For information on submitting an obituary, please contact Reading Eagle by phone at 610-371-5018, or email at or fax at 610-371-5193. Most obituaries published in the Reading Eagle are submitted through funeral homes and cremation services, but we will accept submissions from families. Obituaries can be emailed to . In addition to the text of the obituary, any photographs that you wish to include can be attached to this email. Please put the text of the obituary in a Word document, a Google document or in the body of the email. The Reading Eagle also requires a way to verify the death, so please include either the phone number of the funeral home or cremation service that is in charge of the deceased's care or a photo of his/her death certificate. We also request that your full name, phone number and address are all included in this email. All payments by families must be made with a credit card. We will send a proof of the completed obituary before we require payment. The obituary cannot run, however, until we receive payment in full. Obituaries can be submitted for any future date, but they must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. the day prior to its running for it to be published. Please call the obituary desk, at 610-371-5018, for information on pricing.
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 1, the 275th day of 2024. There are 91 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Oct. 1, 2017, in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, a gunman opened fire from a room at the Mandalay Bay casino hotel in Las Vegas on a crowd of 22,000 country music fans at a concert below, causing 60 deaths and more than 850 injuries.
Also on this date:
In 1890, Yosemite National Park was designated by the U.S. Congress.
In 1903, the first modern baseball World Series began, with the Pittsburgh Pirates defeating the Boston Americans in Game 1; Boston would ultimately win the series 5-3.
In 1908, Henry Ford introduced his Model T automobile to the market.
In 1910, the offices of the Los Angeles Times were destroyed by a bomb explosion and fire; 21 employees were killed.
In 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing.
In 1957, the motto "In God We Trust" began appearing on U.S. paper currency.
In 1964, the Free Speech Movement began at the University of California, Berkeley, as students surrounded a police car containing an arrested campus activist for more than 30 hours.
In 1971, Walt Disney World opened near Orlando, Florida.
In 1975, Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in the "Thrilla in Manila," the last of their three bouts.
Today's Birthdays:
Former President Jimmy Carter is 100.Actor-singer Julie Andrews is 89.Film director Jean-Jacques Annaud is 81.Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew is 79.Actor Randy Quaid is 74.Singer Youssou N'Dour is 65.Actor Esai Morales is 62.Retired MLB All-Star Mark McGwire is 61.Actor Zach Galifianakis is 55.Actor Sarah Drew is 44.Actor-comedian Beck Bennett is 40.Actor Jurnee Smollett is 38.Actor Brie Larson is 35.
