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Michael Aschenbrenner Obituary
Born Nov. 17, 1952, in Reading, he was a son of the late George Henry Aschenbrenner and Gerardine Mary (Otterbein) Aschenbrenner.
He was a graduate of St. Paul's Elementary School, Reading; a 1970 graduate of Central Catholic High School and a 1974 graduate of Allentown College.
Michael was employed 25 years as an accountant with the Reading Housing Authority.
He was a member of St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
Michael is survived by four siblings: The Rev. George A. Aschenbrenner, S.J., Scranton; Henry J., husband of Marcella A. (Geerinck) Aschenbrenner, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County; Richard G., husband of Mary (Jacobs) Aschenbrenner, Cumru Township; and Katherine R., wife of James Stachula, St. Charles, Mo.
There are also several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, 151 N. Ninth St., Reading. A viewing will be tonight 6 to 7:30 in Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., 739 Penn Ave., West Reading. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery, Muhlenberg Township.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Jesuit Spiritual Center, 501 N. Church Road, Wernersville, PA 19565. For online condolences, visit www.kuhnfuneralhome.com.
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Sheila Slimmer
July 11, 2008
Rev. George A. Aschenbrenner and family:
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of loss and grieving. Know that your brother is now at peace and has gone home to be with our Father.
With Deepest Sympathy,
Sheila J. Slimmer
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Sister Eileen Spanier, GNSH
July 11, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with the Aschenbrenner Family. I will always remember Michael fondly for his many kindnesses to me when we were growing up. Eileen Spanier, St. Paul's Class of 1966 & CCHS Class of 1970
Liz Feldbaum
July 10, 2008
Music, when soft voices die
Music, when soft voices die,
Vibrates in the memory—
Odours, when sweet violets sicken,
Live within the sense they quicken.
Rose leaves, when the rose is dead,
Are heaped for the belovèd's bed;
And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone,
Love itself shall slumber on.
By Percy Bysshe Shelley
The Poetry Foundation
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