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Ethel M. Heckman Obituary

Ethel M. Heckman, 86, of Shoemakersville, passed away Wednesday, November 3rd, at St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading.
Ethel was born in Reading on July 13, 1935, a daughter of the late Jennie (Rossi) and Daniel Ulrich and was the widow of James B. Heckman.
She worked as a sewing machine operator at Globe Knitting Mill, Shoemakersville and worked part time in the catering industry. She was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church, West Lawn and loved playing Bingo, crossword puzzles and going to church.
Ethel is survived by two daughters, Lisa Blatt, of Deer Lake; Tina, wife of Claude Stufflet, of Hamburg; son, Jeff Schmura, husband of Donna, of South Carolina; sister, Jennie Miller, of Oley; brother, James Ulrich, husband of Christina, of Robesonia. She is also survived by six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her daughter, Lori and two brothers, Daniel and Samuel Ulrich.
Services are private at the convenience of the family. Interment at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.
Arrangements entrusted to John P. Feeney Funeral Home, Inc. 625 N. 4th Street at Centre Ave., Reading, PA 19601, 610-372-4160.

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