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Robert Bowser
Dec 7, 2006
Robert M. Bowser, 58, Reading, died of natural causes on Dec. 7, 2006, at 1:40 p.m. in his residence. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Merle Bowser. He was an EMT for Muhlenberg Ambulance for four years. Bowser was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived by a son, Jeffrey...
Mary Painter
Nov 22, 2006
Mary R. (Haley) Painter, 88, Sinking Spring, and formerly of Reading, died Nov. 22, 2006, at 9 p.m. in ManorCare, Sinking Spring, after a short stay. She was the wife of Edward Painter, who passed away in 1987. Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill County, on Feb. 14, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Jacob J. Haley and Cecilia...
Esther Fidler
Nov 13, 2006
Esther A. Fidler, 92, formerly of Reading, died of natural causes Nov. 13, 2006, in Golden Living Center, Exeter Township. She was the widow of Paul Fidler. Born in Kutztown, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Amanda (Merkel) Arnold. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. Burial will be private in Pleasant View Cemetery, Spring Township. Whelan-Schwartz Funeral...
Selinet Rodriguez
Nov 10, 2006
Seline Rodriguez, 18, Reading, was killed Nov. 10, 2006, in an accident in Oley Township. Born in Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of Wilfredo Rodriguez and Myrta Claudio, Reading. She is also survived by her daughters, Valentina and Ana Myrta Rivera; and many brothers and sisters. Whelan-Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy Shorter
Nov 7, 2006
Dorothy B. Shorter, 87, Reading, died Nov. 7, 2006, at 4:56 p.m. in her residence. She resided with her significant other, Jose A�a�A"PepeA�a�A� Garcia, for many years. Born in Richmond, Va., she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Dorothy (Crump) Booker. Shorter was employed for 15 years as a laundry attendant by St. Joseph Medical Center. She was...
Carmelo Camacho-Garcia
Oct 11, 2006
Carmelo Camacho-Garcia, 59, Reading, died Oct. 11, 2006, at 10:51 p.m. of natural causes in his residence. He was the husband of Margarita Rivera-Vega, Reading. Born in Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Juan Camacho Gonzalez and Maria Garcia-Fernandez. He is also survived by a son, Wilbert Camacho-Rivera, Reading; and two daughters, Betsy Camacho-Rivera and Glory Camacho-Rivera,...
Jerome Gerasta
Oct 9, 2006
Jerome C. Gerasta, 71, Reading, died Oct. 9, 2006, at 10:09 a.m. in the emergency room of Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Marie I. Mohan. Born in Chicago, he was a son of the late Jerome and Inez (Craig) Gerasta. Gerasta was a self-employed photo retoucher for 20 years. His wife is his only survivor. A Memorial Mass...
Johanne Smith
Oct 8, 2006
Johanne M. Smith, 90, Exeter Township, formerly of Salem, N.J., who moved to the Reading area in 1990 to be with her grandchildren, died Oct. 8 in Outlook Pointe of Reading, Exeter Township. Her husband, Stanley M. Smith, passed away Dec. 3, 1993. They met and married while he was stationed in Norway during World War II. Born in Horten,...
Charles Hock
Sep 29, 2006
Charles J. Hock, 80, Reading, died Sept. 29, 2006, at 7:05 p.m. in his residence. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Francis A. and Stella L. (Harter) Hock. Hock was employed as a salesman in the menA�a�a��s department by BoscovA�a�a��s North, and as a music teacher for various schools in the Reading area. He was a...
Diana Whelan
Sep 27, 2006
Diana (Brunetto) Whelan, co-founder of a Reading funeral home, went peacefully to the Lord on Sept. 27, 2006, at 6:05 a.m. in Victoria Manor, North Cape May, N.J. Whelan, 92, formerly of Reading, was predeceased by her husband, Francis J. A�a�A"BudA�a�A� Whelan, on Sept. 22, 1992. She was the co-founder of Whelan Funeral Home Inc., North Ninth Street, in 1946...
Joseph Gentile
Sep 15, 2006
Joseph Gentile, 85, Spring Township, died Sept. 15 at 8:25 p.m. in ManorCare, West Reading, where he was a patient since May 11. He was the husband of Dorothy (Medvetz) Gentile. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Adam and Jenny (John) Gentile. He worked as a truck driver and crane operator for Parish Structural Products Division...
Eliud Robledo
Sep 13, 2006
Eliud Robledo, 57, Reading, died Sept. 13 at 1:20 a.m. in Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, after a month and a half-long stay. He was the husband of Gardenia (Vizcaino) Robledo. He was born in Manhattan, N.Y., on March 24, 1949. He is also survived by four sons: Juan Disla and Alex Rodolfo, both of Reading, and Eluid and Hector Robledo,...
Willie Brown
Aug 29, 2006
Willie James Brown, 87, Reading, died Aug. 29 in Jamaica Memorial Hospital, New York. His wife, Ruby Brown, died Dec. 22, 2004. Born in Simpson, Ga., he was a son of the late Will and Mary (Watson) Brown. Brown was employed for 48 years in the shipping and receiving department of LudenA�a�a��s Inc., Reading, retiring in 1990. He was an...
Luis Rivera
Aug 25, 2006
Luis A. Rivera, 62, Reading, died Aug. 25 in his residence. He was the husband of Noelia (Morales) Rivera, Reading. Born in Puerto Rico on March 3, 1944, he was a son of Inez Ballester, Connecticut. He worked for the former Ames Distribution Center, Ontelaunee Township, for 16 years, retiring in 2003. Rivera was a member of Movement of Faith...
Emily Avila
Aug 23, 2006
Emily Avila, 2, Reading, passed away Aug. 22 at 6:20 p.m. in Hershey Medical Center. She was a daughter of Benjamin Avila and Maria Guzman, Reading. Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home, 444 N. Ninth St., Reading, is in charge of arrangements.
Candido Murillo
Aug 13, 2006
Candido Zavala Murillo, 38, Reading, passed away Aug. 13 at 2:26 a.m. in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia. Services will be Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home, 444 N. Ninth St. Viewing will be 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Angela Paniagua
Aug 12, 2006
Angela Paniagua, 69, Reading, died Aug. 12 at 1:10 a.m. in a sonA�a�a��s residence in Reading. Born in the Dominican Republic on May 1, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Abelardo Pena and Catalina Paniagua. She is survived by two sons, Rafael and Christian Rosario, both of Reading, and two daughters, Anna Maria Rosario and Adela Calderon, both...
Dale Stevenson
Aug 6, 2006
Dale T. Stevenson, 59, Mount Penn, died Aug. 6 at 2:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Thomas and Alma (Klein) Stevenson. Stevenson was employed for 15 years as a line operator by Hofmann Industries, Sinking Spring, retiring in 2001. He was a graduate of Reading High School. Stevenson was...
James Davis
Aug 1, 2006
James L. Davis, 78, Reading, died Aug. 1 at 3:32 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Margaret I. (Bilger) Davis, Sinking Spring. Davis was born in Natural Bridge, Va., on Nov. 5, 1927. He was employed for 10 years as a truck driver by Delaware Valley of Leesport, retiring in 1995. Davis was a graduate...
Violet Pichel
Jul 30, 2006
Violet E. (Weir) Pichel, 85, Leesport, formerly of Reading, died July 30 at 8:01 p.m. in The Hawthorne Personal Care Home, Reading. Her husband, John W. Pichel, passed away Dec. 30, 1993. Born in Reading on Sept. 17, 1920, Pichel was a daughter of the late David Weir and Millie (Miller) Visner. She was employed for 44 years as a...
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