Obituaries

Santiago Perez
B: 1939-07-25
D: 2025-03-23
View Details
Perez, Santiago
Misael Santiago
B: 1951-07-23
D: 2025-03-22
View Details
Santiago , Misael
Cecilia Rivera-Fontanez
B: 1953-11-22
D: 2025-03-18
View Details
Rivera-Fontanez, Cecilia
Catherine Williams
B: 1961-03-17
D: 2025-03-17
View Details
Williams, Catherine
Julian Ramos Mercado
B: 1948-07-28
D: 2025-03-16
View Details
Ramos Mercado , Julian
Frank Figueroa
B: 1965-09-29
D: 2025-03-15
View Details
Figueroa, Frank
Wayne Pitter
B: 1968-12-21
D: 2025-03-04
View Details
Pitter, Wayne
Marisa Muniz
B: 1947-08-14
D: 2025-03-03
View Details
Muniz, Marisa
Rosa Roman Perez
B: 1958-09-04
D: 2025-03-02
View Details
Roman Perez, Rosa
Elaine DeLong
B: 1942-10-19
D: 2025-02-28
View Details
DeLong, Elaine
Helen Fox
B: 1934-06-11
D: 2025-02-28
View Details
Fox, Helen
Aurora Feliciano
B: 1945-11-04
D: 2025-02-27
View Details
Feliciano, Aurora
Stephanie Bampton
B: 1958-02-28
D: 2025-02-26
View Details
Bampton, Stephanie
Alerda Almonte Rosario
B: 1963-11-24
D: 2025-02-22
View Details
Almonte Rosario, Alerda
Keith Drumheller
B: 1960-03-28
D: 2025-02-22
View Details
Drumheller, Keith
Maria Millan
B: 1927-12-25
D: 2025-02-18
View Details
Millan, Maria
Robert Erkes
B: 1940-06-06
D: 2025-02-17
View Details
Erkes, Robert
Pedro Rodriguez-Acevedo
B: 1948-08-24
D: 2025-02-17
View Details
Rodriguez-Acevedo, Pedro
Carlos Leon
B: 1954-03-16
D: 2025-02-14
View Details
Leon, Carlos
Peter Zeppos
B: 1933-01-07
D: 2025-02-13
View Details
Zeppos, Peter
Manuel Alcazar
B: 1959-05-11
D: 2025-02-12
View Details
Alcazar, Manuel

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

Obituaries & Tributes

It is not always possible to pay respects in person, so we hope that this small token will help.

Immediate Need

If you have immediate need of our services, we're available for you 24 hours a day.

Pre-Arrangement

A gift to your family, sparing them hard decisions at an emotional time.

Order Flowers

Offer a gift of comfort and beauty to a family suffering from loss.

Why Choose Cremation

Everyone has their own personal reasons for choosing cremation over traditional casketed burial.

Cremation Costs are Only One Reason

Given the religious, ethnic, and regional diversity among us, there are many other reasons for the dramatic rise in the number of cremations performed each year. According to Tyler Mathisen of NBC, one of those reasons "is the softening of the Catholic church's views of the practice. For centuries – until 1963, in fact – the church outlawed it. The church's laws still express a preference for burial. But the outright ban is a thing of the past."  

He goes on to tell readers that the decline in nuclear families is another reason. "As more Americans live far from hometowns and parents, and as family burial plots have waned in popularity and accessibility, millions have turned to cremation as a practical and cost-effective way to care for a loved one's remains."

Cremation also allows a family the flexibility they may need in planning and preparing for a memorial service, celebration-of-life, or a scattering ceremony. While the cremation process can occur almost immediately (once all the proper paperwork is complete), the decisions required in planning a meaningful memorial for a loved one can be made in a relaxed, rational way.

You can also be sure that concern for the environment ranks high among many who choose cremation. Casketed and embalmed remains take up cemetery space and can pollute the ground water but many still question the amount of atmospheric pollution created by the cremation process.

Are You Ready to Talk about Cremation?

We want you to know that no matter your reasons for choosing cremation, we're here to help you explore your options. When you're ready, call us at (610) 373-4500 to set an appointment or simply drop by our office. You can also send us an email via our online contact us form.

Online Sources:

Mathisen, Tyler, "Cremation is the Hottest Trend in the Funeral Industry".