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Serenity Snead
Aug 5, 2004
Serenity Faith Snead, infant daughter of Jose A. Mares and Chamira L. Snead, Reading, was stillborn Aug.5 in Reading Hospital. She is also survived by a sister, Chakira L., at home; her maternal grandparents, Jordan and Alicia (Haynes) Snead, at home. Services will be private.
Jean Blessing
Jul 31, 2004
Jean Ann Blessing, 52, Reading, died of natural causes July 31 at 9 a.m. in her residence. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Ruth A. (Blankenbiller) Himmelberger, West Reading, and the late Clarence R. Himmelberger. Blessing had been employed for three years by Giant Foods, Spring Township, last working in April. She is also survived by a daughter,...
Margaret Poh
Jul 30, 2004
Peggy M. Poh, 64, Reading, died of natural causes July 30 at 8:10 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center. She was born in Allentown. Poh was employed for eight years as an elevator operator in the Baer Building, Reading, retiring in 2001. There are no immediate survivors. Services will be private. Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of...
William Orrs
Jul 20, 2004
William L. Orrs, 91, formerly of the Woodland Plaza Apartments, Wyomissing, died July 20 at 1:10 p.m. in the Villa St. Elizabeth, Reading. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John W. and Laura A. (Wadsworth) Orrs. Orrs was employed for 21 years as a truck driver by Branch Motor Express, Reading, retiring in 1960. He was...
Caterina Borzacchini
Jun 25, 2004
Caterina Borzacchini, 75, of Reading, died June 25 at 10:30 a.m. in Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Reading. Her husband, Carl P. Borzacchini, died May 11, 1987. Born in the Fano Province of Pesaro Marche, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Evaristo and Luisa (Tomassoni) Franchini. Borzacchini had been self-employed for more than 10 years as an area...
Robert Martin
Jun 17, 2004
Robert R. Martin, 85, formerly of Reading, died June 17 at 12:56 p.m. in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where he had been a resident since February. His wife, Arlene Mae Martin, died Feb. 5. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late William E. and Elizabeth (Hasson) Martin. Martin had been employed for 31...
Miriam Lenich
Jun 15, 2004
Miriam L. Lenich, 87, formerly of Reading, died June 15 at 11:50 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where she had been a resident for three years. Her husband, Robert F. Lenich, died Nov. 3, 1991. Born in Mohnton, she was a daughter of the late Norton and Elizabeth (Burkart) VanKirk. Lenich had been employed for 11 years...
Natale Defazio
Jun 12, 2004
Natale DeFazio, 80, of Reading, died June 12 at 6:26 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient for one day. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Antonio and Maria (Gigliotti) DeFazio. DeFazio had been employed for 20 years in maintenance by Crompton & Knowles, Gibraltar, retiring in 1986. He is survived by a...
Vernon Ebling
Jun 9, 2004
Vernon R. Ebling, 76, of Reading, died June 9 at 8:46 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Blainsport, Lancaster County, he was a son of the late George and Dorothy (Block) Ebling. Ebling was employed in maintenance by the Reading Public Works Department, until his retirement. He was an Army veteran. Surviving is a sister, Helen E. (Ebling)...
Emma Coulouris
May 28, 2004
Emma D. Lerch Coulouris, 86, formerly of Perkiomen Avenue, died May 28 at 3 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township. Her husband, Peter Coulouris, died in 1981. Her first husband, Paul J. Lerch, died in 1958. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Philip and Philomena (Churico) Bostrom. Coulouris had been employed for 37 years...
Laura Rock
May 21, 2004
Laura I. Rock, 84, of Mulberry Street, died May 21 at 1:30 a.m. in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Clifford J. Rock. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William and Eva (Smith) Ferryman. Rock is also survived by a son, Donald M., at home, and a daughter, Joan D. (Rock) George, Hyde Park. There...
John Weidenheimer
Apr 28, 2004
John J. Weidenheimer, 91, of South 14th Street, died April 28 at 10:20 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township. His wife, Ruth A. (Aulenbach) Weidenheimer, died in January 1977. He was born in Reading. Weidenheimer was employed for more than 25 years as a pipefitter by Berkshire Color Co., Reading, retiring in 1978. Surviving are three stepsons: Larry...
Ralph Martin
Apr 26, 2004
Ralph R. Martin, 81, of Washington Street, died April 26 at 4:45 p.m. in the Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since April 2. He was the husband of Betty (Green) Martin, West Lawn. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Robert and Florence (Hasson) Martin. Martin was a self-employed free-lance artist for 15 years...
Violet Shaffer
Apr 24, 2004
Violet M. Shaffer, 83, formerly of Temple and ManorCare Assisted Living, West Reading, died April 24 at 9:45 p.m. in Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Reading, where she had been a resident for two weeks. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond H. Shaffer Sr. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late James A. and Jenny Mae...
Michael Brooks
Apr 20, 2004
Michael J. Brooks, 24, of Penn Avenue, West Reading, died of natural causes April 20 in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. Born in Reading, he was a son of Daniel Brooks and Susan OBoyle, both of Reading. Brooks was employed for the past three years as a line leader by the Premium Beverage Co., Wyomissing. Brooks, who was the...
Ray Balthaser
Apr 16, 2004
Ray L. Balthaser, 90, of North 10th St., died April 16 at 4:25 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of June E. (Trythall) Balthaser. Born in Kutztown, he was a son of the late Jeremiah F. and Laura (Levan) Balthaser. He was employed for more than 30 years as a truck driver by Stichter Hardware of...
Efigenio Torres
Apr 9, 2004
Efigenio Torres, Sr., 92, of Carbon Street died April 9 at 4:25 a.m. in his residence. His wife, Monserrate (Rivera) Torres, died in 1992. Born in Villalba, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Crespin and Rosaura (Santiago) Torres. Torres had been employed for more than 20 years in shipping and receiving by the St. Vincent de Paul...
Edward Wawrzonek
Apr 3, 2004
Edward A. Wawrzonek, 74, of South 18th Street, died April 3 at 8:40 a.m. in his residence. He was the husband of Genevieve V. (Sabulsky) Wawrzonek. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George and Julia (Glodzik) Wawrzonek. Wawrzonek had been employed for more than 30 years as a molder by Reading Gray Iron Castings Inc., retiring...
Harry Hommas
Mar 22, 2004
Harry R. Hommas, 97, formerly of Mulberry Street, died March 22 at 10 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where he had resided since March 1996. His wife, Stella M. (Pflum) Hommas, died Aug. 18, 1968. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Ida M. (Richards) Hommas. Hommas was employed for 31 years...
David Hughes
Mar 20, 2004
David J. Hughes, 57, of Monroe Avenue, Spring Township, died of natural causes March 20 at 1:10 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since March 1. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Esterline) Hughes. Born in Reading, he was a son of Anna L. (Hunter) Hughes, Womelsdorf, and the late David A. Hughes. Hughes is...
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