Gwen L. Wetzel, 67, of Sunbury, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019, at Select Specialty Hospital, Camp Hill.
She was born Sunday, Feb. 17, 1952, in Pottsville, a daughter of the late Leo F. and Verna M. Schmeltz Hatter.
She attended Tri-Valley High School and received her nursing certification from Geisinger School of Nursing, Danville.
Gwen worked for 20 years at Tri-Valley Pharmacy, she then entered nursing school and received her RN. She was an RN at the former Susquehanna Lutheran Village.
She was a member of Herndon Senior Center.
Gwen enjoyed needlepoint and gardening.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by a brother, Ronald R. Hatter.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas M. Wetzel.
She is also survived by two daughters, Daphne L. Webberson, of Virginia, and Missy A. Carado-Hook and her husband, Derron, of Spring Glen; four grandchildren, Stephen Webberson, Emily Webberson, Dominick Carado and Alissa Nester; a brother, Daniel L. Hatter, of Camp Hill; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, with the Rev. Curtis Zemencik officiating. A viewing will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to Hillside SPCA, P.O. Box 233, Pottsville, PA 17901. Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.
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Published in Republican & Herald on July 2, 2019
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