 of Cumru Township, passed away peacefully April 4, 2009 among family members in Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, Delaware where he was a patient since March 26, 2009. He was the husband of Shirley L. (Orth) Reigner to whom he was married for 33 years. Born August 18, 1933 in Spring Township, he was...

Apr 2, 2009

Ida F. Price, 93, of Cumru Twp., passed from this world (Ecclesiastes 12:7) on April 2, 2009 at 11:05 PM in Mifflin Center where she resided for six weeks. Ida was predeceased by her husband George A. Price in 2002. Born in Wilkes-Barre she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Sadie May (Heck) Law....

Apr 1, 2009

Ella Mae Tomevi, 82, of Spring Twp., passed away April 1, 2009 at 12:55 PM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center where she was a patient since March 28th. She was the wife of Joseph G. Tomevi. Born in Paterson, NJ, on April 10, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Margaret (Weigel) Fairclough....

Mar 31, 2009

Marie D. Spolsino, 93, of Reading, formerly of Boston, Mass. passed away March 31, 2009 at 4:10 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the widow of Michael Angelo Spolsino. Born in Boston, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Felice and Rose(Leconte) Giamito. She was employed by the City of Boston as a school...

Mar 30, 2009

Dolores M. Orth, 77, of Exeter Twp., passed away Monday, March 30, 2009 at 9:33 p.m. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Sunday.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Walter Dorman and Stella (Frey) Dorman, and widow of the late Clarence E. Orth Jr., who...

Mar 29, 2009

Bright H. Dierolf, 79, of West Lawn, passed away March 29, 2009 in St. Joseph Medical Center at 11:57 am surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his Loving Wife Elizabeth M.(Betty) (Kilhefner) to whom he was married for 58 years. Born in Reading he was the son of the late Merritt H. and Helen M. (Hoff)...

Mar 27, 2009

Charles J. Graeff, 89, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away March 27, 2009 at 12:04 pm in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Mary H. (Himmelreich) Graeff. Born in Centerport, he was the son of the late Eddie W. and Florence M. (Miller) Graeff. Mr. Graeff was a terminal supervisor for Exxon Corp. USA in Reading for...

Mar 27, 2009

Lena M. Armbruster, 73 passed away at Chambersburg Hospital, prior to that she was a resident at South Mountain Restoration Center in Franklin County for 1 year. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Magdalena (Masser) Armbruster. Ms. Armbruster worked for various Textile Mills in the Reading area. She is survived by a sister...

Mar 26, 2009

Carmen R. Helfrich, 88, of Cumru Twp., passed away March 26, 2009 at 4:28 p.m. at St. Joseph's Medical Center. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late David A. Stott and Emma E. (Printz) Stott, and widow of the late Edward G. Helfrich, who passed away July 12, 1994. She was a 1937 graduate of Reading...

Mar 25, 2009

John J. Stremba Jr., 75, of West Lawn, passed away Wednesday, March 25th at 4:52 a.m. at St. Joseph's Medical Center, where he had been patient since February 24th. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John J. Stremba Sr. and Mary (Wochok) Stremba. He was the husband of Rose L. (Primak) Stremba at home. He...

Mar 25, 2009

Virginia G. (Hoffman) Miller, 91, formerly of Shillington, passed away Wednesday, March 25th at the Reading Hospital and the Medical Center, where she had been a patient since March 10th. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles A. Hoffman and Clara (Frymoyer) Hoffman, and widow of the late of Russell H. Miller, who passed away...

Mar 24, 2009

Helen I. Handwerk, 91, of Wyomissing, passed away March 24, 2009 at 9:15 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the wife of Thomas P. Handwerk. Born in Catasauqua, PA she was the daughter of the late John D. and Amanda J. (Kleibscheidel) Wolbach. She was a member of Atonement Lutheran Church, Wyomissing and Evangelical Lutheran...

Mar 24, 2009

Justine M. Walsh, 49, of Exeter Township, passed away March 24, 2009 at 3:10 pm in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the Loving Wife of Timothy P. Walsh to whom she was married for 27 1/2 years. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of Harry J. Shewan of Larksville, PA and the late Jule(Trzcinski) Shewan....

Mar 23, 2009

M. Virginia Kelchner, 92, formerly of Shillington, passed away March 23, 2009 at 1:45 pm in Berkshire Commons. She was the wife of the late Richard S. Kelchner who passed away April 29, 2003. Born in Baumstown, she was the daughter of the late Mr. Shelton and the late Helen (Kerper) Donifrio. She was a member of Holy Spirit...

Mar 22, 2009

Gabriel Ocasio, son of Angel L. Ocasio and Alba Y. Rivera, of Reading, was born March 22, 2009 at 8:45 AM and passed away at 10:00 AM.

Surviving in addition to his parents are his brother Axel Ocasio, his sister Emily both at home, his paternal grandmother Ramona Crespo of Belleville, NJ, paternal grandfather Angel L. Ocasio...

Mar 22, 2009

Patricia A. Miller, 62, of Bernville passed away Sunday, March 22, 2009 at home.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Joseph Solt Sr. and Arlene (Lease) Solt.

She was the wife of Donald F. "Don" Miller of Bernville. The couple have been married for 48 years.

She was...

Mar 20, 2009

Ruth E. Stout, 95, formerly of Oley and Reading, passed away on Friday, March 20th, at Kutztown Manor. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Ferdinand Drace and Myra (Detwiler) Drace. She worked as a Banquet Waitress at Riveredge for 40 years, and an estimator at Vanity Fair Corporation in Wyomissing for 25 years, retiring in...

Mar 19, 2009

Catherine A. Potteiger, 79, of Laureldale, passed away March 19, 2009 in Berks Heim where she resided since November 1, 2007. She was a loving person and the wife of Ralph F. Potteiger. Born in Reading on November 26, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Bertha DeAngelis.

Mrs. Potteiger was a...