FUNERAL NOTICES

FRIEDMAN - Ethel S. (Seasholtz) Friedman, 97, of Pottstown, widow of Maurice D. Friedman, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Manatawny Manor Nursing Home, Pottstown. A funeral service will be held 10:30 A.M. on Saturday April 15, 2017 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 548 Old Swede Road, Douglassville. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park. There will be a viewing Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. at the church. Contributions may be made in her memory to Emmanuel Lutheran Church “Shares of Faith” 150 N. Hanover St., Pottstown, PA 19464. Arrangements are by the Schumacher & Benner Funeral Home & Crematory, at 359 King St. in Pottstown, PA. Go to http://www.schumacherandbenner.com to extend sympathies and access additional service details.

GEHMAN - Marion Beahm Gehman, 87, of Boyertown, passed away April 11, 2017, in Genesis Berkshire Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Edwin Gehman. Services will be held Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at 11 a.m. in Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., 739 Penn Ave., West Reading. Burial will follow in Laureldale Cemetery. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 237 Court Street, Reading, PA 19601. Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhomes.com.

LESH - John F. “Jack” Sparky Lesh, 82, husband of Mary (Cloud) Lesh, of Limerick, PA, died on Monday, April 10, 2017 in Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Funeral Mass in St. Ann Chapel, 604 S. Main Street, Phoenixville, PA, on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:00 am. Burial will be private. Visitation will be held in the chapel on Thursday morning from 9:45 am to 10:45 am. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Diabetes Association of America, 2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22202, or online at www.donations.diabetes.org. Condolences may be given at www.GatchaFuneral.com. Arrangements are by the Devlin Rosmos Kepp & Gatcha Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 517 S. Main Street, Phoenixville, PA.

SHIREY - Earl “Chink” C. Shirey, 91, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 surrounded by his loving family at his home in Douglassville. He was the husband of Betty P. (Bitler) Shirey. Interment will be private and held at the convenience of the family. Houck & Gofus Funeral Home, Inc., 955 N. Charlotte St. Pottstown, PA 19464 will be handling the arrangements. Donations may be made in Earl’s honor to U.S. Renal Care, 5 Sunnybrook Rd. #500, Pottstown, PA 19464 or TriCounty Home Health and Hospice, 13 Armand Hammer Blvd. Suite 201, Pottstown, PA 19464. Online condolences may be made to the family at www. houckgofusfuneralhome.com SOTTER - Joseph K. Sotter, 94, of Boyertown; formerly of Pottstown, husband of Thelma A. (Astheimer) Sotter, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Manatawny Manor Nursing Home, Pottstown. Services will be at a later date. There will be no viewing. Contributions may be made in his memory to New Hanover Lutheran Church, 2941 Lutheran Rd., Gilbertsville, PA 19525. Arrangements are by the Schumacher & Benner Funeral Home & Crematory, at 359 King St. in Pottstown, PA. Go to http://www.schumacherandbenner.com to extend sympathies and access additional service details.