Mary Quartieri

Mary R. (Accordino) Quartieri, 90, of Reading, passed away May 6, 2018, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen Quartieri Swope and Robert

Harrison Swope.

Born October 27, 1927, in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Sebastiana (Ugliuzza) and Frank N. Accordino, both deceased.

Mary worked as a presser at Kelray Knitting Mills in West Reading. She and her husband, Jim, co-owned Quartieri's Meat Market for 28 years, retiring in 1990.

Mary will be remembered as a wonderful mother who loved and supported her children, family and friends in many ways. She was honest, passionate about her family, and having never said a negative word about anyone, she

always thought about others before herself. Mary, along with her husband, Jim, were unbiased and nonjudgmental, and set that example for their children and grandchildren.

She loved playing cards, dancing and going to a monthly lunch with her sisters and cousins. Mary also enjoyed her monthly card club of 63 years and Sunday gatherings with her family.

Mary is survived by her son, Jim, Sacramento, Calif.; daughter, Kathleen, wife of Robert H. Swope, Spring Township; and grandson, John Quartieri, Sausalito, Calif.

She was predeceased by husband, James V. Quartieri, in 2013; and grandson, Adam Harrison Swope, in 2017. Also predeceased were her brother, Frank N. Accordino; and sister, Elena (Accordino) Kostival; and brothers-in-law,

Richard L. Mersinger and John A. Milanek.

Also surviving are sisters, Anna Mersinger, Spring Township, and Rose Marie Milanek, West Lawn; brother-in-law, Robert Kostival, Kenhorst; sister-in-law, Juree Accordino, Tampa, Fla., like-a-sister, Joanna Cirulli, Wyomissing; and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, May 11, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church, 2600 St. Albans Dr., Reading, PA 19608. Burial will follow in Gethsemane Cemetery, Reading. A viewing will be held from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., 739 Penn Ave., West Reading, PA 19611.

In lieu of flowers, donations honoring Mary can be made to The Adam H. Swope Memorial Scholarship fund, Reading High School, 801 N. 13th St., Reading, PA, 19604, Attn: Corine McElroy, or Heartland Hospice Care, 2201 Ridgewood Road, Suite 180, Reading, PA, 19610-1190.

Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhomes.com.