Obituaries

Dora S Diehl

Mar 8, 1911 - Sep 4, 2003

Dora S. Diehl, age 92, formerly of College Boulevard, Kutztown, died Thursday, September 4, 2003, in Kutztown Manor. She was the wife of the late Charles S. Diehl. Born in Fleetwood, she was a daughter of the late Charles E. and Clara (Moyer) Border. She was a factory worker for the former Fleetwood Silk Mill…

Clarabel M Henry

Mar 17, 1923 - Aug 31, 2003

Clarabel M. Henry, age 80, formerly of 33 Timothy Drive, Rockland Township, died Sunday, August 31, 2003, in Kutztown Manor. She was the wife of the late Luke R. Henry. Born in Lyons, she was a daughter of the late Frank H. and Florence M. (Reppert) Reed. She was a laborer for East Penn Manufacturing,…

Evelyn E Wolfe

May 15, 1928 - Aug 28, 2003

William J Randall

Oct 10, 1919 - Aug 27, 2003

William J. Randall, age 83, of Schweitz Road, Fleetwood, died Wednesday, August 27, 2003, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. He was married to Dora J. (Jacobson) Randall for 53 years this month. Born in South Orange, N.J., he was a son of the late Rolland J. and Josephine E. (Eggers) Randall. He was a…

Arthur M Weber

Sep 19, 1912 - Aug 24, 2003

Arthur M. Weber, age 90, formerly of N. Cherry Street, Topton, died Sunday, August 24, 2003, in the Henry Health Care Center of the Lutheran Home, Topton, where he resided. He was the husband of Mamie M. (Adam) Weber, who died in 1996. Born in Slatington, he was a son of the late Francis F.…

Alfred L Wessner

Aug 22, 2003

Alfred L. Wessner, age 81, of 274 Hottenstein Road, Kutztown, died Friday, August 22, 2003, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. He was married to Ethel G. (Dornmoyer) Wessner for 56 years in May. Born in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, he was a son of the late William H. and the late Cora (Mertz) Wessner.…

Anna E Lightcap

Jul 29, 1911 - Aug 21, 2003

Anna E. Lightcap, age 92, formerly of E. Walnut Street, Kutztown, died Thursday, August 21, 2003, in the Henry Health Care Center of the Lutheran Home, Topton. She was the wife of Charles H. Lightcap, who died in 1995. Born in Pottstown, she was a daughter of the late Alfred H. and Verna N. (Herbst)…

R Paul Merkel

Jul 4, 1902 - Aug 19, 2003

R. Paul Merkel, age 101 of Tower Court and Buehrle Center, both of the Lutheran Home, Topton, formerly of 3133 Octagon Ave., West Lawn, Berks County, died Tuesday, August 19, 2003, in Henry Health Care at the Lutheran Home. He was the husband of Sara A. (Wanner) Griesemer Merkel, who died in 1998, and the…

Virginia Malewicz

Aug 11, 1918 - Aug 16, 2003

Virginia Malewicz, age 85, formerly of Topton, died Saturday, August 16, 2003, in York Terrace, Pottsville, Schuylkill County. She was the wife of the late Walter Malewicz. Born in Taunton, Mass., she was a daughter of the late Antone and Maria (Lane) DeMoura. She was a sewing machine operator for 10 years for the former…

Melvin W Sanders

Nov 12, 1919 - Aug 14, 2003

Melvin W. Sanders, age 83, of 124 E. Weis St., Topton, died Thursday, August 14, 2003, in Kutztown Manor. He was married to Verdie M. (Behm) Sanders for 57 years in June. Born in Rockland Township, Berks County, he was a son of the late Charles F. and Beulah (Drey) Sanders. He was a tow…