Obituaries

Joan Lord

Joan Lord

Aug 6, 2003

Joan E. Lord, 68, died of natural causes Aug. 6 at 6:20 p.m. in her residence on McCoy Lane, Bern Township. She was the wife of William P. Lord. Born in Meriden, Conn., she was a daughter of the late Robert and Susan (Sulik) Stevens. Lord was employed for 11 years as a corporate secretary by Lord Manufacturing Co., Hamburg,...

Patricia Koharcheck

Patricia Koharcheck

Aug 4, 2003

Patricia Ann Koharcheck, 56, of New Holland Avenue died of natural causes Aug. 4 at 11:40 a.m. in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Stephan M. Koharcheck. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John Border and Crista Eyrich. Koharcheck was employed for 20 years as an orderer by Izod/Phillips Van Heusen, Reading, last working in...

Altagracia Moquete

Altagracia Moquete

Aug 2, 2003

Altagracia Moquete, 59, of North 10th Street, Reading, died of natural causes Aug. 2 at 4:40 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been a patient for three days. She was the wife of Ramon Sepulveda, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Born in Santo Domingo, she was a daughter of Mirta Quinones, Santo Domingo, and the late Demetrio M....

Lynda High

Lynda High

Jul 27, 2003

Lynda Lee High, 54, of Annon Street, Robeson Township, died of natural causes July 27 at 12:47 p.m. in her residence. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence W. and LaRue A. (Muringer) Sweitzer. High is survived by two sisters, Lori M. (Sweitzer) Beam and Kathy L. (Sweitzer) Knott, both of Reading. Services will be private....

Eugenio Rosado

Eugenio Rosado

Jul 11, 2003

Eugenio Santos Rosado, 74, of South Sixth Street died July 11 at 12:50 a.m. in the emergency room at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was born in Puerto Rico. Rosado was employed for 10 years as a picker by Giorgio Mushroom Co., Maidencreek Township, retiring in 1991. He was a member of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Reading. Surviving are...

Clara Henry

Clara Henry

Jun 22, 2003

Clara R. Henry, 88, of Lackawanna Street, died June 22 at 11:20 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient three days. Her husband, George G. Henry Sr., died in 1989. Born in Lebanon, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Agnes (Hartman) Eisenhower. Henry was a 1932 graduate of Lebanon Catholic High School and a...

Robert Kondracki

Robert Kondracki

Jun 14, 2003

Robert G. Kondracki, 66, of Mull Avenue, Sinking Spring, died June 14 at 12:30 p.m. in Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Reading. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George and Mary J. (Michalik) Kondracki. Kondracki was employed for many years as an electrician, first by the Tennessee Valley Authority, Alabama, and later in the Reading area,...

Mary Moyer

Mary Moyer

Jun 3, 2003

Mary E. Moyer, 98, formerly of Reading, died June 3 at 3:35 p.m. in Beverly Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Exeter Township, where she had resided eight years. Her husband, James L. Moyer, died in 1989. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Oliver and Sally (Stock) Endy. Moyer was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church,...

Andrew Defazio

Andrew Defazio

May 29, 2003

Services for Andrew J. DeFazio, 43, of Main St., Centerport, who died May 29 in Maidencreek Township, will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Incarnation Lutheran Church, Reading. Burial will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Gethsemane Cemetery, Laureldale. Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements. DeFazio was killed when his vehicle struck a tree along Route...

Ursula Job

Ursula Job

May 22, 2003

Ursula H. Czubba Job, 84, of North Fifth Street died May 22 at 8:50 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since May 2. She was predeceased by her husband, Alfons Job, and by her first husband, Fritz Czubba. Born in Insterberg, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Otto and Emma (Lutat) Wulf. Job had...

Charles Brown

Charles Brown

May 18, 2003

Charles W. Brown, 82, of Pine Street, died May 18 at 5:15 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where he had been a patient since March. He had been predeceased by his wife, Violet M. (Hause) Brown. Born in Sunbury, Northumberland County, he was a son of the late Erwin J. Sr. and Angelina A. (Rose) Brown. Brown...

Kenneth Drey, Sr

Kenneth Drey, Sr

May 11, 2003

Kenneth M. Drey Sr., 70, of Valley View Mobile Park, Muhlenberg Township, died May 11 at 11:10 p.m. in his residence. He was the husband of Iris N. (Rosado) Drey. His first wife, Kathryn H. (Hochman) Drey, died in 1998. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Claude A. Sr. and Alice (Neider) Drey. Drey had been...

Francis Hartgen

Francis Hartgen

May 8, 2003

Francis J. Hartgen, 91, of Locust Street, died May 8 at 8:50 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient eight days. His wife, Miriam M. (Shenk) Hartgen, died April 29, 2000. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late William J. and Jane (Hadfield) Hartgen. Hartgen was employed for 13 years by Textile...

Anna Folk

Anna Folk

May 2, 2003

Anna Mae Folk, 89, of Rothermel Street, Muhlenberg Township, died May 2 at 9:10 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., West Reading, where she had been a patient two weeks. Her husband, David T. Folk Sr., died Feb. 1, 1964. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Franklin and Anna (McGee) Rhodes. Folk was a member of...

Rick Kissinger, Sr

Rick Kissinger, Sr

Apr 29, 2003

Rick J. Kissinger Sr., 43, of Locust Street, died of natural causes April 29 at 5:10 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Maribeth (Wojcik) Kissinger. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Walter J. and Edith (Fiovanti) Kissinger. Kissinger was a self-employed mechanic for 20 years. He was an Army and Navy...

Dorothy Brunner

Dorothy Brunner

Apr 12, 2003

Dorothy R. Brunner, 80, formerly of North Tenth Street, died April 12 at 5:45 p.m. in Berks Heim Annex. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Harrison W. and Helen C. (Janiszewski) Brunner. Brunner had been employed for 26 years as a data processor by several local companies until her retirement in 1974. There are no immediate...

Veronica Geissler

Veronica Geissler

Apr 8, 2003

Veronica A. Geissler, 77, of Bern Street died April 8 at 10:15 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient six days. Her husband, Saylor W. Geissler, died in 1980. Born in Ireland, she was a daughter of the late Agnes Murphy. Geissler was a member of St. Margaret Roman Catholic Church, Reading. Surviving are two sons, Ivan...

Raymond Peters

Raymond Peters

Mar 13, 2003

Raymond A. Peters, 86, of Moss Street died March 13 at 3:20 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center. His wife, Virginia C. (Harter) Peters, died Dec. 30, 1982. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Joseph H. and Rosa (Bumm) Peters. Peters was employed for 31 years as a laborer by GPU Corp., Reading, retiring in 1979....

Neil Weiler

Neil Weiler

Mar 4, 2003

Neil A. Weiler, 68, of West Windsor Street, died of natural causes March 4 at 6:10 p.m. in his residence. Born in Reading, he was a son of Dorothy A. (Madara) Weiler, with whom he resided, and the late Merrill E. Weiler. Weiler was employed for many years as a machine operator by W.H. Boots, Robesonia, retiring in 1998. Services...

Frances Muldowney

Frances Muldowney

Feb 18, 2003

Frank C. Muldowney, 56, of West College Avenue, Wernersville, died of natural causes Feb. 18 at 7:37 p.m. in the emergency care unit at Reading Hospital. Born in Frackville, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late William and Mary L. (Muldowney) Brennan. Muldowney served in the Air Force 21 years as an engineer, retiring in 1986. He was...

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