{"id":3109,"date":"2025-10-16T02:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/3109\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T02:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:48:15","slug":"barry-curran-obituary-reading-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/3109\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry Curran Obituary &#8211; Reading, PA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\t\t\tBarry Dennis Curran \t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n<p>July 10, 1946 \u2013 April 30, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Barry Dennis Curran, 78, of Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2025. Born in Philadelphia on July 10, 1946, he was a proud Philly native who never missed a chance to say \u201cGo Birds!\u201d. He lived a bold and adventurous life, defined by curiosity, grit, and deep loyalty to the people he loved.<\/p>\n<p>Barry is survived by his five sons: Scott, John, Sean, Devin, and Brendan. He was a proud grandfather to Owen and Lilly, children of John and his wife, Andrea, and to Catherine, daughter of Sean and his wife, Lauren. He is also remembered by his former wife, Dottie Patterson, and his loving cat, Jack.<\/p>\n<p>Barry embraced adventure in all forms, from skydiving and drag racing at Maple Grove to carving down ski slopes. His passion for movement and challenge was rivaled only by his deep commitment to his family and career.<\/p>\n<p>Professionally, Barry built a stellar sales career with Morgan Corporation, playing a pivotal role in helping the company become the #1 truck body manufacturer in the U.S. A true road warrior, Barry believed in the power of a handshake and lived by the principle that your word is your bond. His work ethic, perseverance, and authenticity earned him lifelong respect and friendships across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of work, Barry found joy in the outdoors, often cycling winding roads, hiking forested trails, or simply taking in the peace of nature. He lived his life fully, with purpose and a caring heart. <\/p>\n<p>His memorial services will be held at St. Ignatius Church in Sinking Spring on Monday, Aug. 4th at 9:30am<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barry Dennis Curran OBITUARY July 10, 1946 \u2013 April 30, 2025 Barry Dennis Curran, 78, of Pennsylvania, passed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-3109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3109","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=3109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}