Muriel V. "Judy" Gorczyca

Mrs. Muriel V. 'Judy' Gorczyca

Mrs. Muriel V. "Judy" Gorczyca, 98, formerly of Little Gap Road, Palmerton, Lower Towamensing Township, died peacefully early Thursday morning, Dec. 18, 2025, in the Mahoning Post Acute Nursing and Rehabilitation, Mahoning Township. She was the wife of the late Adam L. Gorczyca, who passed in 1990.

Born in Franklin, N.J., she was a daughter of the late Robert and Muriel (Weitzel) Seip.

Judy graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor's degree in chemistry and an associate degree in biology. She worked at Cornell Medical Center, New York City, as a laboratory technician in biomedical research.

After marrying Adam in 1952, she lived in Tamarac, N.J., before they relocated to the Palmerton area. Judy later worked at Blue Mountain Ski Area, Palmerton (formerly Little Gap Ski Area), from 1977 until retiring in 2012.

Judy enjoyed preparing home cooked meals with vegetables from her garden, taking long walks, golfing and skiing. She volunteered to create the first library at Sacred Heart School, Palmerton (St. John Neumann Parochial School), and was active with the former Palmerton Hospital Festival, selling flowers at the garden stand.

Surviving are a daughter Ann, wife of Paul Steinmetz of Lehighton; grandchildren, Matthew Steinmetz and Bryana Steinmetz, and her companion, Mike Kern, both of Palmerton, and Adam Gorczyca of Bethlehem; great-grandchildren, Makayla Smale, and her companion, Ethan Evans, of Summit Hill, Marissa Meixsell in Hawaii, Matthew Heller of Allentown and Connor Steinmetz of Palmerton; nieces, Rebecca A. Seip, Kathleen R. Seip, Meredith Lein-Vreeland (David), Margi Gorczyca, the Rev. Carol Elizabeth Svecz, C. Jeanne Wilson and Andrea G. Williams; and nephews, Jonathan Lein (Bev), Robert H. Seip (Elizabeth) and Dr. David Lein.

She was also predeceased by a son, Adam D. Gorczyca, who died in 2019; a grandson, Gregory P. Steinmetz, who died in 2024; sisters, Patricia Lein and Doris Dalrymple; a brother, Robert Seip; and nieces, Clairli Thrower and Elisabeth Godbey.

Services: Memorial service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, Campton Funeral Home, 525 Delaware Ave., Palmerton. Call 10-11 a.m. Tuesday. Interment, Sacred Heart New Cemetery, Stoney Ridge Road, Palmerton. Contributions in her name may be made to the Carbon County Animal Shelter, 63 Broad St., Nesquehoning, PA 18240. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.schislerfuneralhomes.com.