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Apr 18, 2009

Margaret J. "Peggy" Smith, 79, of Reading, passed away April 18, 2009 at 5:24 AM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center where she was a patient since April 8th. She was the wife of Charles E. Smith who passed away April 9th. Born in Reading on December 20, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Harry A. and...

Apr 17, 2009

E. Ruth (Kitterman) White, 82, of Bellefonte, PA, formerly of Noblesville, Indiana, passed away Friday, April 17th at 12:40 PM at Mt. Nittany Medical Center.

Born in Noblesville, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Ernest R. Kitterman and Mabel (LaGrange) Kitterman, and wife of the late Paul William White, who passed away July 16, 1986....

Apr 17, 2009

M. Edwin Lichtenstein, 99, of Reading, passed away April 17, 2009 at 7:16 AM in his residence. He was the husband of Evelyn E. (Knoblauch) Lichtenstein who passed away December 10, 2007. Born in Willow Grove on August 24, 1909, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs Lichtenstein.

Mr. Lichtenstein was a...

Apr 16, 2009

Helen C. Mann, 80, of West Lawn, passed away Thursday, April 16th at 11:30 a.m. at Mifflin Center, where she had been a patient since December 7th. She had previously resided at Country Meadows, where she had stayed since August 22, 2007.

Born in Norristown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Russell Stauffer and Helen...

Apr 15, 2009

Marie A. Drexler, 81, of Reading, passed away April 15, 2009 at 9:55 AM in Wyomissing Nursing & Rehab Center where she resided since January 9, 2009. She was the wife of Leo R. Drexler who passed away July 7, 1975. Born in Camden, NJ on August 20, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Geneva...

Apr 14, 2009

Robert M. Clay, 82, of Laureldale, passed away April 14, 2009 at 12:55 AM in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehab Center where he resided since April 11, 2009. He was the husband of Irene R. (Schweitzer) Clay who passed away September 30, 1996. Born in Reading on January 30, 1927, he was the son of the late Harry...

Apr 13, 2009

Marian M. (Witwer) Phillips, 75, of Sinking Spring, passed away Monday, April 13, 2009 at 2:50 p.m. at Manor Care, Sinking Spring, where she had been a patient since January 7th. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Emma Witwer. She was a 1951 graduate of Shillington High School, and a member of St....

Apr 12, 2009

Joan C. Dempsey, 76, of Spring Township, passed away April 12, 2009 at 3:03 pm in her residence of natural causes. She was the wife of the late Edward N. Dempsey who passed away May 8, 1999. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Archie and Helen (Eismann) Kewitz. Mrs. Dempsey was a member of...

Apr 12, 2009

Evelyn E. "Evie" Perfetto, 63, of Fleetwood, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 4:38 p.m. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient for less than a day.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Howard V. Brown Sr. and Ethel I. (Beissel) Brown.

She was...

Apr 11, 2009

Evelyn M. Sroka, 87, of Reading, passed away Saturday, April 11th at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient since April 1st.

Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Earl Grant Dreher and Ella (Reifsnyder) Dreher, and widow of the late Stanley F. Sroka, who passed away October 8,...

Apr 11, 2009

Evelyn A. Hoppman, 90, of Reading, passed away on Saturday, April 11th, at 11:00 a.m. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Tuesday. She was transferred there from Manor Care, Sinking Spring, where she had been a patient for two years. Born in Reading, she was the widow of Carl Hoppman, who...

Apr 10, 2009

Mary F. Moore, 91, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Friday, April 10th at 9:07 a.m. at Grandview Manor in Fleetwood, where she had resided for five months.

Born in Virginville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Homer Lesher and Phoebe S. (Snyder) Kline, and widow of the late Harold V. Moore, who passed away November...

Apr 10, 2009

Blanche T. Kreiger, 99, formerly of Mifflin Park, passed away Friday, April 10th, at 6:30 p.m. at Berks Heim, where she had been a resident for nine years. Born in Middleport, Schuylkill Co., she was a daughter of the late Harry Coleman and Irene E. (Singley) Coleman, and widow of the late Oliver G. Kreiger, who passed away January...

Apr 9, 2009

Dorothy B. Geisler, 87, of Exeter Township, went to be with Her Lord and Savior on April 9, 2009 at 6:00 pm in Golden Living Center where she was a resident since April 3, 2009. She is survived by her Beloved Husband Earl L. Geisler to whom she was married for 33 years. Born in Reading, she was the...

Apr 9, 2009

Charles E. Smith, 78, of Reading, passed away April 9, 2009 at 5:03 am in Berkshire Center. He was the husband of Margaret J. "Peggy"(Rickenbach) Smith. Born in Paxions, PA he was the son of the late George I. and Ida M. (Schlegel) Smith. Mr. Smith was an electrician for the Reading School District for 28 1/2 years retiring...

Apr 7, 2009

Dennis S. Rauenzahn, 73, of Ruscombmanor Township, passed away April 7, 2009 at 2:10 am in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He is survived by his Loving Wife Marian P. (Noll) Rauenzahn. Born in Fleetwood, he was the son of the late Stanley and Verna(Barrell) Rauenzahn. Mr. Rauenzahn was employed by Car Tech for 30 years as a...

Apr 7, 2009

Larry L. Behler, 67, of Reading, passed away April 7, 2009. He was the husband of the late Frances K. (Sheetz) Behler who passed away November 30, 2002. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Walter and Elsie(Becker) Behler. He was the owner of Behler's Auto Body in Reading. Mr. Behler is survived by his daughter...

Apr 6, 2009

Leah L. Hummel, 95, of Wernersville, passed away April 6, 2009 at 9:41 pm in Phoebe Berks Healthcare Center a resident since April 5, 2005. She was the wife of the late William M. Kalbach who passed away in 1970 and Elwyn L. Hummel who passed away October 3, 1993. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the...

Apr 5, 2009

Pauline M. (Polly) Leinbach, 83, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away April 5, 2009 at 9:13 AM in Berkshire Center where she resided since December 17, 1999. Born in Reading on May 12, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mary (Albright) Leinbach.

Pauline was a 1942 graduate of Reading High School and...

Apr 4, 2009

Melvin E. (Skip) Reigner, Sr., 75 of Cumru Township, passed away peacefully April 4, 2009 among family members in Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, Delaware where he was a patient since March 26, 2009. He was the husband of Shirley L. (Orth) Reigner to whom he was married for 33 years. Born August 18, 1933 in Spring Township, he was...