For information on submitting an obituary, please contact Reading Eagle by phone at 610-371-5018, or email at obituaries@readingeagle.com or fax at 610-371-5193.
Most obituaries published in the Reading Eagle are submitted through funeral homes and cremation services, but we will accept submissions from families. Obituaries can be emailed to obituaries@readingeagle.com.
In addition to the text of the obituary, any photographs that you wish to include can be attached to this email. Please put the text of the obituary in a Word document, a Google document or in the body of the email. The Reading Eagle also requires a way to verify the death, so please include either the phone number of the funeral home or cremation service that is in charge of the deceased’s care or a photo of his/her death certificate. We also request that your full name, phone number and address are all included in this email.
All payments by families must be made with a credit card. We will send a proof of the completed obituary before we require payment. The obituary cannot run, however, until we receive payment in full.
Obituaries can be submitted for any future date, but they must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. the day prior to its running for it to be published.
Please call the obituary desk, at 610-371-5018, for information on pricing.
The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University will host a new conference Nov. 14-15, exploring the future of Pennsylvania German folklife, ethnic identity and language through academic and community presentations.
This interdisciplinary conference will examine the present state of scholarship about the Pennsylvania Germans (Pennsylvania Dutch), imagine future trajectories of the culture and envision directions for future scholarship. Welcoming everyone from all backgrounds to attend the event, the Heritage Center will facilitate an open and inclusive discussion with scholars and the community.
A full conference schedule is available at the Heritage Center website, https://www.pagerman.org/futures/.
The conference will open at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 102 Academic Forum, with a keynote presentation by Heritage Center director Patrick J. Donmoyer, exploring future trajectories of Pennsylvania German Studies and living traditions in the culture region. Light refreshments will be served, followed by a community discussion at 7 p.m., moderated by Donmoyer and Dr. William W. Donner, Freyberger Professor of Pennsylvania German Studies.
A series of presentations will commence at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, with panels of speakers exploring Pennsylvania German identities, material expression, future voices, Pennsylvania Dutch language and Pennsylvania German futures.
Speakers will include celebrated voices in the field of Pennsylvania German studies as well as students studying the culture at Kutztown University, including Alexander Ames, Simon Bronner, Joshua Brown, Beau deForest, Patrick Donmoyer, William Donner, Vance Dotterer, Sarah Edris, Rose Fisher, Melissa Geary, Mark Louden, Doug Madenford, Richard Miller, Lisa Minardi, Steven Nolt, Nathan Rein, Jennifer Schlegel, Brad Smith, Elaine Vardjan, James Weaver, and William Woys Weaver.
Registration is required to attend and is free to the public. Optional Saturday lunch registration is $30 and features traditional Pennsylvania Dutch fare, including sausage, sauerkraut, potato filling, salad with hot bacon dressing and shoofly pie.
Registration information is available at the Heritage Center website at https://www.pagerman.org/futures/ and must be received by Saturday, Nov. 1.
For more information, follow PGCHC on Facebook and Instagram or call 610-683-1589.