Falco A. Dibiase, Sr.

Falco A. DiBiase, Sr., 82, died June 24, 2014, in his Spring Township residence.

He was the husband of Leah M. (Tranquillo) DiBiase; they were married on September 10, 1951.

Born in Palena, Italy, he was the son of the late Dominic and Maria (Rattenni) DiBiase.

He was a 1951 graduate of Sinking Spring High School.

Falco was owner and operator of DiBiase Mushroom Company, Sinking Spring and later served in the same capacity for Falco DiBiase Plumbing and Heating.

He was on the Board of Directors for Myers Canning Company, Ontelaunee Farms and 25 Associates. He was also a member of St. Marco Society; V.F.W., Sinking Spring; West Wyomissing and Liberty Fire Companies; and West Lawn Quoiting Club.

Falco was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church, Whitfield.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children, Dominic F., husband of Joanne (Raffanelli) DiBiase, Sinking Spring; Mary L., widow of Thomas E. Congdon, Wyomissing and Falco A., Jr., husband of Stephanie M. (Formicone) DiBiase, Sinking Spring. Three grandchildren, Angela M., wife of Jeff Krick; Thomas M. Geffert and Evan A. DiBiase; and two great-grandchildren, Alexander J. Krick and Leah M. Krick also survive him.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Ignatius Church, 2810 St. Albans Dr, Sinking Spring, PA 19608, with burial to follow in Gethsemane Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Ignatius R. C. Church, at the above address, Berks Visiting Nurse Association, 1170 Berkshire Blvd., Wyomissing, PA 19610 or American Cancer Society, 498 Bellevue Ave., Reading, PA 19605. Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhome.com.