Gasper Mantione

Born in Sicily, Italy on February 18, 1950, Mike is a son of the late Andrea and Rosa Maria (Campanella) Mantione.

Mike was retired from Boscov’s after working nine years as a truck driver. Prior to that, he was employed with the Chemical Leaman Corp. as a cement truck driver. He enjoyed frequenting yard sales, watching movies and listening to Country Western and traditional Italian music.

In addition to his wife, Carol; Mike is survived by two children, Andrew J. Mantione of Reading and Michele L. (Mantione) Hendel and her husband, Daniel, Jr. of Hamburg; a stepson, Stacy W. Hoke and his companion, Melanie Griffin of Bowmansville; two granddaughters, Caiden L. and Haley S. Hendel; four step grandchildren, Cameron A., Cadence A. and Grayson Hoke and Noah Griffin; a step granddaughter on the way; three siblings, Salvatore Mantione and his wife, Judy of New York, Charles Mantione of New York and Carmela “Carrie” (Mantione) Zimmerman and her husband, Rick of Virginia.

Mike is predeceased by two siblings, Giuseppe “Joe” Mantione and Paula (Mantione) Sperrazza.

Services for Mike will be Monday, April 18, 2016 at 1:30pm in Auman’s Inc. Funeral Home, 390 W. Neversink Rd, Reading, PA 19606. Family and friends will be received in the funeral home on Monday from 12:30 to 1:30pm. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reading following the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 25 Stevens Ave., Reading, PA 19609.

Online condolences may be sent to www.aumansinc.com