Doris Marie Zaring

Doris Marie (Trate) Zaring, 98, of Spring Township, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 9, 2026. Born in 1928 at Reading Hospital, she was the daughter of the late George and Mildred Trate. She was the wife of the late John I. Zaring, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage before his passing in 2005.

A graduate of Reading High School, Doris was employed for several decades in the administration office of the Governor Mifflin School District, overseeing data processing. She was a longtime member of the Wyomissing Area Garden Club and an active volunteer in the community, delivering meals for Meals on Wheels well into her 80s and volunteering for the Woman's Exchange in West Reading.

An avid golfer, Doris enjoyed many years as a member of Heidelberg Country Club and Berkshire Country Club, where she and her husband spent time with friends and family. She also enjoyed playing bridge and was a member of several bridge groups.

She is survived by her two sons, Jedd Zaring and his wife, Betty, of Lynchburg, Virginia, and John R. Zaring and his wife, Bianca Cioffi, of Los Angeles, California; and four grandchildren, Scott and Bryan Zaring of Lynchburg, Virginia, and Fiona and Kylie Zaring of Los Angeles, California. Doris is also survived by her sister, Nancy (Trate) Scarloss, 93, also of Spring Township.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Jane (Trate) Peco, and brother, Robert “Bob” Trate.

Arrangements are being handled by Bean Funeral Home & Crematory in Sinking Spring. Following cremation, Doris will be laid to rest alongside her husband and parents at Forest Hills Memorial Park in a private family ceremony.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to support the Perennial Garden at the Reading Museum, where Doris worked as a teenager. Send checks to The Garden Club of Reading (c/o Janet Hurlbrink, 12 Longview Drive, Birdsboro, PA 19508), with “In memory of Doris Zaring – Museum Garden” noted.