Westmoreland County PA Archives Obituaries.....Schmucker, Theresa Irene Kahler January 2, 2018
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Tribune Review from Jan. 4 to Jan. 5, 2018
Theresa Irene (Kahler) Schmucker, 92, of Derry, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2,
2018, at Bethlen Home. Born May 5, 1925, in Quincy, Mass., she was a daughter of
the late William E. Kahler Sr. and Isabel (DeCoste) Kahler. Theresa was a member
of St. Martin Church, New Derry, and its Rosary Altar Society. She was an avid
bingo player and enjoyed going to casinos. A true Pittsburgh sports fan, she
loved following the Penguins, Steelers and Pirates. Theresa also enjoyed
knitting, sewing, crochet and gardening. In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her husband, Donald A. Schmucker; two sons, Thomas William
and Martin Joseph Schmucker; four brothers, William E. Jr., Michael, Joseph S.
and Henry V. Kahler Sr.; and three sisters, Mary Purpura, Elizabeth "Betty"
Aspinwall and Rose Eklund. Theresa is survived by four sons, James A. Schmucker,
of Derry, Brian A. Schmucker and his wife Kathy, of Derry, Wayne E. Schmucker
and his wife Tracy, of Blairsville, and Phillip M. Schmucker, of Derry; four
daughters, Donna M. Levy and her husband Alan, of Alameda, Calif., Irene F.
McFadden and her husband Kurt, of Pittsburgh, Linda A. Poliacek and her husband
John, of Latrobe, and Cathy A. McKelvy and her husband Jay, of South Euclid,
Ohio; one sister, Sister Florence Kahler, CSJ, of Brighton, Mass.; 14
grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. The
family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at Bethlen Home for
their excellent care and compassion.
Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at JOHN
J. LOPATICH FUNERAL HOME INC., 601 Weldon St., Latrobe. Members of the St.
Martin Rosary Altar Society will recite the Rosary at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the
funeral home. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St.
Martin Church, New Derry, with the Rev. Salvatore Lamendola as celebrant.
Everyone is asked to please go directly to church. Private interment will be
held at St. Mary's Cemetery.


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