Max Kohl, 93, formerly of Reading, passed away April 1, 2007, of natural causes in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township. He was the husband of Pearl L. (Rothermel) Kohl, who passed away in 2005.

Prior to Kohl’s Department Store, Max Kohl opened Kohl’s supermarket, which eventually became Kohl’s Food Stores—and instead ...