Obituaries

Anna Volmer

Anna Volmer

Jul 19, 2006

Anna M. Volmer, 87, Reading, died July 19 at 5:50 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading, where she had resided since Sept. 2, 2004. Born in Mount Holly, N.J., she was a daughter of the late Frances K. Volmer-Phillips and stepdaughter of the late Rex J. Phillips. Volmer was employed for 22 years as a nurseA�a�a��s aide by Berks...

Kathleen Scheider

Kathleen Scheider

Jul 17, 2006

Kathleen H. A�a�A"MaryA�a�A� Scheider, 75, a resident at Spruce Manor, West Reading, formerly of Reading, died July 17 at 1:15 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient three days. Born in Shenandoah, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen (Reimiller) Scheider. Scheider was employed for nine years as a machine operator by...

Violet Welch

Violet Welch

Jul 11, 2006

Violet M. Welch, 97, Reading, died July 11 at 1:15 p.m. in Berks County Home-Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been a resident for 31/2 years. Her husband, James H. Welch, died Aug. 8, 1974. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Lizzie (Marks) Thomas. Welch was employed for 21 years as a nurse...

Violet Welch

Violet Welch

Jul 11, 2006

Violet M. Welch, 97, Reading, died July 11 at 1:15 p.m. at Berks Heim, where she had resided for 31/2 years. She was the widow of James H. Welch, who passed away Aug. 8, 1974. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Lizzie (Marks) Thomas. She was employed for 21 years as a licensed practical...

Gary Hagaman

Gary Hagaman

Jul 2, 2006

Gary L. Hagaman, 66, Reading, died July 2 in Reading Hospital. Born in Earlville, he was a son of the late Emmett G. and Dorothy M. (Chrisman) Hagaman. Surviving are a son, Monte D., Exeter Township; a sister, Judith (Hagaman) Englebach, Exeter; two brothers, Allan, Hershey, and W. Roger, in North Carolina; and two grandsons. Services will be July 23...

Dario Nova

Dario Nova

Jun 30, 2006

Dario Eulogio Esquivel Nova, 75, West Lawn, died of natural causes June 30 in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Beatriz Tapia Arias. Born in Mexico, he was a son of the late Victor and Ricarda (Nova) Esquivel. Also surviving are 10 children, including Maria (Esquivel) Moreno, and Noel and Jesus Esquivel, all of Reading; and many...

Hipolito Lebron

Hipolito Lebron

Jun 25, 2006

Hipolito Lebron, 79, Philadelphia, formerly of Puerto Rico, died June 25 at 9:59 a.m. in the residence of a son, Ismael Lebron, Reading. He was the husband of Maria J. DeJesus, in Puerto Rico. Born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Geraldo Gomez. Lebron was the former owner-operator of a restaurant in Puerto Rico...

Carmelo Jimenez

Carmelo Jimenez

Jun 24, 2006

Carmelo M. Jimenez, 64, formerly of Puerto Rico, died June 24 at 8:30 a.m. in his Reading residence. Born in Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Augustine and Candida (Medina) Jimenez. He was employed for 23 years as a janitor by Giorgio Mushroom, Fleetwood, retiring earlier this year. Jimenez, who resided with Donna Clark, is survived by...

Luis Andrade, Sr

Luis Andrade, Sr

Jun 22, 2006

Luis A. Andrade Sr., 63, Reading, died of natural causes June 22 in Hershey Medical Center, Dauphin County. He was the husband of Esther J. (Garcia) Andrade. Born in Venezuela, he was a son of the late Daniel and Mercedez (Lopez) Andrade. Also surviving are a daughter, Esther J. (Andrade) Rentas, Reading; and two sons, Luis A., Ashburn, Va., and...

Martin Straka

Martin Straka

Jun 19, 2006

Martin A. Straka, 90, West Lawn, formerly of Reading, died June 19 at 1:45 p.m. in Reading Hospital where he had been a patient three days. His wife, Thelma J. (Kissinger) Straka, died April 21, 2003. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Sovy (Posiwak) Straka. Straka was an Army veteran of World War II....

Karen Garcia

Karen Garcia

May 26, 2006

Karen L. (Kerns) Garcia, 50, died of natural causes May 26 at 6:02 p.m. in her Reading residence. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Margaret (Bilger) Davis, Sinking Spring. Surviving are a daughter, Karen L. Garcia, Temple; and two sons, Roberto, Cumbola, Schuylkill County, and Herman Jr., Reading. Other survivors include two sisters, Sharon Kerns, Reading; and Sandy...

Kylee Cooper

Kylee Cooper

May 26, 2006

Kylee A. Cooper, infant daughter of Darrin S. Cooper and Dorothy Fackler, both of Reading, was stillborn May 26 in Reading Hospital. She is also survived by her maternal grandparents, Paul H. and Elizabeth Fackler, Reading; and her paternal grandparents, Jack and Kathryn Cooper. Other survivors include one brother, Makih Cooper, Reading; and one sister, Julyssa Hernandez, Reading. There is...

Thomas Painter

Thomas Painter

May 24, 2006

Thomas J. Painter, 59, Sinking Spring, died May 24 at 10:10 a.m. in Reading Hospital. Painter was involved in a motorcycle accident along Route 724 near Ridgeway Road in Cumru Township on May 21, officials said. Further details on the accident and cause of death was pending from the Cumru Township Police Department and Berks County coroner's office. Born in...

Christopher Stankiewicz

Christopher Stankiewicz

May 23, 2006

Services for Christopher J. Stankiewicz, 23, who died May 23, will be Friday at 12:30 p.m. in Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. Burial will be in Berks County Memorial Gardens, Maidencreek Township. Stankiewicz, Lower Heidelberg Township, was involved in a one-car crash along Shartlesville Road in Penn Township which occurred about 4 p.m., officials said. Stankiewicz, the driver, and another...

Dorothy Houck

Dorothy Houck

May 15, 2006

Dorothy M. Houck, 86, formerly of Kulptown, died May 15 at 4:25 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she had resided eight months. Her husband, Marvyleon Houck, died Nov. 15, 1998. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Jeanette (Manning) Helms. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by...

Sheila Bradley

Sheila Bradley

May 14, 2006

Sheila Bradley Sheila Bradley, 44, died of natural causes May 14 at 6:05 a.m. in her Reading residence. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Ruby L. Martin, with whom she last resided, and the late McKinley Boykins. Bradley had been last employed earlier this year by Sam's Club, Temple, as a fax and pull coordinator. She previously worked...

Juan Valentin

Juan Valentin

May 10, 2006

Juan Valentin, 30, formerly of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, died of natural causes May 10 at 4:41 a.m. in his residence in Reading. He was the husband of Lourdes Camara, York. Born in Arecibo, he was a son of Juan Valentin and Sonia Ramos, Hatillo, Puerto Rico. Valentin was employed as a laborer by Temp Star, Reading. He is also survived...

Mary Dunkelberger

Mary Dunkelberger

May 8, 2006

Mary E. Prizer Dunkelberger, 90, Reading, died May 8 at 9:15 p.m. in the Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where she had resided since April 5. She was the wife of Kenneth D. Dunkelberger. She was predeceased by her first husband, Calvin Prizer. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Edna (Reifsnyder) Stutzman. Dunkelberger was employed...

Veronica Garbacik

Veronica Garbacik

Apr 22, 2006

Veronica M. A�a�A"VernaA�a�A� Garbacik, 83, formerly of Reading, died April 22 at 5:15 a.m. in Berks Heim, where she had been a resident since 2002. Her husband, Walter J. Garbacik, died Nov. 13, 1979. Born in Harwood Mines, Luzerne County, she was a daughter of the late Alex and Rose Woythko. Garbacik had been employed for 16 years as an...

Dorothy Weiler

Dorothy Weiler

Apr 19, 2006

Dorothy A. Weiler, 91, formerly of Reading, died April 19 at 5 am. in the Tremont Health & Rehabilitation Center, Schuylkill County, where she had resided three years. Her husband, Merril A. Weiler, died Jan. 11, 1981. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Frank L. and Rosie A. (Harbold) Madara. There are no immediate survivors. Services...

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