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Robert Metzler
Feb 7, 2007
Robert J. Metzler, 84, Wyomissing, passed away Feb. 7, 2007, at 9:31 p.m. in the residence of his daughter, Roberta Metzler, with whom he resided. He was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth M. (Stokes) Metzler. Born Nov. 24, 1922, in Lancaster, County, he was a son of the late Omar and Myrtle (Groff) Metzler. Metzler is also survived by a...
Alice Brodowski
Feb 2, 2007
Alice G. (White) Brodowski, 70, Alsace Township, died Feb. 2, 2007, at 9:25 a.m. in her residence. She was the wife of Donald D. Brodowski. Born in Montclair, Montgomery County, on Jan. 25, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Mamie White. She was a homemaker. Brodowski enjoyed time with her grandsons. She is survived by a...
James Dalton
Jan 29, 2007
James F. Dalton Sr., 81, formerly of Reading, passed away Jan. 29, 2007, at 3:55 p.m. in the Lutheran Home at Topton, where he had resided since December 2006. He was a former resident of Grandview Manor in Fleetwood. His wife, Jacqueline B. (Engle) Dalton, passed away May 1, 1986. Born July 8, 1925, in Reading, he was a son...
Elisa Hernandez-Ruiz
Jan 24, 2007
Elisa Hernandez-Ruiz, 62, Reading, died Jan. 24, 2007, in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Lorenzo Bermudez, Reading. She was born Jan. 6, 1945, in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Services will be in Puerto Rico. Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of local arrangements.
David Krick
Jan 15, 2007
David E. Krick, 79, formerly of Perry Township, a resident of the Laurel Center, Tilden Township, since November 2006, died Jan. 15, 2007, at 8:02 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, where he had been a patient for three days. He was the husband of Betty G. (Hoster) Krick, also a resident of the Laurel Center. Born Aug....
Tillison Willis, Jr
Jan 4, 2007
Tillison S. Willis Jr., 62, Reading, died Jan. 4, 2007, at 2:45 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he was a patient since Dec. 28. He was the husband of March M. (Burkert) Willis. Born in Reading on Sept. 9, 1944, he was a son of the late Lillian (Bowen) Jackson and Tillison S. Willis Sr. He worked in maintenance for...
Lyle Layser
Jan 3, 2007
Lyle L. Layser, 79, Bern Township, passed away Jan. 3, 2007, at 11:45 a.m. in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township, where he had resided 51/2 weeks. He was the husband of Christine M. Layser, Bern Township. Born in Richland, Lebanon County, he was a son of the late Earl and Mary (Fisher) Layser. Layser was employed for 35 years as...
Rita Feicht
Jan 2, 2007
Rita L. Feicht, 81, formerly of Reading, died Jan. 2, 2007, at 9:20 a.m. in Spruce Manor, West Reading, where she had resided since Sept. 15, 2006. Her husband, Joseph K. Feicht, died Oct. 6, 1998. Born Dec. 30, 1925, in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Francis J. Koenig Sr. and Mary A. (Herb) Koenig. Feicht was...
James Ubil
Dec 28, 2006
James B. Ubil, 94, Reading, died Dec. 28, 2006, at 1:30 a.m. in the Mifflin Center, Shillington, where he had stayed for a month. He was the husband of Helen O. (Warfel) Ubil, Reading. Born in Reading on Dec. 13, 1912, he was a son of the late Harry E. Ubil and Annie (Spohn) Ubil. He worked as a needle...
Ivo Kulaga
Dec 22, 2006
Ivo M. (Blanford) Kulaga, 90, formerly of Bern Township, where she resided with her son, Richard, and a resident at Berks Heim since March 2004, passed away Dec. 22, 2006, at 12:55 p.m. in Berks Heim. Born in Louisville, Ky., on Dec. 26, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Henry J. Blanford and Mary Ida (McMillan) Blanford. She...
Dale Lancaster, Jr
Dec 15, 2006
Dale Anthony Lancaster Jr., infant son of Dale Anthony Lancaster Sr. and Brenda Lee Symanowicz, both of Reading, died Dec. 15, 2006, at 1 p.m. in Reading Hospital. Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
Westley Hulshizer
Dec 11, 2006
Westley P. A�a�A"Candy ManA�a�A� Hulshizer, 81, Temple, died Dec. 11, 2006, at 8:30 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Laureldale, where he had resided for eight years. He was the husband of Alvira C. Quinn of Temple. Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Westley S. and Rita L. (Goldman) Hulshizer. He was an Army veteran...
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,...
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