October November
Helen Madiera, 74, formerly of Reading, died Nov. 5 in Spruce Manor, West Reading. Helen is survived by a sister, Rose Kaisoglus, Sinking Spring.
Kenneth George “Red” March, 73, Robeson Township, died Nov. 5 in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Adele Mary (Wawrzyniak) March. Surviving in addition to his wife are a stepson, James Crosby, at home; and a stepdaughter, Beverly A. Moyer, Franklin, N.J.; a brother, Ronald D. March, Birdsboro; and a sister, Joyce E. Drey, Amity Township.
E. Lorraine Platt, 88, formerly of Sinking Spring and Phoebe Berks Health Center, died Nov. 6 in Reading Hospital. She was the widow of William Platt. She is survived by brothers, Walter M. Artz, Wyomissing, and Ira H. Artz, Lewisville, N.C.
Richard W. Schlott, 59, Richmond Township, died Nov. 5 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. He was the husband of Sandra A. (Barlet) Schlott. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, William R. Schlott, and a daughter, Christina M. Schlott, both at home.
Wilma B. Yost, 81, Sinking Spring, died Nov. 4 in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of the late George W. Yost. Surviving are a daughter, Wendy B. (Yost), wife of Glenn A. Triviets, Nottingham; sons, Stuart G. Yost, Sinking Spring, and Eric H., husband of Debbie E. Yost, Wyomissing; grandchildren: Max S. Triviets, Maria M. Yost, Strat G. Yost and Sophia A. Yost.
Esther M. Bechtel, 95, Amity Township, formerly of Cape Coral, Fla., died Nov. 6 in Chestnut Knoll, Boyertown. She was the widow of J. Franklin Bechtel. Esther is survived by sons: John F. Bechtel, Douglassville; David O. Bechtel, Cape Coral; and Donald L. Bechtel, Phoenixville.
Christopher A. Crammer, 45, Bern Township, died Nov. 7 in his residence. He was the husband of Milana (Sokolovich) Crammer and a son of Harry Crammer, Reading and the late Doris (Hassler) Crammer. He is also survived by a daughter, Stephanie Firing, Reading; a sister, Cheryl Crammer, Reading; and brothers, Brian Crammer and Rodney Reed, both of Reading.
Christa L. Maurer, 80, died Nov. 7 in ManorCare, West Reading. She was predeceased by her husband, Wilson C. Maurer. She is survived by sons, James B. Maurer, Lancaster; and Michael G. Maurer, Cumru Township; granddaughters, Kathryn and Laura Maurer; and a grandson, Cody Maurer.
Dale A. Reigel, 64, Spring Township, died Nov. 7 in his residence. He was the husband of Jeannette M. (Vogel) Reigel.
Francis P. Boulanger, 80, formerly of Wyomissing, died Nov. 8 in Phoebe Berks Skilled Nursing Unit. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel G. (Plank) Boulanger. He is survived by sons, Peter D. and Paul D., both of West Lawn; a daughter, Mary F., wife of Ronald E. Miller, Spring Township; a sister, Theresa (Boulanger) Koch, Wyomissing; and grandchildren: Andrew, Emily, David, Elizabeth, Jesse and Rachel.
Maria Irizarry, 84, Reading, died Nov. 5 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township. She was the widow of Julio Sanchez. Surviving are sons: Ramiro Flores, Puerto Rico; Julio Sanchez and Adalberto Sanchez, both of Reading; and Leonitis Sanchez, Florida; three daughters: Nellie Flores, Reading; Zenaida Sanchez, Puerto Rico; and Mildred Sanchez, Reading; a brother, Benjamin Irizarry, Connecticut; and sisters, Antonia Irizarry, Puerto Rico; and Adelfina Irizarry, Puerto Rico.
David Louis Kerber, 56, Reading, died Nov. 7 in Reading Hospital.
Ed Oswald, 79, Laureldale, died Nov. 8 in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Betty Jane “Betsy” (Strubing) Oswald. In addition to his wife, he is survived by sons: Edward Grant, Raleigh, N.C.; James R. Oswald, Spring Township; and William D. Oswald, Reading; a brother, Ernest L. Oswald, Temple; a sister, Donna L. Oswald, Reading; and grandchildren: Meryn Noel, Lauren Marie and James William Oswald.
Dennis M. Bogush, 63, Reading, died Nov. 5 in Reading Hospital. Bogush, who resided with his close friend, James R. Duncan, is also survived by a longtime companion, Earl David Smith, White Deer; and brothers, John P. Bogush, Florida and Nicholas A. Bogush, Mount Carmel.
Donald Charles “Sam” Pehlman, 66, Robeson Township, died Nov. 7 in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Sharon L. (Heffentrager) Pehlman. Also surviving are sons, John C. Pehlman, Birdsboro; and Jason M. Pehlman, Temple; a grandson, Aaron J. Pehlman, Temple.
Ethan Michael Sensinger, infant son of Benjamin M. and Jessica D. (Christman) Sensinger, Amity Township, died Nov. 7 in Reading Hospital. Also surviving is a brother, Ashton Sensinger, at home; maternal grandparents, Judy P. and Gary Piccone, Amity Township; paternal grandparents, Diane and Richard Sensinger, Souderton.
Bryan H. Staudt, 75, Robesonia, died Nov. 8 in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Ardelle M. (Wenrich) Staudt. Surviving in addition to his wife are sons: Kim B. Staudt, Souderton; Kerry L. Staudt, Womelsdorf; and Kevin K. Staudt, Robesonia; a daughter, Kori L., wife of Chet Mattia, West Caldwell, N.J.; brothers: Calvin C. Staudt, Myerstown; Kenneth L. Staudt, Daytona Beach, Fla.; and Curtis H. Staudt, Lynnport; and sisters, Geneva P. Brune, Rochelle, Ill.; and Sandra E. Yost, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Elinor E. Westley, 84, Reading, died Nov. 8 in the Berkshire Center. She was the wife of George K. Westley. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Woodrow W. Westley, Lancaster; and a daughter, Sharon L. Westley, Reading; grandchildren, Kristin W. (Westley) Pustylnik, Westfield, N.J.; and Bradley A. Westley, King of Prussia.
Renia J. Youse, 75, Kutztown, formerly of Oley, died Nov. 8 in the Lutheran Home at Topton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald B. Youse. Surviving are sons, Michael D. Youse, Kutztown; and Mark R. Youse, Fleetwood; a daughter, Donna R. (Youse), wife of Craig Strunk, Fleetwood; a brother, Robert Q. Smoyer, Grantville.
Theodore C. Auman III, 74, Wyomissing, died Nov. 9 in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Carolyn (Coburn) Auman. Mr. Auman is also survived by his daughter, Cynthia (Auman) King, wife of David W. King, New York City; his son, Theodore W. Auman; grandchildren, Theodore W. Auman, Jr., Carter T. Auman, and Margaret E. Auman, all of Wyomissing; and sister, Suzanne, wife of Robert C. Gardner, Hockessin, Del.
Carl T. Bechtel, 94, formerly of Reading, died Nov. 8 in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Arlene E. (Englehart) Bechtel, also a resident at Country Meadows of Wyomissing. Carl is also survived by a son, Carl R. Bechtel, Muhlenberg Township.
Elizabeth H. “Betty” Bolognese, 87, Reading, died Nov. 10 in Reading Hospital. She was the widow of Leonard Bolognese. She is survived by sons, Nunzio L. Bolognese, Exeter Township, and Nicholas L. Bolognese, Spring Township; sisters, Jenny (Russo), wife of Vincent Vacarro, Monongahela, and Josephine (Russo), widow of Robert Gardner, Marlboro, N.Y.; granddaughters, Samantha (Bolognese), wife of Steven Hunt, Riesterstown, Md., and Lauren (Bolognese), wife of Sean McIntire, Mechanicsburg.
Marjorie Gentile, 60, Shillington, died Nov. 9 in Hershey Medical Center. She was the wife of Joseph Gentile Jr. and a daughter of Virginia (Bozis) Kissinger, Shillington and the late Joseph Mattonis. Surviving in addition to her husband and her mother are a daughter, Vicki L. (Gentile) Brown, West Lawn; and a grandson, Tyler J. Ruch.
Louise A. Kline, 90, formerly of Stony Creek Mills, died Nov. 10 in the Golden Living Center, Exeter Township. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick C. Kline. Surviving are a son, Donald F. Kline, Jacksonville, Fla.; and daughters: Shirley L. (Kline) Ullrich, Exeter Township; Eleanor E. Kline, Exeter Township; and Barbara A. (Kline) Deemer, Wernersville; a brother, Paul Hirstius, Wyomissing.
El Roy P. Master, 90, Heidelberg Township, died Nov. 9 in his residence. He was predeceased by his wife, Helene L. Master. He is survived by a son, Dr. William E. Master, Thomaston, Maine; daughters: Jane M., wife of David W. Rohrbach, Robesonia; Elsa M., wife of Jon R. Hoppman, Robesonia; and Nancy M., wife of Paul D. Wissinger, Sinking Spring; grandchildren: Karin Pejack, Jennifer Aspien, Melissa Menet, Benjamin Wissinger, Allison Shannon, Theodore Master, Margaret Master and Anne Master.
Stephen K. Norton, 58, Reiffton, died Nov. 10 in Reading Hospital. He was a son of Louise (Zipf) Norton, Reiffton and the late George R. Norton. Surviving in addition to his mother is a daughter, Jennifer Marie, a sophomore at Florida Atlantic University.
Maria E. Rolon, 55, Reading, died Nov. 10 in her residence. Surviving are daughters, Edna L. Rivera and Vanessa Rivera, and a son, Miguel Rivera, all of Reading; several brothers and sisters.
William F. Schmehl, 86, Reading, died Nov. 9 in Mifflin Center. He was the widower of Virginia H. (Spadafora) Schmehl. He was the last of his immediate family.
Carl H. Stegman Jr., 85, Flying Hills, died Nov. 9 at home. He was the husband of Annabelle Q. (Quigley) Stegman, at home. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Bret J. Fake, Exeter Township; a brother, Ernest F. Stegman, Reading; grandsons, Justyn and Trevor Fake, both of Exeter Township.
James Vitalo, 82, Reading, died Nov. 8 in his residence. Surviving is a daughter, Lou Ann, wife of Dennis J. Garman Sr., Kenhorst; brothers, Daniel J. Vitalo, Kenhorst, and Jacob W. Vitalo, Reading; a sister, Phyllis A., widow of Joseph J. Difebo, Reading; grandchildren, Amy L. Garman, Kenhorst, and Dennis J. Garman Jr., Mount Penn.
Dale D. White, 68, Reading, died Nov. 7 in her residence. She was predeceased by her husband, Jerald A. White. Surviving are sons, Keith A. White and Kirk A. White; and a daughter, Daneen T. White, all of Reading; a sister, Coleen T. Candelaria, Cumru Township.
Lisa Louise (Zeller) Williams, 42, Ontelaunee Township, died Nov. 5 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township. She was the wife of Donald Douglas Williams and a daughter of Charles Albert Zeller, in Florida, and Thelma Joyce (Metz) Zeller, Columbus, N.J. She is also survived by children: Jeffrey, Alexis and Benjamin, all in New Jersey; a brother, Albert C. Zeller II, Columbus, N.J.; and sisters, Patricia L. (Zeller) Fasanella, Columbus, N.J., and Cindy R. (Zeller) Norato, Jim Thorpe.
William Bonetti, 86, Reading, died Nov. 11 in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Lillian E. (Moretto) Bonetti. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Nicholas T. Bonetti, Reading; a daughter, Sandra L., wife of Douglas Loy, Muhlenberg Township; a brother, Albert Bonetti, Muhlenberg Township, and a sister, Nancy L. Lombardo, Shillington.
Stephen Paul Davies, 31, Alsace Township, died Nov. 10 in Oley Township. He was a son of Gerald Davies and Dawn Helms.
Juanita E. (Ellis) Davis, 86, Wernersville, died Nov. 10 in her residence. She was the widow of Daniel P. Davis. Surviving are daughters: Carol (Davis), wife of Kenneth Nichols, Sinking Spring; Nancy (Davis), wife of Fred Wheeler, Bowmansville; Jody McDermott, New York City; and Kathleen (Davis), wife of John Biehl, Temple; a brother, Jack Ellis, in Arizona.
Delores J. Edwards, 65, St. Lawrence, died Nov. 11 in her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Edwards. Surviving are sons: Ronald Weidenhammer, Temple; Randy Weidenhammer, in Pennsylvania; and Timothy Endy, Reno, Nev.; a daughter, Dawn Endy, Exeter Township; a brother, Donald E. Crouse, Stony Creek Mills.
Gertrude A. (Eisele) Gilhorn, 102, of Robeson Township, formerly of Blue Bell, died Nov. 10 in Reading Hospital. She was the widow of Gunter J. Gilhorn. She is survived by a daughter, Trudy, widow of Robert Moore, Robeson Township, with whom Gertude resided; a son, John G. Gilhorn, Doylestown; a sister, Irmgard Eisele, Stuttgart, Germany; grandchildren: Kimberly L. Moore, Jessica Jett, Christopher Gilhorn and Sarah Gilhorn.
Matilyn Grace Troy-Massey, 4 months, died Nov. 10 in Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She was a daughter of Matthew Massey, Reading, and Sherri-Lynn Troy, Quakertown. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, Linda and Michael J. Troy; her paternal grandparents, William and Christine Massey; a great-grandmother, Ruth Massey; and great-grandparents, Ed and Betty Troy and James and Mary Agnes Gallagher.
Warren J. “Butch” Wentzel Jr., 65, South Heidelberg Township, died Nov. 11 in his residence. He was the husband of Carol A. (Finogle) Wentzel. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a son, Gregory Wentzel, Womelsdorf; stepsons, Glenn Firing, Schuylkill Haven, and Brett A. Firing, Cressona; brothers: Barry M. Wentzel, Terry L. Wentzel and Steven J. Wentzel, all of South Heidelberg Township, and sisters: Linda L. Lash, Robesonia; Patricia A. Wentzel and Beverlee J. Titus, both of South Heidelberg Township; and Deborah K. Brubaker, Denver, Lancaster County.
Brian Richard Bates, 65, died Nov. 11 in his Bern Township residence. He was the husband of the late Judith Ann (Reidinger) Bates. Surviving are daughters, Cindy L. (Bates), wife of Barry M. Haring, Maidencreek Township, and Shari L. (Bates) Faller, Virginia Beach, Va.; a brother, Barry Bates, Eugene, Ore.; grandchildren: Jennifer A. (Good) Madigan, Amanda M. Haring, Matthew Faller, Troy A. Bates and Brett M. Haring.
James A. Hoptak Jr., 52, Reading, died Nov. 7. He was a son of Catherine (Tyson) Hoptak, Minersville, and the late James Hoptak Sr. He is also survived by sons, Philip and Tyler Hoptak, both of Pottsville; sisters, Jamie Vilcheck, Pottsville, and Jewel Flannagan, Ithaca, N.Y.; and a brother, Michael Hoptak, Minersville.
Gerald N. “Shorty” Keim, 66, Reading, died Nov. 11 in the Lebanon VA Medical Center. He was the husband of Darlene (DePasquale) Keim. Surviving in addition to his wife are children: Lisa, Michelle, David, Michael and Rose; brothers, Barry and Donald; a sister, Gloria; grandchildren: Ricky, Todd, Justin, Jessie, Jake, Robert and Kyle.
Ruth R. Mogel, 88, West Reading, died Nov. 12 in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township. She was the wife of John F. Mogel. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Jean E. (Mogel), wife of Ronald, St. Lawrence; grandsons, Carl Yerger, and John Yerger.
Antonette M. Reiter, 92, Shillington, died Nov. 8 in Berks Heim, Bern Township. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond W. Reiter. Antonette is survived by her daughter, Rayann L., wife of Randy Trout, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; sister, Jennie M., wife of Carl Arnold, Shillington; and brother, Joseph DiPaolo, Kenhorst; grandchildren: Deirdre, wife of Todd Bowers, Mount Penn; Gregory Reiter, Dewey, Ariz.; Kelly, wife of Todd Chamberlain, Lakeworth, Fla.; and Brittany, wife of Eric Wilkinson, Doral Springs, Fla.
Louise L. Scher, 85, Wyomissing, died Nov. 12 in her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Schers. Surviving are sisters, Anne Rosenbloom, in New Jersey, and Freda Levin, Washington, D.C.
