Grace L. Rea

Grace L. Rea, 97, of Reading, died March 16, 2008 in ManorCare, Laureldale.

She was predeceased by her husband, Minor E. Rea.

Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Ella S. (Klemmer) Angstadt.

Grace was a graduate of West Reading High School.

She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Gibralter.

Mrs. Rea was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Grace was employed by Ancona Insurance and later by the Berks County Intermediate Unit in the film library.

She is survived by five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Grace was predeceased by her son, Roger Lee Rea on May 24, 2004 and her daughter, Sarah Ellen (Rea) Herbein on July 14, 1982.

Services will be Thursday at 12 p.m. in Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading. Burial will be in Laureldale Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the funeral home. Contributions may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church 1035 Old River Road Birdsboro, PA 19508. Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhome.com