Obituaries

Frances Carter

Frances Carter

Jun 17, 2007

Frances V.L. Carter, 80, Brockton, Mass., formerly of Reading, died June 17, 2007, at 1:45 p.m. in the Boston Medical Center. Her husband, Ernest Carter, passed away in 1993. Born April 25, 1927, in Asheville, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Richard Williams and Gertrude Williams Hunter. She was employed for more than 20 years as an assistant...

William Bowman, Jr

William Bowman, Jr

Jun 13, 2007

William Russell Bowman Jr., 79, Reading, died June 13, 2007, at 4:45 p.m. in his residence. His wife, Mary I. (Drupp) Bowman, passed away May 16, 1997. Born in Reading on Dec. 12, 1927, he was a son of the late William R. Bowman Sr. and Mary E. (Turner) Bowman. Bowman was employed for more than 25 years as a...

George Angstadt, Jr

George Angstadt, Jr

May 23, 2007

George S. Angstadt Jr., 80, Reading, died May 23, 2007, at 3:21 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading. He was the husband of Nila M. (Stoudt) Angstadt. Born March 18, 1927, in Reading, he was a son of the late George S. Angstadt Sr. and Hanna (Schrader) Angstadt. Angstadt was employed for 38 years as a laborer by Fritz...

Malcolm Russell

Malcolm Russell

May 22, 2007

Malcolm A. A�a�A"MacA�a�A� Russell, 54, Reading, died May 22, 2007, at 4:35 p.m. in his residence. He was the partner of Thomas A. Neidert, Reading, with whom he resided. Born Nov. 25, 1952, in Lewisburg, Union County, he was a son of the late Bob F. Russell and Jean M. (Bergenstock) Russell. Russell was employed as a chef at Konopelski...

Florence Wentzel

Florence Wentzel

May 4, 2007

Florence A. (Moyer) Wentzel, 74, Reading, died May 4, 2007, at 7:10 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been for three weeks. She was the widow of Roy J. Wentzel, who passed away in 1983. Born in Reading on Nov. 23, 1932, she was a daughter of the late John Elmer Moyer and Esther May (Hollenbach) Moyer....

Ralph Moser

Ralph Moser

Apr 27, 2007

Ralph T. Moser, 91, West Reading, died April 27, 2007, at 9:55 p.m. in Spruce Manor, West Reading. Born in New York City, he was a son of the late Curtis W. Moser and Mary V. (Trimble) Moser. He was a self-employed barber in Glenside for 62 years. Moser was a member of Grace Bible Fellowship Church, Reading. He was...

Francis Bauer, Jr

Francis Bauer, Jr

Apr 25, 2007

Francisco Morales, 86, Reading, died April 26, 2007, at 5:43 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, where he had been a patient six days. He was the husband of Juana (Fuentes) Morales. Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, he immigrated to the United States in 1960. He prided himself and instilled in his children a strong work ethic and...

Frank Wagner, Sr

Frank Wagner, Sr

Apr 24, 2007

Frank R. Wagner Sr., 84, Exeter Township, went home to be with the Lord April 24, 2007, at 6:05 p.m. in his residence. He was the loving husband of Betty J. (Bush) Wagner, Exeter Township, for 61 years. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John R. Wagner and Eva E. (Crammer) Wagner. Wagner was employed for...

Domingo Esmurria

Domingo Esmurria

Apr 22, 2007

Domingo Reyes Esmurria, 37, Reading, died April 22, 2007, at 7:33 p.m. in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Estrella (Rivera) Reyes. Born in Puerto Rico, he was a son of Antonia Esmurria, Reading, and the late Domingo Reyes. Esmurria was employed as a molder by Hamburg Manufacturing. He is also survived by a son, Angel Gonzales Jr., Reading....

Floarea Carstea

Floarea Carstea

Apr 16, 2007

Floarea Carstea, 81, Rockland Township, formerly of Romania, died April 16, 2007, at 12:23 a.m. in her residence. She was the wife of Florea Carstea. Born in Clejani, Romania, she was a daughter of the late Tanase Constantin and Tanase Gherghina. She also is survived by a daughter, Paulina (Carstea), wife of John Bodnari, Rockland Township, with whom she resided....

Catherine Coyle

Catherine Coyle

Apr 15, 2007

Catherine C. Coyle, 80, Reading, passed away April 15, 2007, at 11:02 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, where she was a patient since April 9. She was the wife of John W. Coyle. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Cecelia (Shepatowski) Zielinski. She was employed for 52 years as a Merrow...

North Hinton

North Hinton

Apr 14, 2007

North G. Hinton, 87, Brecknock Township and formerly of Pottstown, died April 14, 2007, at 6:37 a.m. in Berks Heim. He was the husband of Eleanor L. (Johnson) Hinton. Born in Pierce, W.Va., he was a son of the late John B. and Minnie S. (Puffenberger) Hinton. Surviving are five daughters: Virginia (Hinton) Bauman, Telford; Peggy (Hinton) Kolb, East Greenville;...

Petronella Berrios

Petronella Berrios

Apr 11, 2007

Petronella Berrios, 95, Spring Township, formerly of Orocovis, Puerto Rico, died April 11, 2007, at 7:31 p.m. in her residence. She was predeceased by her husband, Leocadio Negron. Born in Orocovis, she was a daughter of the late Francisco Berrios and Balvina Alvardo Berrios. She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. PeterA�a�a��s Roman Catholic Church, Reading. Surviving...

Pedro Carreras

Pedro Carreras

Apr 8, 2007

Pedro Santiago Carreras, 60, Reading, passed away April 8, 2007, at 7:50 p.m. in Hershey Medical Center, where he had been a patient three days. He was the husband of Clotilda Santiago, at home. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on July 22, 1946, he was a son of Elsa Maria Carreras, Ponce, and the late Pedro Santiago. Whelan Schwartz Funeral...

Robert Martin

Robert Martin

Apr 2, 2007

Robert D. Martin, 80, formerly of Reading, died April 2, 2007, at 2:50 a.m. in Spruce Manor, West Reading. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late William H. and Cora A. (Borkert) Martin. Surviving is a brother, Leon R. Martin, Reading. Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Daniszewski

Mary Daniszewski

Mar 31, 2007

Mary A. (Swiderski) Daniszewski, 90, formerly of Reading and a former resident of Golden Ridge Assisted Living, South Heidelberg Township, died March 31, 2007, at 8 a.m. in Berks Heim, where she resided for the last six weeks. She was the wife of the late Edmund C. Daniszewski, who passed away in 1979. She was a daughter of the late...

Rita Bem

Rita Bem

Mar 28, 2007

Rita M. Bem, 84, Reading, died March 28, 2007, in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Feb. 22. Her husband, John Bem, passed away Nov. 9, 1996. Born in Lowell, Mass., she was a daughter of the late Dennis and Violet (Hall) Mullarkey. Bem was employed for 25 years as a packer by Armour & Co., Reading,...

Katherine Leas

Katherine Leas

Mar 26, 2007

Katherine M. Boyer Leas, 73, Reading, died March 26, 2007, at 4:20 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, where she had been a patient two weeks. Her first husband, Lawrence E. Boyer, died in 1976. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen (Reimiller) Scheider. She was a homemaker She was a member...

Judith Federico

Judith Federico

Mar 22, 2007

Judith M. Federico, 60, Reading, died March 22, 2007, at 11:15 p.m. in her residence. She was the wife of the late Charles J. Federico, who passed away Sept. 16, 2001. She was born in Hackettstown, N.J. Federico was a graduate of Hackettstown High School. She was a steelworker for former Hub Tool, now Tyco Electronics, of Exeter Township, and...

Abelardo Pimevtel-Munoz

Abelardo Pimevtel-Munoz

Mar 15, 2007

Abelardo Pimentel-Munoz, 19, died March 15, 2007, at 3:55 p.m. in his residence. Born Jan. 16, 1988, in Guanajuato, Mexico, he was a son of Vincente Pimentel and Maria Guadalupe Munoz Burial will be in Cemetery Pantion Calera, Guanajuato. Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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