Obituaries

Benjamin Gonzalez
B: 1945-07-08
D: 2023-12-04
View Details
Gonzalez, Benjamin
Lois Haas
B: 1951-01-13
D: 2023-12-01
View Details
Haas, Lois
Gerald Levine
B: 1926-10-29
D: 2023-11-30
View Details
Levine, Gerald
Kevin Smith
B: 1958-02-26
D: 2023-11-22
View Details
Smith, Kevin
Berna Sherman
D: 2023-11-20
View Details
Sherman, Berna
Ruth East
B: 1939-04-02
D: 2023-11-20
View Details
East, Ruth
Ines Perez Heredia
B: 1931-01-10
D: 2023-11-18
View Details
Perez Heredia, Ines
Douglas Nixon
B: 1956-02-07
D: 2023-11-18
View Details
Nixon, Douglas
Alan Crystal
B: 1943-09-15
D: 2023-11-16
View Details
Crystal, Alan
Blanca Milagros Guerrero
B: 1964-01-21
D: 2023-11-16
View Details
Milagros Guerrero , Blanca
CIndy Tobin
B: 1957-08-07
D: 2023-11-11
View Details
Tobin, CIndy
Tiffany Rodriguez
B: 1985-09-20
D: 2023-11-06
View Details
Rodriguez, Tiffany
Librada Diaz
B: 1925-12-20
D: 2023-11-04
View Details
Diaz, Librada
Eleticia Ocasio
B: 1937-10-13
D: 2023-10-30
View Details
Ocasio, Eleticia
Hector DeJesus Vega
B: 1958-11-29
D: 2023-10-28
View Details
DeJesus Vega, Hector
John Dickinson
B: 1944-10-16
D: 2023-10-23
View Details
Dickinson, John
Joan Carthon
B: 1955-09-21
D: 2023-10-21
View Details
Carthon, Joan
Samuel Negron
B: 1953-04-20
D: 2023-10-21
View Details
Negron, Samuel
Linnette Perez
B: 1970-03-13
D: 2023-10-16
View Details
Perez, Linnette
Daysi Francisco Sandoval
B: 1975-01-11
D: 2023-10-14
View Details
Francisco Sandoval, Daysi
Ronald Leininger
B: 1939-01-31
D: 2023-10-11
View Details
Leininger, Ronald

Search

Use the form above to find your loved one. You can search using the name of your loved one, or any family name for current or past services entrusted to our firm.

Click here to view all obituaries
Search Obituaries
229 North Fifth St.
Reading, PA 19601
Phone: (610) 373-4500
Fax: (610) 373-8449

Why a Memorial Service?

Rather than opting to do things "the same old way", many families today want to celebrate the life of a loved one. Many funeral service professionals see this change as one of the many contributions to social change made by 'Baby Boomers'. The National Funeral Directors Association notes, "As baby boomers age and find themselves having to plan funerals for loved ones and themselves, they are making funeral choices based on values that are different than previous generations. Baby boomers see funerals as a valuable part of the grieving process and are seeking ways to make them meaningful." If you too desire to make the funeral for a loved one more engaging and personally meaningful, a celebration-of-life may be the perfect concept to build on.

How Does a Celebration-of-Life Differ from a Traditional Funeral?

As mentioned in the page Traditional Funeral Services, there are four basic components which make up the conventional approach to funerals:

  1.  A Visitation
  2. The Funeral Service
  3. A Committal Service
  4. The Funeral Reception

A traditional funeral then is a series of events; it's a ritualized process where the deceased, and the attendees, pass from one social status to another; a process where the torn fabric of a family and community is repaired. According to the online article "Six Characteristics of Helpful Ceremonies", by William Hoy, Director of Grief Connect, this is done by including:

  1. Symbols of shared significance intended to communicate beyond words
  2. Ritual actions shared by a group of individuals
  3. Gathered people providing comfort to one another
  4. Connection to heritage through recognized readings
  5. Increased physical contact between attendees provide comfort
  6. Witnessing the transition of the body through burial or cremation

In knowing these characteristics, you can design a celebration-of-life–as unique as the life of your loved. Learn how to create a Celebration of Life.