{"id":128183,"date":"2026-03-03T08:39:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/128183\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T08:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:39:27","slug":"timothy-behney-obituary-reading-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/128183\/","title":{"rendered":"Timothy Behney Obituary &#8211; Reading, PA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\t\t\tTimothy M. Behney \t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Timothy M. Behney, 47, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at his home in Jacksonwald. He was a son of the late Leroy D. and Janice G. (Gaul) Behney.<\/p>\n<p>Tim shared 25 wonderful years with the love of his life, Ann Marie (Bush).<\/p>\n<p>Together they built a life grounded in laughter, devotion, and partnership, ultimately celebrating their marriage in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of Governor Mifflin High School, Tim earned his Bachelor\u2019s Degree from Alvernia University and was just one class away from completing his MBA \u2014 a testament to his dedication and perseverance. A lifelong hard worker, he served for many years as a Roadway Programs Specialist with PennDOT, where he was known for his strong work ethic and helping others. He also was passionate about heavy road construction and equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Tim had a special love for lighthouses, and he and Ann traveled extensively to visit them, turning their shared passions into cherished adventures and lasting memories.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his parents, Tim was predeceased by his brother, Gregory, who passed away in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>A Celebration of Life will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Klee Funeral Home &amp; Cremation Services, Inc., 1 E. Lancaster Avenue, Shillington, PA. A visitation will be held from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Pastor Timothy Bair will officiate.<\/p>\n<p>In lieu of flowers, contributions in Tim\u2019s memory may be made to Safety Net Sanctuary, 187 Houck Road, Fleetwood, PA 19522, or online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.safetynetsanctuary.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.safetynetsanctuary.com<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kleefuneralhome.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.kleefuneralhome.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Timothy M. Behney OBITUARY Timothy M. Behney, 47, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128184,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":{"0":"post-128183","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reading","8":"tag-reading-city","9":"tag-reading-city-headlines","10":"tag-reading-city-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}