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William Karpen

Aug 1, 2009

William L. Karpen, 84, of Reading, passed away August 1, 2009 at 1:30 pm in Mifflin Center. He was the husband of Valeria(Racz)Karpen. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Lewis and Theresa(Toth)Karpen. Mr. Karpen was employed by Carpenter Technology Corp. in Reading for 35 years. He served various chemical positions, including Manager of Chemical Technology...

Beulah Witman

Aug 1, 2009

Beulah C. Witman, 90, formerly of Laureldale, passed away August 1, 2009 in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township at 7:55 pm a resident for 5 years. She was the wife of the late Edwin M. Witman who passed away June 17, 1991. Born in Mohrsville, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Pierce and Alice(Strause)Moyer. Mrs. Witman was...

Josephine Fryzol-Paine

Aug 1, 2009

Josephine R. "Josie" Fryzol-Paine, 95, formerly of Reading, passed away on Saturday, August 1st at Lehigh Valley Hospital, where she had been a patient for a day. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Jordan and Josephine (Cariola) Jordan, and widow of the late Lester S. Paine, who passed away February 3, 1995. With her...

Gary Vaughan

Jul 31, 2009

Gary L. Vaughan, 66, of Sinking Spring, passed away on Friday, July 31st, 2009 at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, where he had been a patient since June 15th. Born in Coal Center, PA, he was the son of Constance H. (Edwards) Vaughan of West Lawn and the late Eugene D. Vaughan. He was the husband of Mary Louise...

Harry Baker Jr

Jul 30, 2009

Harry R. Baker Jr., 79, formerly of Sinking Spring, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2009 at the residence of his son.

Born in Minneapolis, MN, he was the son of the late Harry R. Baker Sr. and Lillie A. (Kinkade) Baker.

He was the widower of his first wife, Myrl A. (Sweitzer) Baker, who passed...

Richard Thomas

Jul 27, 2009

Richard D. Thomas, 86, formerly of Lincoln Park, passed away July 27, 2009 at 7:45 pm in Golden Living Center a resident since May. He was the husband of the late Laura Mae(Rissinger) Thomas who passed away October 14, 2004. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late David and Ada Ruth(Speicher) Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a...

Karen Cremia

Jul 27, 2009

Karen Cremia, 51, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away July 27, 2009 at 6:45 pm in her residence of natural causes. She was the wife of Gary M. Moyer. Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of Andrew J. and Florence M. (Polansky) Cremia of Schuylkill Haven. Karen was a 1976 graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School and a member...

Catherine Wentzel

Jul 25, 2009

Catherine F. Wentzel, 90, formerly of West Lawn, passed away July 25, 2009 at 1:25 PM in Columbia Cottage, Wyomissing where she resided for 4 years. She was the wife of Jacob S. Wentzel who passed away January 20, 2005. Born in Reading on July 2, 1919, she was the daughter of the late George V. and Florence E....

Ricardo Ferguson Jr

Jul 24, 2009

Ricardo E. Ferguson Jr., 12, of Exeter Twp., passed away Friday, July 24th at home. Born in Brooklyn, he was the son of Ricardo E. Ferguson of Panama and Jiovanna Josephs of Exeter Twp. He was the stepson of Eduardo Josephs of Exeter Twp. In addition to his parents, he is survived by sisters: Nia and Dayna Josephs of...

Anne Mckinney

Jul 22, 2009

Anne E. McKinney, 81, of Wyomissing Hills, passed away July 22, 2009 at 1:58 PM in her residence. She was the wife of William E. McKinney who passed away November 3, 2002. Born in Philadelphia on March 25, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William M. Umsted Jr. and the late Rebecca F. (Burrowes) Umsted.

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Mildred Yatron

Jul 19, 2009

Millie Yatron, a fourteenth-generation American, active member in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and widow of the late long-term U.S. Rep. Gus Yatron (D-PA), died suddenly and unexpectedly from sepsis on July 19 in Fairfax, Virginia. She was 81.

Mrs. Yatron was a student at Kutztown State University earning her...

Marie Stoudt

Jul 17, 2009

Marie E. (Bette) Stoudt of Bethlehem, formerly of Shillington, passed away July 17, 2009 at 7:30 pm in her residence of natural causes. She was the wife of the late Edward W. Stoudt who passed away in 1998. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Paul F. and Florence M. (Blair) MacCarter. Mrs. Stoudt was employed...

Ethel Hoffman

Jul 17, 2009

Ethel M. Hoffman, 90, of Reading, passed away July 17, 2009 at 12:30 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center a patient since July 16, 2009. She was the wife of the late Foster Hoffman. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late John and Beulah(Otto) Wunsch. Mrs. Hoffman was a member of Hope Lutheran Church...

Richard Boone

Jul 14, 2009

Richard S. Boone of Wyomissing, passed away Tuesday afternoon at the age of 79 years. He was the husband of Florence M. (Cappadona) Ketner Boone. Mr. Boone was preceded in death by his first wife Gloria R. (Smith) Boone. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Stanley A. and Minerva(Seifrit) Boone. He attended the University of...

Maurice Shomgard

Jul 13, 2009

Maurice Lynn Shomgard, 73, of Lincoln Park, passed away Monday, July 13, 2009 at 7:55 a.m. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been a patient since Friday. Born in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Maurice F. Shomgard and Dorothy (Alltan) Aungst, and stepson of the late Lloyd H. Aungst. He was the...

Jean Littlehales

Jul 10, 2009

Jean C. (Franck) Littlehales, 87, of Kenhorst, passed away on Friday, July 10th at 5:55 a.m. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient for 9 days. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Otto L. Franck and M. Annette (Bromley) Franck. She was a 1939 graduate of Shillington High School....

Roger Reed

Jul 10, 2009

Roger W. Reed, 55, of Reading, passed away on Friday, July 10th at 12:50 a.m. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been a patient for three weeks.

Born in Reading, he was the son of Grayce (Hottel) Reed of Laureldale, and the late Ralph W. Reed, who passed away April 26, 2007.

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Herta Gudd

Jul 7, 2009

Herta H. Gudd, 89, of Reading, passed away July 7, 2009 in Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was the wife of Hans P. Gudd who passed away September 17, 1984. Born in Wilster, Germany on October 6, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Heinrich and Marie A. (Heimann) Schmuetsch.

Herta was employed as an...

Arlene Smith

Jul 6, 2009

Arlene H. Smith, 78, of Reading, passed away July 6, 2009 at 2:05 PM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center where she was a patient since July 5th. She was the wife of Jackie C. Smith who passed away December 22, 2004. Born in Tamaqua on December 22, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Walter...

Edna Himmelberger

Jul 5, 2009

Edna D. Himmelberger, 89, of Sinking Spring, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 5:15 a.m. at Manor Care, Sinking Spring, where she had been a patient for one year.Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Leo Schultz and Mary (Webb) Schultz, and widow of the late Richard I. Himmelberger, who passed away in July of 1985.She...