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Mar 8, 2011

Norman E. Steely, 81 of Muhlenberg Twp, passed away March 8, 2011 in his residence. Born in Shillington, he was the son of the late Herbert and Carrie (Dunkelberger) Steely, and the husband of Edith L. (Fair) Steely. Mr. Steely was a 1948 graduate of Reading High School. He owned Steely's Appliance Service for 30 years and most recently worked...

Mar 8, 2011

Diann L. (Hughes) Thomas, 63, of Schwenksville, passed away March 8, 2011 at 8:00 PM in her residence. Born in Reading on April 12, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Gladys M. (Adams) Hughes.

Diann was a 1965 graduate of Twin Valley High School and Bryland Beauty School. She was employed as...

Mar 8, 2011

Sebastiana L."Doody" (Natoli) Smolinski, 84, of Reading, passed away March 8, 2011 in the residence of her daughter, Nancy where she resided for 6 months. She was the wife of Leonard A. Smolinski who passed away March 2, 2009. Born in Reading on July 27, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Gaetano "Thomas" Natoli and the late...

Mar 7, 2011

Wayne J. Silas, 60, of Exeter Township, passed away March 7, 2011 at 4:23 pm in Montgomery Hospital in Norristown. He is survived by his loving wife Debra L. (Einsel) Silas. He was a devoted father to Kirk A.E. Silas and Shane A. Silas both at home. Born in West Reading he was the son of the Erna E....

Mar 6, 2011

Jean M. Sinderski, 80, of Reading, passed away March 6, 2011 in Reading Hospital where she was a patient for 2 weeks. She was the wife of Glenn R. Sinderski. Born in Reading on August 15, 1930, she was the daughter of the late John and Alice Marie (Lord) Trumbore.

She was employed as a packer by...

Mar 6, 2011

Kathryn E. Troop,88, of Wyomissing, passed away March 6, 2011 in Berks Heim where she resided since February 9th. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Oliver F. Kohl and the late Florence E. (Behm) Kohl.

She was employed as a Senior Operator for AT & T for 28 years retiring in May 1987....

Mar 5, 2011

Harold J. Frehn, 73, of Exeter Twp., passed away March 5, 2011 in Reading Hospital where he was taken from Elmcroft of Reading. Born in Reading on January 14, 1938, he was the son of the late Donald E. Frehn, Sr. and the late Dorothy M. (Binkley) Frehn.

Harold was a graduate of Reading Catholic High School...

Mar 4, 2011

Carl B. May, 82, of Elverson, passed away March 4, 2011 at 10:45 PM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center where he was a patient one day. He was the husband of Gladys H. (Houghton) May. Born in Floral Park, NY on February 27, 1929, he was the son of the late Carl B. May Sr. and Mary (Breitenstein)...

Mar 3, 2011

Floyd "Smoke" Edward Rishell, Jr., 79, of Laureldale, passed away March 3, 2011 at 11:00 AM in his residence. He was the husband of Helen M. (Boyer) Rishell who passed away March 29, 2002. Born in Reading on February 5, 1932, he was the son of the late Floyd Edward Rishell, Sr and the late Ardell M. (Gauby) Rishell....

Mar 3, 2011

Ruth E. Flohn, aged 93, died on March 3, 2011, in the Highlands of Wyomissing, where she had resided since 1992. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a graduate of Hunter College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1946 she married George S. Flohn who died in 1988.

Since 1934 she worked as an...

Mar 3, 2011

Marian L. Kreamer, 83, of Lafayette Hill, Montgomery County, formerly of King of Prussia, passed away Thursday March 3, 2011 in her residence. She was the wife of W. Donald Kreamer. Born in Lebanon on July 14, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Robert D. and Mabel E. (Meck) Bean.

Mrs. Kreamer was a 1945...

Mar 1, 2011

Michael A. Wisniewski, 96, of Cumru Township, passed away March 1, 2011 at 12:03 pm in his residence of natural causes. He was the husband of Dorothy M. (Anuszewski) Wisniewski. He was preceded in death by his first wife Frances K. (Korczykowski) Wisniewski March 3, 1992. Born in West Hazleton, he was the son of the late Andrew T....

Mar 1, 2011

Joseph R. Seminerio, 54, of Cumru Twp., passed away March 1, 2011 in his residence. He was the partner of Jeffrey J. Bouchard. Born in Patterson, NJ on October 24, 1956 he was the son of Rose (Meola) Casey of Homosassa, Florida and the late Joseph Seminerio.

Joseph was a doll designer and co-owner of...

Mar 1, 2011

Marilyn A. (Whitlock) Harding, 79, of Spring Twp., passed away March 1, 2011 at 8:25 AM in her residence. Born in Lancaster on December 10, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Marion (Potts) Whitlock. She graduated as the Valedictorian of the 1949 Class of Wilson High School and Valedictorian of the 1951 Class of University...

Mar 1, 2011

Madeline E. Boyer, 62, of Sinking Spring, formerly of Hafer Drive, Leesport, passed away March 1, 2011 at 3:20 am in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Henry I. and Virginia E. (Schoener) Boyer. Madeline attended the adult training facility at Prospectus/BERCO from November 28, 1994 to February 17,...

Feb 28, 2011

Luther E. Wicklein, 93, Robeson Township, died Feb. 28, 2011, at 3:10 a.m. in Berks County Home-Berks Heim, Bern Township. He was the husband of Eleanor R. (Bellman) Wicklein. Born in Birdsboro, he was a son of the late H. Luther and Florence (Elliot) Wicklein. He was a graduate of Reading High School in 1935. He was a heavy...

Feb 24, 2011

Annette L. Daughtry, 67, of Alsace Twp., passed away February 24, 2011 at 5:45 PM in her residence. She was the wife of Rommie A. Daughtry. Born in West Reading on June 27, 1943, she was the daughter of Arline M. (Hafer) Ellmaker of The Villages, FL and the late Andrew H. Ellmaker.

Annette was a 1961...

Feb 22, 2011

Jessi was a loving and compassionate person who touched the heart of everyone she met. She had a great sense of humor, and was always quick with a smile. She enjoyed music, a good book, People's court, and Betty Boop. Jessi was born with Cystic Fibrosis, and her struggle was life long and hard fought. Her determination to live...

Feb 22, 2011

Suzanne L. Rose, 63, of Spring Twp., passed away February 22, 2011 at 7:20 AM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center where she was a patient since February 20th. She was the wife of Karl H. Rose, Jr. for 40 years on May 16, 2010. Born in West Reading on August 18, 1947, she was the...

Feb 21, 2011

Robert E. Dudley, Sr., 84, of Lower Heidelberg Township, passed away February 21, 2011 at 10:00 am in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center. He was the husband of June W. (Snook) Dudley. Born in Newark, New Jersey he was the son of the late Carlton and Ella (Manchester) Dudley. He was a 1944 graduate of Milburn, NJ High School,...