Henrietta Berk

Henrietta P. Berk
Henrietta P. Etta Berk, 85, of Schnecksville, formerly of Whitehall, died Thursday, March 17, 2005, in St. Lukes Hospital, Allentown Campus. She was the wife of Nathan L. Nate Berk Sr. They were married on November 23, 1939. Born in Applebachsville, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Anna (Buehrle) Pudliner. She was a graduate of Whitehall High School. She was a member of St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Whitehall, where she was a former member of the choir. Etta was co-owner with her husband Nate of Berk Motor Company in the West Catasauqua section of Whitehall since 1949. An expert seamstress, she was also employed for many years by the former Richards Sportswear and Fuller Sportswear. A member of the former Jessie K. Berlin Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, she was active with the former Mothers Club of Fullerton. She loved sewing items for her family, cooking, shopping and enjoyed creating ceramics and crafts. Always a hard worker, she helped her family construct the building and adjoining home that is now Berk Motor Co. Etta enjoyed her 20 plus winters in St. Petersburg, Florida, as well as family outings at their home on Lake Wallenpaupack. Survivors: Husband; sons, Nathan J. Junior and his wife Sandra (Muha), and Dennis K. and his wife Joann (Uivary), all of Schnecksville; grandchildren, Nadine Sevrain, Kevin, Deann and Aubrey Berk; great-grandchildren, Gabrielle, Sydney and Paige Sevrain. She was predeceased by her grandson, Jason Berk, in 1977 and her sister, Anna Montalto, in 2004. Services: 11 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2005, in the church, 835 3rd St., Whitehall, conducted by Rev. Martha S. Sipe. Her viewing will begin at 10 a.m. Monday in the church. Interment, Cedar Hill Memorial Park, Allentown. The Gilbert Funeral Home, Whitehall, is in charge of arrangements. Contributions: To the church.