Obituaries

Hiester, Paul David - 12/23/1996

Paul D. Hiester, 84; owned former firm
 
Paul D. Hiester, co-owner of a former city business, died Saturday at 6:15 p.m., shortly after being admitted to the continuing care unit of the Reading Hospital. He had been a patient in the hospital for two weeks.
 
Hiester, 82, of 2405 River Road, co-owned the former Hiester's Driveway Service, Reading, for 25 years, retiring in 1979.
 
He was the husband of Alberta E. (Chaykowski) Hiester.
 
Born in Lower Heidelberg Township, he was a son of the late Adam R. and Ellen L. (Weirher) Hiester.
 
He was a 60-year member of the Bernville Grange and was a past president of the Muhlenberg Democratic Club.
 
Hiester was a member of Grace Alsace United Church of Christ, Muhlenberg Township.
 
Other survivors include a daughter, Lucille A., wife of Harry L. Brooe, Mohnton twp; stepdaughters, Dolores E., wife of Carl A. Gangemi, West Reading, and Janet L., wife of Charles R. McLaughlin, Reading; and two stepsons, David L. Pawling, Reading, and Craig E. Pawling, Wyomissing Hills.

Hiester, Richard L. - 7/11/2008

Richard L. Hiester, Sr., 87, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away July 11th in Manor Care Health Services, Laureldale.
 
He was married to the late Rachel E. (Snyder) Hiester who passed away January 1996.
 
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Joseph Hiester and Cecelia Hiester.
 
He was employed for many years at Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading as a roll turner retiring in 1983.
 
He was in the U. S. Army serving during WWII.
 
He was a member of Grace Alsace United Church of Christ, Hyde Park where he was formerly president of consistory, a deacon and assisted in making candy for many years at the holidays.
 
Surviving is one son, Richard L. Hiester, Jr. husband of Stephanie Hiester of Manassas, Virginia. Two daughters, Joanne R. Ferro of Riverview Park and Kathy L., widow of Dennis J. Sharp of Temple. Also, one brother Robert Hiester of Sinking Spring.
 

Hiester, Ruth D. - 1/6/2008

Ruth D. Hiester, 88, of Kutztown, died January 6, 2008, in Kutztown Manor Nursing Home where she resided since 2005. Born March 7, 1919, in Kutztown, she was a daughter of the late Edward S. and Florence M. (DeLong) Hiester. She was a member of Saint Pauls United Church of Christ, Kutztown. She was employed 33 years in the purchasing department of the former N.G.K. Metals, Muhlenberg Township, until her retirement in 1981.

Hiester, Wellington Miller - 7/15/1891

INSPECTOR OF BERKS BRIDGES PASSES AWAY
 
Wellington M. Hiester, Former Well-known Contractor and Builder, Succumbs to Illness of 10 Days.
 
Wellington Miller Hiester, County Bridge inspector for the past three years, died at his home 350 North Front Street at 8:15 Saturday evening, after an illness of 10 weeks of liver trouble, aged 58 years, 2 months and 13 days. Mr. Hiester was a former well-known contractor and builder, being associated with H. E. Ahrens for some time, besides doing considerable work on his own account. He was a Democrat and always took an active part in the affairs of this city. He served one term as Common and one term as Select Councilman fromthe sixth ward. He was a charter member of the Schuylkill Fire Compnay, Camp 689, P.O.S. of A., and the Pennsylvania Immediate Relief Association.
 
Mr. Hiester was a native of Spring Township and a son of William and Elizabeth (nee Miller) Hiester. He moved to this city 30 years ago, having lived here ever since.
 

Hiester, William - 1/16/1898

WILLIAM HIESTER died in Spring township of the infirmities of old age, Sunday night at 12 o'clock, aged 76 years, 10 months and 10 days. His wife died three years ago. Following children survive: Henry M., Wellington M. and Mrs. Zacharias Buch, Reading; Mrs. Solomon Moyer, Oakbrook; Mrs. John Lash, Wernersville. Deceased was born in Tulpehocken and was a well-known farmer. Funeral: Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Peter Horn's residence, Spring, where deceased lived. Services and interment at Sinking Spring Reformed Church.

Hiester, William Muhlenberg - 3/18/1990

Founder of 'Mercury' succumbs

Hirsch, Milton S. - 12/29/2007

Milton S. Hirsch, 96, Flying Hills, died Dec. 29, 2007, in his residence.
 
He was the husband of Helen (Borger) Hirsch.
 
Born in Scranton, he was a son of the late Harry and Rose (Levy) Hirsch.
 
He was the owner/operator of Milton’s Youth Center, Pottstown, from 1939 to 1987.
 
Hirsch was a graduate of Simon Gratz High School, Philadelphia, and attended Temple University, Philadelphia.
 
He was a member of Kesher Zion Synagogue, Reading, and was also a former member of Congregation Mercy and Truth, Pottstown, where he served on the board of directors.
 
Hirsch was a member of Brookside Country Club, Pottstown. He was active in the United Jewish Appeal, Pottstown. Hirsch was a member of the Jewish Community Center of Reading.
 
He is also survived by a daughter, Betsy H. (Hirsch), wife of Alvin Katz, Exeter Township; and a son, Harry J. Hirsch, husband of Sharon Hirsch, Efrat, Israel.
 

Hoopes, Darlington - 1989

Darlington Hoopes, 93, twice the Socialist candidate for president and a former Pennsylvania state legislator, died Monday at the Leader Nursing and Rehabilitation Center outside Reading. He lived in Reading.

Mr. Hoopes, who practiced law in Reading for many years, ran for president on the Socialist ticket in 1952 against Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower and Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson. Unlike the major-party candidates, though, Mr. Hoopes ran a campaign that cost only $150 and that saw him give a speech in Kenosha, Wis., to an audience of one. As a Socialist, he called for nationalization of banks, railroads, coal mines and the steel industry, and for strengthening the United Nations and reuniting the Germanys. "The wealthy have long used the power of government to enrich themselves," he said in a radio address Oct. 31, 1952. "In a democracy, government is a tool that should be used to advance the common welfare." On Election Day, he got 21,000 votes, to Eisenhower's 33 million. Mr. Hoopes also ran for president in 1956 and was the Socialists' vice presidential candidate in 1944.

Hunt, William T., Jr. - 8/1997

Dr. William Taylor Hunt, Jr., 94, formerly of 513 Parkwood Drive, Wynnewood, Montgomery County, died Sunday at 2:20 a.m. in the Highlands at Wyomissing.
 
His wife, Helen I. (Campbell) Hunt, died in January 1990.
 
Born in Renovo, Clinton County, he was a son of the late William T. Hunt, Sr. and Anna Mabel (Woodring) Hunt.
 
Hunt was an ophthalmologist for 45 years and served as a research associate and consultant in Reading from 1940 to 1945. He retired in 1974 as an associate professor at jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.
 
He was a 1923 graduate of Lafayette College, Easton, and a 1927 graduate of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. Hunt served his internship at St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh, in 1927-28 and his residency at the Eye & Ear Hospital, Pittsburgh, in 1928-29.
 
Hunt was a member of the United Methodist Church, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomaery County.
 
Survivng are a sister, Helen, wife of Dr. John C. Cobey, Bellefonte, Centre County; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
 

Kistler, Homer I. - 12/24/2007

Homer Issac Kistler, 91, Exeter Township, formerly of Sinking Spring, died Dec. 24, 2007, in Reading Hospital.
 
He was married March 24, 1940, to Edna Sarah (Berndt) Kistler, Exeter Township.
 
Born Nov. 25, 1916, in Virginville, he was a son of the late George J. and Katie (Correll) Kistler.
 
He was raised by his grandparents, the late Samuel and Louisa Kistler.
 
He was employed a number of years as the store manager with A&P Grocery Store, Myerstown, and later as a scale operator and parts manager with Berks Corp., Temple. Homer was last employed 20 years as the parts manager with Flicker & Sons, Maxatawny Township, before retiring in 1980.
 
Homer was a 1934 graduate of Slatington High School, Lehigh County.
 
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
 
Homer was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sinking Spring.
 

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