Photo courtesy of Burns Funeral Home - Frankford Ave.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 7, 1943 – Nov 9, 2021 (Age 78)
Daniel E. passed away November 9, 2021. Beloved husband of 53 years to Patti (nee Riener). Devoted father of Kathleen Rieser (Keith), Susie Baptista (Mark), Danielle Petrillo (David), and Tim (Michelle). Loving Poppy of Lexy, Max, Michaela, Jake, Maddie, Lianna, Ava, Justin, Isabelle, Lily, and Gracie. Dear brother of Maggie Griffin and the late Rosemary Beisel; also survived by nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to Dan's viewing Monday Evening 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Burns Funeral Home, 9708 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, and also Tuesday 9:30 AM St. Anselm Church, 12670 Dunks Ferry Road, Philadelphia, followed by his Funeral Mass 10:30 AM. Interment will be held at Our Lady of Grace Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675 in Dan's memory would be appreciated.
Dan was a joyous man who loved his work and his life! Thanks for the pleasantness, Dan! All best wishes for his family and friends.
Christine Lucas
January 21, 2022 | Coworker
Our thoughts and prayers have been going out to the Ebert family since hearing about the loss of Dan. Dan was a wonderful person to know and to work with at GSK. I have many fond memories of Dan including the “Bring Your Child to Work” Days, as well as times out of the office for various events like the Year 2000 New Year party when we could all get together for some fun. Mary Beth especially remembers with fondness meeting Pat and Dan and their beautiful children at the first GSK picnic we...
James Bauerle
December 31, 2021 | Chalfont, PA | Friend
While working at GSK/Smithkline, I had the privilege of working with Dan on numerous IT projects. He had a great work ethic and was a great role model for me. He was always one of the first in and the last ones to leave. Besides having a great work ethic, he was also very ethical! We played golf together quite a bit in the company golf league. When I hit a bad shot I had the tendency to throw out a few expletives deleted! Dan would always yell over at me that I should wash my mouth out...
Al Prelle
November 15, 2021
My sincere condolences on the Dan´s passing. I had the privilege of working with Dan on a number of IT projects during my tenure at SKF/SB/GSK headquarters in Philadelphia from 1988 through 2003. While we didn´t always agree on things, Dan was the always the consummate IT professional, an expert project manager and a genuinely nice person. On the lighter side, there came a time when SB decided they would no longer fund refreshments for business meetings. Therefore, Dan and I agreed to...
Jerry Wolf
November 14, 2021 | Work
Mark and I were so saddened by the news of Dan's passing. He was a wonderful gentle man and will be missed dearly. Our prayers to Pat and their children
Mark/Michele Golin
November 12, 2021 | Horsham, PA | Family
