Obituaries by LocationFLORENCE S. MARISSEAU
Services were held for Florence S. Marisseau, 91, of Antietam Road, Alsace Township, who died February 25 in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where she had resided since April.
Her husband, Romeo M. Marisseau, died in 1994.
Born in Alsace Township, she was employed for many years as cafeteria manager at the Alsace Elementary School in the Oley Valley School District and was also employed as a bookkeeper by Titlon Schuller, Reading.
She was a member of Zion (Spies) Evangelical Reformed Church, Alsace Township, where she was a former church secretary.
Surviving are a son, the Rev. Merrill R., Alsace Township; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Burial was in Zion (Spies) Cemetery , Alsace Township.
The Christ & Catagnus Funeral Home Inc., Oley, handled the arrangements.
FRANCIS S. RICKETTS
Services were held for Francis S. “Steve” Ricketts, 77, of North Red School Road, Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, who died February 24 in Brandywine Hospital, Coatesville.
He was the husband of Estella (Pisa) Ricketts.
Born in Pleasantville, N.J., Ricketts was employed by Boeing Vertol Co., Philadelphia, retiring in 1954. He was later employed for seven years by MBB Helicopter Corp., retiring in 1985.
He was a 1942 graduate of Pleasantville High School and attended Emery Riddle School, Miami.
Ricketts was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
He was a member of Berean Bible Fellowship Church, Terre Hill, Lancaster County.
Ricketts was a HAM radio operator.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters: Frances E. (Ricketts) Lydon, McKinney, Texas; Susan A. (Ricketts) Pinkerton, Oxford, Chester County; and Cheryl L. (Ricketts) Heineman, Kutztown.
Other survivors include six grandchildren.
Burial was in Caernarvon Cemetery , Morgantown.
The Labs Funeral Home Inc., Honey Brook handled the arrangements.
WILLIAM G. SHOTZ
Services were held for William G. Shotz, 74, who died February 27 in his residence on Schuylkill Road, Birdsboro.
He was the husband of Joan L. (Hassler) Shotz.
Born in Birdsboro, Shotz was a self-employed general contractor in the Birdsboro area for more than 40 years, retiring in 1985.
He is also survived by a son, Roger G., Birdsboro, and a daughter, Cheryl L. (Shotz) Bentz, Wernersville.
Other survivors include three stepdaughters: Vicky L. (Sands) McClure, Mount Airy, Md.; Deborah L. (Sands) Strohmayr, Wyomissing Hills; and Darryl A. (Sands) Fitzgerald, Montclair, Va.
There also are eight granddaughters and four great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by a son, Kevin Shotz, in 1974.
Burial was in Berks County Memorial Gardens, Maidencreek Township.
The Auman Funeral Homes, Reiffton, handled the arrangements.
MARGARET CORBETT
Services were held for Margaret (Flores) Corbett, 81, of Mullen Hollow Road, Union Township, who died February 28 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading. She was the widow of Howard M. Corbett.
Born in New York, N.Y., she was a homemaker.
Surviving are a son, Steven R. Corbett of Union Township; one daughter, Diane M. Corbett of Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Also a brother and a sister.
Burial was in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton.
The Dengler Funeral Home, Birdsboro, handled the arrangements.
BEATRICE WIAND
Services will be held Thursday for Beatrice (Weaver) Wiand, 78, of Center Road, Union Township, who died March 2. She was the wife of William C. “Pete” Wiand.
She was born in Exeter and was a homemaker.
Wiand was a member of the Calvary Church of Nazarene in Reading.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, J. William Wiand of Blacklick, Ohio, and Richard David Wiand of Tyler County, W.Va.; two daughters, Ruth Ann Sherbine of Reinholds, Lancaster County, and Elizabeth Diem of Wrightsville, Pa.
Also two brothers, Carl Weaver, Reading, and Kenneth Weaver of Stayton, Ore.; four sisters, Fern Gechter of St. Lawrence, Mildred McGlaughlin of Pottstown, and Esther Weaver, Margaret Petrillo and Valeria Prince, all of Birdsboro, and two grandchildren.
Services will be held Thursday at 10:30 at the Dengler Funeral Home, 144 N. Spruce St., Birdsboro, the Rev. David F. Watts officiating.
A viewing will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Birdsboro Cemetery , Union Township.
ROBERT D. DRUMHELLER
Services were held for Robert D. Drumheller, 71, who died April 6 in his residence on Butter Lane, Exeter Township.
He was the husband of Florence E. (Ramsey) Drumheller.
Born in Earlville, he was employed for 45 years by McCrory’s department stores, last working as manager at the Reading store from 1977 until his retirement in 1994.
He was a 1951 graduate of Reading High School.
Drumheller was a Navy veteran.
Also surviving are two sons, Robert J., Exeter Township, and David D., Reading; and two daughters, Kim E. Drumheller, Novato, Calif., and Sue A. Drumheller, Reading.
Also surviving are seven grandchildren.
Burial was private in Oley Cemetery , Spangsville.
The Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading, handled the arrangements.
ROBERT S. WAYLAND
Masonic services were held for Robert S. Wayland, 76, husband of Jane Y. (Clemmer) Wayland, of Swamp Creek Road, Upper Frederick, who died April 7 in Mercy Suburban Hospital, East Norriton.
Born in Lower Providence, he was a seaman in the Navy during World War II.
Wayland worked as a dairy farmer in Upper Frederick from 1954 to 1982. He previously operated his family’s farm in Lower Providence. He was also a truck driver for Edgar Black in Skippack and Weyerhaueuser Inc., in Whitemarsh.
He was a former member and chairman of the Upper Frederick Board of Supervisors.
He was also a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Obelisk and its Willing Workers.
Also a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a member of Warren Masonic Lodge No. 310 of Collegeville, and a member and past president of the Sassamansville Fire Co.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Linda J. Mornick of Miami; two sisters, Edythe Hinkle of Upper Frederick and Ethel M. Kimmich of Lower Providence; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.
Burial was in the Limerick Garden of Memories.
The arrangements were handled by the Holcombe Funeral Home, Trappe.
ANTOINETTE V. LEARY
A funeral Mass was held for Antoinette V. “Edna” (Madrak) Leary, 87, of Douglassville, formerly of Ocean City, N.J., and Bridgeport, who died April 7 in the Berkshire Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Exeter.
She was the widow of Stanley Augustus Leary.
Born in Manayunk, she worked for the former Automatic Timing Controls in King of Prussia, Hosey’s Yarn Mill, Bridgeport and Merck, Sharp and Dohme in Philadelphia, before retiring in 1981.
She was a member of St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, Bridgeport, where she was a member of the church’s sodality. She was a former member of St. Josephat’s Church in Manayunk.
Surviving are a son, Stanley L. “Stash” Leary of Douglassville; two daughters, Antoinette V. Moss of Conshohocken and Dorothy A. Hamlin of Ocean City, N.J.
Also, one brother; three sisters, 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by five brothers; two sisters and two grandsons.
Contributions may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1 Reed St., No. 200, Philadelphia, PA 19147.
Courtney Funeral Home, Bridgeport, handled the arrangements.
Burial was in St. Augustine Cemetery in Upper Merion.
VIVIAN LOEPER
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for Vivian Loeper, 70, who died in her residence on Kelly Lane, Exeter Township on April 8.
She was the wife of Fred A. Loeper.
Born in Manciano, Italy, she was a daughter of Alpina (Scalabrelli) Renzi, Douglastown, N.Y., and the late Thomasso Renzi.
She was employed for 29-1/2 years as a seamstress by Boscov’s East, Exeter Township, retiring in 2001.
Loeper was a member of St. Catharine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Exeter Township.
Also surviving are two daughters, Lucy (Loeper) Dembroski, Wernersville, and Gisele (Loeper) Bialas, Reading.
Other survivors include a sister, brother and six grandchildren.
Entombment was in the Gethsemane Cemetery Mausoleum, Laureldale.
The arrangements were handled by the Bean Funeral Homes Inc., Exeter Township.
MARION MAYBERRY
Services were held for Marion Mayberry, 71, wife of Clarence I. Mayberry Jr., Birdsboro, who died April 9 in Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.
Born in Pughtown, she graduated from the former Spring City High School.
She was a homemaker and a member of Pughtown Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Christine Bitler of New Ringgold; a son, David Mayberry of Pottstown; a stepdaughter, Sandra Wharton of Florida; a stepson, John Mayberry of Macungie.
Also a sister; a brother, three grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by a brother.
Burial was in Pughtown Baptist Cemetery , Spring City.
Contributions may be made to Pughtown Baptist Church, 780 Pughtown Road, Spring City, PA 19475.
The arrangements were handled by the Cattermole-Klotzbach Funeral Home, Royersford.
