Obituaries

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.

Sue Aulenbach

Sue Aulenbach

Mar 1, 2007

Sue A�a�A"RitaA�a�A� (Hohl) Aulenbach, 84, formerly of Reading, died March 1, 2007, at 12:45 p.m. in Spruce Manor, West Reading. She was the wife of Victor L. Aulenbach, who passed away in 1992. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Anna S. (Griffith) Hohl. Aulenbach was a homemaker. Surviving are a granddaughter, Cori (Nicholas),...

Oscar Castro

Oscar Castro

Feb 26, 2007

Oscar Castro, 48, Reading, died Feb. 26, 2007, at 9:10 p.m. in his residence. Born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Francisco Castro and Ana Lydia Gonzalez. Surviving are the following brothers and sisters: Ariel Castro, Reading; Luz D. Castro, West Chester; Francis I. Castro, Springfield, Mass.; Luis and Noemi Castro, Reading, with whom he...

Joyce Sperber

Joyce Sperber

Feb 24, 2007

Joyce Ann (Mengel) Sperber, 65, Lower Alsace Township, died Feb. 24, 2007, at 12:20 p.m. in Golden Living Center, Exeter Township, where she had been for seven weeks. She was the wife of Kahlen G. Sperber. Born on May 29, 1941, in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Florence (Belles) Mengel. Services will be private. Whelan...

Florence Shadler

Florence Shadler

Feb 22, 2007

Florence E. (Perry) Shadler, 86, Bern Township, died Feb. 22, 2007, at 6:15 p.m. Born Jan. 26, 1921, in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Arlington C. and Gertrude M. Perry. She worked as a sewing machine operator at the former Helmur, Reading. Surviving are a daughter, Darlene M. Diaz, Lancaster; and a son, Robert S. Aldinger, Henderson,...

Angel Cruz

Angel Cruz

Feb 17, 2007

Angel L. Ortiz Cruz, 22, Reading, died Feb. 17, 2007, in his residence. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he was a son of Angel Luis Cruz Gonzales and Sor Angeles Ortiz Cartagena, Villalba, Puerto Rico. He also is survived by three sisters: Vanessa Cruz Ortiz, Reading; and Shariney Cruz Ortiz and Soleimy Maris Cruz Ortiz, both of Villalba, Puerto Rico...

Marie Mohan

Marie Mohan

Feb 17, 2007

Marie I. Mohan, 75, Reading, died Feb. 17, 2007, at 4:36 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township. She was taken to the hospital from ManorCare Health Services, West Reading. She was the widow of Jerome C. Gerasta, who died Oct. 9, 2006. There are no immediate survivors. Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

Fred Jackson, Jr

Fred Jackson, Jr

Feb 11, 2007

Fred Jackson Jr., 56, Reading, died Feb. 11, 2007, at 4:05 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, where he had been a patient two weeks. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Carraway) Jackson, Reading. Born in Chadburn, N.C., on Feb. 25, 1950, he was a son of the late Fred Jackson Sr. and Mary (Snowden) Jackson. Jackson...

Kenneth Borrell

Kenneth Borrell

Feb 9, 2007

Kenneth D. Borrell, 51, Laureldale, died Feb. 9, 2007, at 10:35 a.m. in his residence. Born in Reading on March 23, 1955, he was a son of the late Howard Borrell and Marian (Lang) Borrell. Surviving is a sister, Sharon (Borrell) Miller, West Lawn. Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

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