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Helen Wolfe
Dec 13, 2003
Helen P. Wolfe, 93, of Lee Highway, Arlington, Va., formerly of Reading, died Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. in Cherrydale Nursing Home, Arlington, where she had been a resident for nine years. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Frank Dobbins and Anna (Miller) Eberenz. Wolfe had been employed as a bookkeeper by Wilson Sprinkling Co., retiring...
Kathleen Gavigan
Dec 13, 2003
Kathleen S. (Raibick) Gavigan, 56, of Kutztown Road, Temple, died of natural causes Dec. 13 at 6:20 p.m. in Reading Hospital. Her husband, Gerald G. Gavigan, died in July 1987. Born in Newark, N.J., she had been employed for 28 years on the boatline of the Bachman Co., Reading. Gavigan, who resided with James T. Greer, is survived by a...
Ella Bill
Dec 12, 2003
Ella E. Bill, 61, of Proudfoot Drive, Robeson Township, died of natural causes Dec. 12 at 1:12 p.m. in Zerbe Sisters Nursing Home, Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, where she had been a patient since Dec. 8. Her husband, Fredrick L. Bill Sr., died June 15, 1995. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late James McIlhenny. Bill had...
Gertrude Faust
Dec 9, 2003
Gertrude L. Faust, 83, of Leanne Street, Muhlenberg Township, died Dec. 9 in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient four days. Her husband, Melvin A. Faust, died in September 1957. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Henry W. Stankiewicz Jr. and Sofia (Dombrowska) Stankiewicz. Faust was employed for 15 years as a packer by...
Clara Graham
Dec 7, 2003
Clara Mae Graham, 59, formerly of Reading, died of natural causes Dec. 7 at 7:20 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she was a patient since Nov. 25. She was taken to the hospital from Berks Heim, where she had resided since 1993. Born in Chadbourn, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Fred and Mary (Snowden) Jackson. Graham was...
Fern Keim
Nov 28, 2003
Fern M. Keim, 84, formerly of Franklin Street, died Nov. 28 at 11:30 p.m. in Berks Heim Annex, where she had been a resident since 1983. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Lester and Helen (Snyder) Keim. Keim had been employed as a cook in the cafeteria of St. Joseph Medical Center during the 1970s. She...
Dustin Allen, Jr
Nov 27, 2003
Dustin J. Allen Jr., infant son of Dustin J. Allen Sr. and Roxanne Fick, Birch Street, was stillborn Nov. 27 at 2:10 a.m. in Reading Hospital. He is survived by a half brother, Dylan Braente, at home; his maternal grandfather, Gary Fick, Laureldale; his maternal grandmother, Pennie Fick, Reading; his maternal stepgrandmother, Earleen Fick, Laureldale; and his paternal grandmother, Carol...
Warren Oudinot, Jr
Nov 25, 2003
Warren E. Oudinot, Jr., 72, of Buck Hollow Rd., Robeson Township, died of natural causes Nov. 25 at 8:25 p.m. in the TLC unit of St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Florence A. (Spangler) Oudinot. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Warren E. Oudinot, Sr. and Carrie (Helbert) Oudinot. Oudinot was employed for...
Ruth Goldman
Nov 23, 2003
Ruth B. Goldman, 90, formerly of the Hugh Carcella Apartments, North 10th Street, died Nov. 23 at 10:45 a.m. in the Berks Heim Annex, where she had resided since 1991. Her husband, Earl F. Goldman, died in 1957. Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late William B. and Martha (Von Nieda) Blankenbiller. Goldman was employed for...
Harold Williams
Nov 3, 2003
Harold L. Williams, 91, a resident of Kutztown Manor Inc., formerly of Reading, died Nov. 3 at 5:40 p.m. in his residence. His wife, Pearl M. (Miller) Williams, died in January 2001. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Samuel and Nora (Eckenroth) Williams. Williams had been employed for 37 years as a pointer by Carpenter Technology...
Mary Dietrich
Oct 31, 2003
Mary A. Dietrich, 87, of Cotton Street, died Oct. 31 at 9 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Oct. 25. She was the wife of William H. Dietrich. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Annest S. and Anna L. (Sweazy) Chamuras. Dietrich was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Reading....
Enrique Galvan
Oct 26, 2003
Services for Enrique Galvan Rosas, 27, of North Front Street, will be Friday at 11 a.m. in Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. Burial will be in Los Juarez Cadereyta De Montes Cemetery, Mexico. Rosas was fatally shot Oct. 26 near Chew and Franklin streets in Allentown. He died of multiple gunshot wounds and the death was ruled a homicide by...
Elsie Zimmerman
Oct 24, 2003
Elsie M. Zimmerman, 87, of North 13th Street, died Oct. 24 at 10:46 a.m. in her residence. She was the wife of Fred B. Zimmerman. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Mary E. (Gantz) Witmyer. Zimmerman was a member of St. Stephens United Church of Christ, Reading. She is also survived by two sons,...
Margaret Redcay
Oct 22, 2003
Margaret J. Redcay, 85, formerly of Reading, died Oct. 22 at 5:20 a.m. in Phoenixville Hospital, where she had been a patient five days. She was taken to the hospital from the Montgomery County Geriatric Center, Royersford. Her husband, Douglas L. Redcay, died in 1993. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William Wismer and Mabel (Snovel)...
Russel Buckingham, Sr
Oct 22, 2003
Russell Joseph Buckingham Sr., 89, formerly of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., died Oct. 22 at 6:05 a.m. in the Lutheran Home at Topton, where he had resided 15 days. He was taken to the Lutheran Home at Topton from Country Meadows of Wyomissing, where he had resided since May 2000. His wife, Annie (Schupak) Buckingham, died in December 1990. Born in...
Jeffrey Chandler
Sep 13, 2003
Jeffrey A. Chandler, 40, of St. Peter's Street, Schuylkill Haven, was found dead Sept. 13 in his car on Willow Road, Centre Township, officials said. The cause of death is under investigation. Born in Houston, he was a son of Larry F. Chandler, Magnolia, Texas, and Patricia E. (Alford) Avery, Doyline, La. Chandler was employed for the past two years...
John Weinhold
Sep 8, 2003
John M. Weinhold, 51, of Spring Street, died of natural causes Sept. 8 at 11:05 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient since Aug. 16. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Ralph H. and Emma (Miller) Weinhold. Weinhold is survived by a brother, Timothy M., Reading; and five sisters: Delores E....
Rose Ravert
Aug 29, 2003
Rose M. Ravert, 76, of Lance Place died of natural causes Aug. 29 at 10:15 a.m. in Beverly Manor, Exeter Township, where she had been a patient since July 31. She was the wife of John Ravert. Born in Plymouth, Luzerne County, she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Victoria (Wentko) Wojnarski. Ravert was a member of St....
Alvin Fuentes
Aug 27, 2003
Services for Alvin A. Fuentes, 2, who died Aug. 27 at 4:04 p.m. in Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, will be held in the Dominican Republic. Burial will be in Municiple Cemetery, Higuey, Dominican Republic. Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements. Fuentes was flown to Children's Hospital after he fell from a second-floor window in his Chestnut...
Jose Galarza
Aug 21, 2003
Jose Galarza, 48, of Fern Avenue died of natural causes Aug. 21 at 7:26 p.m. in his residence. Born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Antonio and Pilar (Santiago) Galarza. Galarza was a member of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Reading. He is survived by a brother, Roberto, in Yauco, and three sisters, Antonia and...
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