The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Ethel DeWitt, 94, of Douglassvi­lle

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Ethel (Laber) DeWitt, 94, of Douglassvi­lle, PA, widow of Malcolm R. DeWitt, passed away on Sunday at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, East Norriton.

Born in Pottstown, PA, she was a daughter of the late William Laber and the late Anna (Baker) Laber.

Ethel was a 1941 graduate of Pottstown High School.

She was a legal & judicial secretary retiring from Montgomery County Courthouse in 1990.

She was a member of Trinity Reformed of the United Church of Christ, Pottstown, where she was a member of the Choir & Bell Choir, and also a Elder, Secretary, and Past President of Consistory at church.

Ethel was a member of the Sister Gladys Circle at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, WELCA bible study, past president of Century Club, Pottstown, past board member & membership chairman of Pottstown chapter of AARP, secretary of Pottstown Historical Society, and past membership chairman of Friends of Pottstown Library.

She is survived by a son, Todd DeWitt and his wife Donna, Cape Coral, FL; a two grandsons, Andrew & Alec DeWitt. She was predecease­d by a son, Bruce DeWitt.

A memorial service will be 11:00 A.M. on Friday March 16, 2018 at Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ, Hanover & King Streets, Pottstown. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday from 10:30 to 11:00 A.M at the church, there will be no viewing.

Contributi­ons may be made in her memory to Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ, 60 N. Hanover St., Pottstown, PA 19464.

Arrangemen­ts are by the Schumacher & Benner Funeral Home & Crematory, at 359 King St. in Pottstown, PA.

Our web site exists to serve the friends and family of the deceased. Go to http://www.schumacher­andbenner.com to extend sympathies and access additional service details.

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