Karen B. Heimbach

Karen Bader

Heimbach, 74, died

December 18, 2022 at her home in Richlandtown. She was born in Richlandtown on April 25, 1948 and remained in Richlandtown her entire life in the same houses her parents lived. Her parents were the late Luther T. and Marian M. (Mease) Bader.

She was married to

Ted M. Heimbach, with whom she celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary on October 25. Karen graduated from Quakertown High School (1966) and attended Lansdale Business School. Karen worked for Harleysville Insurance from 19661967 in the Keypunch department and then worked for Merck & Co., Inc. from 1967-2006 as a Technical Analyst in the Sales Research department. She retired in 2006. She was a Life Member of St. John's United Church of Christ,

Richlandtown and a former member of the Finance Committee. Karen was also a member of the Pennridge Community Center, where she attended and volunteered at various events.

She was also a member of the Goschenhoppen Historians, Inc. since 2005. In her free time, Karen enjoyed crocheting blankets, basket weaving, reading, doing word searches, cooking, coloring online, taking bus trips to NYC to see numerous plays and musicals with her girlfriends and daughter, and vacationing in Hawaii, Florida, and Ocean City, NJ. She also loved spending time in her pool with family. Karen was a breast cancer survivor in 2021. She is survived by her husband, Ted M. Heimbach;

daughter Stefanie A. Heimbach of Richlandtown; stepdaughters Andrea B. Davies (Scott) of Bloomsburg and Sarah L. Heimbach of Telford; and grandchildren Tyler, Diana, Samantha,

Zachary, Gabriella, Sharyf, Tianni, and Zyannah; and nephews Steven Kade and Jeffrey Kade.

She was pre-deceased by her sister Jeanette

V. (Bader) Kade in 2013, brother-in-law Donald E. Kade in 2009, and parents Luther T. Bader in 1974 and Marian M. (Mease) Bader in 1996. A memorial service will be held on December 28, 2022 at 11:00 A.M., at the C. R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. (www.crstrunk.com) 821 W. Broad

St. Quakertown, PA 18951 where family and friends may call from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. in the funeral home. A luncheon in Karen's honor will be held at the Pennridge Community Center in Silverdale for family and friends following the

memorial service. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke's Hospice, 2455 Black River Road, Bethlehem, PA 18015. Graveside services

will be private at the convenience of the family. Please sign Guest Book on www.themorningcall.com/obits