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Ruth Englehart

Feb 8, 2009

Ruth Englehart, 98, formerly of Reading and Temple, passed away Feb. 8, 2009, at 5:30 p.m. in the ECC Retirement Village-Stone Ridge Campus, where she had resided since 1991.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Aaron A. and Nora M. (Eavling) Englehart.

She was a 1929 graduate...

Darlene Fields

Feb 5, 2009

Darlene J. "Dolly" Fields, 61, of Reading, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. at Manor Care Sinking Spring after a valiant battle with cancer.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Bruce Fields and Helen (Roehrig) Visner Underkoffler of Reading.

She was a former volunteer for Berks Advocates Against...

Anna Houser

Feb 1, 2009

Anna R. Houser, 80, of Sinking Spring, passed away Sunday, February 1st, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient for one day.

Born in Sinking Spring, she was a daughter of the late Samuel B. Fox and Sallie L. (Bloch) Fox, and wife...

Patricia Miller

Jan 30, 2009

Patricia E. Miller, 65, of Reinholds, passed away Friday, January 30th at 4:10 p.m. at home. Born in Pottsville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Claude L. Yost and June (Heim) Yost, and wife of Lee A. Miller, with whom she resided. She was a 1961 graduate of Blue Mountain High School, and in 1965 received her...

Esther Sanders

Jan 29, 2009

Esther Mae(Schonour) Sanders passed away January 29, 2009 at the age of 92 in Berks Heim where she resided for ten years. Esther was born in Sinking Spring on May 9, 1916 to the late William F. and Annie A. Schonour. For forty-five years she was the loving wife of the late Stanley E. Sanders, who passed away in...

Leroy Marks

Jan 28, 2009

Leroy C. Marks, 97, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, passed away January 28, 2009 at 8:20 am in Manor Care, Spring Township a resident since October 22, 2003. He was the husband of the late Ruth G. (Stoudt) Marks who passed away June 24, 2004. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John C. and Eva (Zeigler)...

Howard Schmeck

Jan 28, 2009

Howard O. Schmeck, 83, of Sinking Spring, passed away on Wednsday, January 28th at 9:59 a.m. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been a patient for 17 days. He was born in Reading. He is survived by his companion: Thelma E. Linderman, with whom he resided, and a niece: Tori Lynn Culbert. Bean Funearl Home...

Violet Hoffmaster

Jan 27, 2009

Violet J. Hoffmaster, 76, formerly of Mohrsville, passed away January 27, 2009 at 5:58 am in Moravian Manor, Lititz, a resident for two years. She was the wife of the late Rodney C. Hoffmaster who passed away September 25, 2006. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Charles Henn, Sr. and Stella(Borkey) Henn. Violet was a...

Joan Slichter

Jan 26, 2009

Joan E. Slichter,70, of Brecknock Township passed away at Lehigh Valley Hospital where she had been a patient for 2 days. Prior to that she was a patient at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center from Dec. 20 to Jan. 24th. She was the wife of Robert G. Slichter who passed away January 31, 2001. Born in...

Eileen Stalnecker

Jan 26, 2009

Eileen C. Stalnecker, 87, of Birdsboro, passed away on Monday, January 26th at Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had been a patient since December 12th.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Esterly and Effie Sypherd Esterly, and wife of the late John Stalnecker, who passed away November 28, 2002.

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Miriam Gibson

Jan 26, 2009

Miriam E. Gibson, 84, of Wyomissing, formerly of West Lawn, passed away January 26, 2009 at 7:15 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center a patient since January 17, 2009. She was taken to the hospital from Country Meadows of Wyomissing where she resided since April of 2007. She was the wife of the late Luther E. Gibson...

John Bainbridge

Jan 24, 2009

John W. (Jack) Bainbridge, 76, formerly of Shillington, passed away early in the morning on January 24, 2009 in the Reading Hospital.

Jack was the beloved brother of Richard A. Bainbridge, Birdsboro; Jane B. MacIntyre, Medford, NJ; the late Anne E. Hurd, Ambler; and Charles McGovern, Yardley. Jack was also the very proud uncle of 9 nieces...

Paul Troutman

Jan 24, 2009

Paul R. Troutman, 91, formerly of West Reading, passed away January 24, 2009 at 4:07 PM in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center. He was the husband of Kathryn E. (Fleisher) Troutman who passed away October 14, 1996. Born in Reading on February 7, 1917, he was the son of the late Paul W. and Jennie (Coldren) Troutman....

Erma Evans

Jan 22, 2009

Erma A. Evans, 89, formerly of Laureldale, passed away January 22, 2009 in Lehigh Valley Hospital where she was a patient for 1 day. Mrs. Evans resided at Country Meadows of Allentown since January 18, 2005. She was the wife of Edward L. Evans who passed away October 22, 1970. Born in Reading on August 15, 1919, she was...

Andrea Maurer

Jan 21, 2009

Andrea M. Maurer, 58, of Cumru Twp. passed away Wednesday, January 21th at 9:42 p.m. in her residence after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Malcom J. Moyer and Ruth (Tobias) Clouser of Laureldale.

She was the wife of Paul H. Maurer, who passed away December...

Frances Webber

Jan 21, 2009

Frances E. Webber, 104, formerly of Kenhorst, passed away January 21, 2009 at 1:00 PM in Phoebe Berks Health Center where she resided since 2001. She was the wife of Harry E. Webber who passed away July 25, 1949. Born in Auburn, Schuylkill County on September 2, 1904, she was the daughter of the late Edward and...

Robert Everline

Jan 20, 2009

Robert P. Everline, 87, of Reading, passed away January 20, 2009 at 6:05 a.m. in his residence. He was the husband of Marie A. (Elensky) Everline. Born in Reading on January 28, 1921, he was the son of the late John F. and Edna C. (Born) Everline.

Mr. Everline was a 1938 graduate of Reading High School,...

Margaret Bollendorf

Jan 17, 2009

Margaret M. "Peg" Bollendorf, 92, formerly of Reading, Allentown and Harrisburg, passed away January 17, 2009 at 7:06 pm in her Needham, Mass. residence. She was the beloved wife of the late W.R. "Bob" Bollendorf who passed away December 13, 2007. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Michael J. and Ellen V. (Breslin) Barry. Mrs....

Carrie Crupi

Jan 17, 2009

Carrie E. Crupi, 79, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Saturday, January 17th at home.

Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late George H. Spangler and Elsie M. (Rutter) Spangler, and wife of the late Vincent Crupi, who passed away January 28, 2003.

She worked as a bookkeeper for Shomper's Exxon for the...

Richard Good

Jan 17, 2009

Richard D. Good, 87, of Newark, DE, formerly of Temple, PA, passed away Saturday, January 17th in Newark Manor Nursing Care Facility, his home for the last fourteen months. Richard was born on May 29, 1921 in Reading, PA, and was a lifelong Berks County resident. He was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School, and attended Wyomissing Polytechnic Insititute....