John J. Mitchell, Sr., 91, of Reading, passed away Tuesday, December 22nd at Reading Hospital, West Reading. John was born in Philadelphia on April 3, 1931 and was the widower of Anne M. Mitchell, who passed away in 2019. He was a member of St. Catharine of Sienna RC Church Mt. Penn and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was later employed as a clerical worker at General Battery, Reading until retiring. John is survived by three daughters; Robin A., wife of Bob Waller, of Orlando, FL; Colleen A., wife of Karl Becker, of Wernersville; Mellissa D., wife of Erich Pfahl, of Reading; three sons; John J. Mitchell, Jr. , husband of Amy Mitchell, of Sinking Spring and Francis Mitchell and James Mitchell, of Philadelphia. He is also survived by nine grandchildren; Jeremy, Elizabeth, Nicholas, Amber, Colling, Megan, Emily, Logan and Avery and three great grandchildren Kaidyn, Elenora and Aspen. Services are private at the convenience of family. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Veteran's Making a Difference, 2412 Spring St., West Lawn, PA 19609. Arrangements entrusted to John P. Fennel Funeral Home, Inc. 625 N. 4th Street at Centre Ave., Reading, PA 19601, 610-372-4160. 

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