Florence M. Hamlet

Florence M. Hamlet
Florence M. (Holden) Flossie Flirt Hamlet, 82, of New Tripoli, formerly of Philadelphia, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, at St. Lukes Hospital, Allentown Campus. She was the wife of the late James G. Hamlet and Leo W. Hoke. Born in Philadelphia on March 27, 1926, Florence was the daughter of the late Edmund M. Sr. and Martha B. (Hook) Holden. She was employed as a deli manager for Acme Markets, Philadelphia, for 24 years before retiring in 1984. She was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church, Orefield, and a former member of St. Richards Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia. Survivors: Sons, Wayne E. Hoke and his wife Sue of New Tripoli, Jack A. Hoke of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Mark H. Hoke and his wife Leslie of Glenolden; daughters, Ruth Anne Givigliano of Philadelphia, Jill A. Lykins and her husband Chet of Newport, North Carolina; seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren. Services: Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at St. Richards Roman Catholic Church, 3010 S. 18th St., Philadelphia. Family and friends may call 10-11 a.m. Saturday in the church. Interment at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Springfield, Delaware County, will follow the services. Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Schnecksville, is in charge of the arrangements. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church or St. Richards Roman Catholic Church, both c/o the funeral home, P.O. Box 196, Schnecksville, PA 18078-0196.