Vincent A. Addesso

Vincent A. Addesso, 78, of Reedy Road, Whitfield, died Oct. 28 at 2:20 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient six days.

He was the husband of Madonna B. (Biegalke) Lovelace Addesso.

Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Sebastian and Agnes (Tucherone) Addesso.

Addesso was employed for 35 years as a supervisor by Carpenter Technology Corp., retiring in 1985.

He attended the Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute.

An Army veteran of World War II, Addesso received two Purple Hearts.

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

Addesso was a past president of the Berks County Guild of Craftsmen.

He is also survived by four stepdaughters: Jeannette Lovelace, Wynnewood, Montgomery County; Kathleen Lovelace, New York City; Sherry (Lovelace) Riegel, Reading; and Lisa Lovelace, Coatesville.

Other survivors include a brother, Daniel, Shillington; and a sister, Marie (Addesso) Parise, Reading.

There are also seven stepgrandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in St. Ignatius Loyola Church. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery, Laureldale. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading, is in charge of arrangements.