Timeline for Patricia A. Anker
Born: March 11, 1933
Died: January 19, 2022
Patricia A. Anker, 88, of Cumru Township, passed away January 19, 2022, in the Reading Hospital where she was a patient.
Born in Reading, she was daughter of the late Vincent & Catherine (Cichowicz) Kurczewski. She was the wife of the late Louis M. Anker who passed away in 1984.
Patricia worked as a telephone operator and a customer service representative for Sears, Roebuck & Co. at the Berkshire Mall for 25 years, retiring in 1995. She was a member of St. John Baptist de la Salle R.C. Church, Shillington and enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles, and Sunday dinners.
Surviving are her three children – Steven V. Anker, Shillington, Mark L. Anker, Carlisle, and Suzanne J. wife of John Seitzinger, Shartlesville. There are also four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 10:00 AM at St. John Baptist de la Salle R.C. Church, 42 Kerrick Rd., Shillington. Rev. Edward J. Essig, M. Div. celebrant. Interment in St. Mary Cemetery, Reading. Viewing from 9:00 – 9:45 AM at the church. Please remember Patricia by making a contribution to the Keystone Fire Co. #1, 221 Catherine St., Shillington, PA 19607, or the Mifflin Community Library, 6 Philadelphia Ave., Shillington, PA 19607. The Klee Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., Shillington, is assisting the Anker family. www.kleefuneralhome.com
Pat was best friends at Sears with my division manager Pam/Cosmetics/Health&Beauty in the 1970s, and they'd join up together for breaks at the counter, so I got to know Pat well too. She had such a resonant, alto speaking voice - much like Tony Bennett's which has been described as "suede", which served her well being a live/in-person public address announcer back then. Once back then, navy blue-&-kelly green was the "in" color combination. Pat wore it that day & I complimented her not only on her style but her forward fashion thinking, putting it together. She replied that scolding fashion rules from the generations prior went, "Blue and green should not be seen!" We both laughed; I never forgot that moment; and how Life's pendulum swings. She was such a steady, solid, pleasant soul. Surely she rests in God's peace.
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Time: 9:00 am - 9:45 am
St. John Baptist de LaSalle R. C. Church
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Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Time: 10:00 am
St. John Baptist de LaSalle R. C. Church
Address:
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A Mass of Christian Burial – Rev. Edward J. Essig, M. Div. celebrant
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
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Our sincere condolences.
The staff of Klee Funeral Home.
Pat was best friends at Sears with my division manager Pam/Cosmetics/Health&Beauty in the 1970s, and they'd join up together for breaks at the counter, so I got to know Pat well too. She had such a resonant, alto speaking voice - much like Tony Bennett's which has been described as "suede", which served her well being a live/in-person public address announcer back then. Once back then, navy blue-&-kelly green was the "in" color combination. Pat wore it that day & I complimented her not only on her style but her forward fashion thinking, putting it together. She replied that scolding fashion rules from the generations prior went, "Blue and green should not be seen!" We both laughed; I never forgot that moment; and how Life's pendulum swings. She was such a steady, solid, pleasant soul. Surely she rests in God's peace.
Klee Funeral Home
Our sincere condolences.
The staff of Klee Funeral Home.