Alexander J. Faust

Alexander J. Faust, 29, of Shenandoah, formerly of Pottsville, died Wednesday at home.

He was born Jan. 2, 1993, in Pottsville, a son of Randy and Michelle Crutchfield Faust, Reading.

He was a 2012 graduate of Pottsville Area High School and was employed by Hydro Industries, Cressona.

Throughout his life, Alex loved to cook, play video games and be on the computer.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, James Crutchfield.

Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his children, Roman and Kash Faust, Shenandoah, and Elsenia Faust, Elysburg; siblings, Destiny Callipari and her husband, Domenico, Bayone, N.J., and Cienna Faust, Kameron Faust and Trey Faust, all of Reading; maternal grandmother, Eleanor Crutchfield, Pottsville; paternal grandparents, Carole Faust, Pottsville, and Randall Key, Reading; his fiancée, Bridgette Guinther, Shenandoah; stepdaughter, Taylor Skoufalous; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

A memorial gathering for family and friends will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at James E. Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville. The family would prefer remembrances to help defray some funeral expenses be made to James E. Humphrey Funeral Home, 1112 W. Market St., Pottsville, PA 17901, or by going to Alex's obituary and click on Donate Funeral Funds. Please share your memories and condolences with Alex's family by signing the guest book at www.jehumphreyfuneralhome.com.