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Edward J. Swoyer

January 26, 1919 — May 17, 2010

Edward J. Swoyer

Edward J. Swoyer, 91, died May 17, 2010 in The Highlands at Wyomissing.

He was predeceased by his wife, Alice (Dalton) Swoyer, in 2004.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Nellie Nangle. He was a graduate of St. Peter's High School. Edward was a proud WW II veteran, serving in the signal corps with the 111th Radio Intelligence Company in the South Pacific. He worked for more than twenty years for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania retiring in 1990 as the Reading District Office Administrator for the Department of Revenue. Prior to working for the state he was an entrepreneur before people knew what that meant, starting several local businesses. He also served as an Alderman in the Sixth Ward from 1966-1970. He is survived by a son, Edward and his wife Valerie, and daughters Cathy Swoyer Burkart, Mary Ellen Swoyer, and Alice Swoyer-Smolkowicz and her husband Mark. Other survivors include his grandchildren Jamie Burkart, Edward Swoyer and his wife Meghan, Jim Swoyer, and Rachel Burkart and his brother Paul Nangle and family. Edward was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Parish. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m. in Gethsemane Mausoleum, with entombment to follow. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the St. Vincent dePaul Society c/o St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, 2810 St. Albans Drive, Reading, PA 19608-1028.

Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhome.com

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