Madeline Emma (Rego) Slivka

Madeline Emma (Rego) Slivka, 97, of Whitehall, PA, passed away June 19, 2025, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Bethlehem, PA.

Born to Salvatore and Anna (Metz) Rego on September 1, 1927, at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Madeline's family later moved to Nesquehoning, PA, where she met her husband, George. They married in 1943 and began their life together in Nesquehoning, then moved to Whitehall, PA, in 1962. Madeline spent her early adult years raising their five children. She also devoted much of her life to helping to raise the children in her extended family.

Madeline was known for her kindness, love, and undeniable strength to everyone who knew her. Her dedication and unwavering love for her family and loved ones was evident to anyone she met. Madeline's door was always open, never turning away those needing advice, a laugh, a good meal, a place to stay, or the comfort of her presence. At the heart of her convictions was the desire for her family and friends to experience "good health and happiness." A motto that she lived by and modeled for those around her.

In her later years, when not spending time with her family, Madeline loved to go out dancing nearly every weekend with her longtime partner, Bill Adams. In addition to her passion for music and dancing, she was a member of the Sweet Adelines, an all-female barbershop singing group, and The Red Hat Society, an organization encouraging women in their quest to get the most out of life. Madeline was also a dedicated member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Fullerton.

Madeline will be forever missed by her surviving children Lynda Panuski of Whitehall, PA, Madalyn (Slivka) Eadline, wife of Doug Eadline, of Bethlehem, PA, and David Slivka of Whitehall, PA, and by her seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Madeline was preceded in death by her husband, George Slivka of Whitehall, PA, daughters Marianne Slivka and Mary Ellen (Slivka) Burns of Whitehall, PA, and granddaughter Tamara (Evans) Lauer of Northampton, PA.

Services will be held on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in the Gilbert Funeral Home, 444 Pershing Blvd, Whitehall, PA 18052. Calling hours will be 10:00-11:00 a.m., and the Service will be 11:00 - 11:30 a.m., with immediate graveside burial following at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cemetery, North Catasauqua, PA.

If you would like to honor Madeline with a memorial contribution, her family suggests a donation to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 3401 Civic Center Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19104 online at www.chop.edu Thank you kindly.