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beloved daughter, sister, mother, friend and educator, died peacefully in the presence of her family at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at the age of 67.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Esther; and is survived by her father, Ryan; twin brother, Jim; brothers: Jay, Jeff and John; sister, Laura; and sons, Adam and Jacob.
Nora was born in 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pa. She received a B.A. in communication design and later, an M.A. Ed. from Kutztown University. She was a social worker at multiple agencies before teaching as a learning support aide in the Kutztown Area School District. She belonged to St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Kutztown. Nora was a talented artist, skilled crafter and cook. She enjoyed painting,
drawing, weaving, baking, gardening and was an avid
reader. She also cared for many adopted cats over the years. Nora will always be with those she knew through memories of her kindness and gratitude for the many gifts and
unconditional love she gave them.
Services: A public memorial service will be held at a later date.
Contributions: The family requests contributions be made in Nora's memory to Friend Inc., Food Bank and/or Animal Rescue League of Berks County.
Ludwick Funeral Homes Inc., Kutztown, is assisting the family. Memories and condolences may be shared at
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Denise S.
December 27, 2018
Sending deepest condolences to Nora's family. May they find comfort in their hapoy memories of her.
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I wrote this the day Nora passed...
The world has lost a very special lady today... Nora, a coworker and friend of mine for the past eleven years passed away today after her second round of fighting breast cancer.
I had last seen Nora a few weeks ago when I had stopped by the veterinarian's office to pick up my cat's medicine. As soon as I saw her, I knew right away that her cancer had returned. Her hair was thin and very short. She looked unhappy, exhausted, sickly and underweight.
We talked for about ten minutes. She told me that she had kept a greeting card that I had given her the first time she had cancer. The card contained a poem called "The Oak Tree" that was about an oak tree that remained strong despite the wind's greatest efforts to knock it down. Nora said that the poem had been a source of inspiration to her and that she was grateful I had given it to her.
She told me that she wasn't sure if she would survive cancer the second time around. I was surprised to hear her say that because she had always been so positive. In retrospect, I'm guessing that she might have known her chance of survival was unlikely. At one point we both cried and hugged each other. She held on to me a bit longer than the average friendly hug... and now I know why: She probably knew she would never see me again....
Seeing Nora that day was not a "chance" meeting and am thankful that we had the opportunity to say goodbye.
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