The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Caroline Marie Gennaria

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Caroline Marie (Turssline) Gennaria, 94, widow of the late Harvey Gennaria, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Manatawny Manor Nursing Home.

She was born February 3, 1925 in Conshohock­en to the late Vito Michael Turssline and the late Mary (Cappello) Turssline.

Caroline attended Conshohock­en schools and graduated High School with the class of 1943.

During World War II, she worked for the Signal Corporatio­n in Philadelph­ia.

She married Harvey J. Gennaria on March 30, 1946 in Norristown, PA, and lived in the Royersford area since then.

Caroline loved being a homemaker. She was a member of the Young At Heart Bowling League in Limerick and was a lifelong member of the Sacred Heart Church of Royersford.

She will be missed by her two children: Patricia (Gennaria) Weikel (husband Thomas) of Royersford and Mike Gennaria (wife Jane) of Spring City; grandchild­ren: Thomas R. Weikel (wife Amy) of Monroevill­e, Karen Michaels (husband Jay) of Limerick, Cara Gennaria of Mahoney City, Kimberly Gennaria of Pottstown, and fourteen greatgrand­children and one greatgrand­daughter.

Preceding her in death was her husband of 65 years, Harvey Gennaria, sisters: Agnes Mascia of Fogelsvill­e, Julia Gemma of Phoenixvil­le, Theresa, wife of Stanley Kaminski of Conshohock­en, Lucy Martesi and brother, John Turssline.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 AM Monday August 19, 2019 in Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, 838 Walnut Street, Royersford with Rev. Steven W. Kiernan officiatin­g.

Visitation will be prior to the service at The R. Strunk Funeral Home, 400 Main Street, Phoenixvil­le, PA, from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM Monday. Interment will be immediatel­y following the Mass at Limerick Garden of Memories, Limerick PA.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sacred Heart Church.

Online condolence­s can be made at www.sgsfuneral­home.com. All arrangemen­ts are being handled by Shalkop, Grace & R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc, Spring City, PA.

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