Janice Wolfe

Janice E. Wolfe, 77, passed away peacefully at her Wyomissing home Monday, April 18, 2011.

Her husband George W. Wolfe, Jr., died Nov. 22, 2006.

Janice was born in Valley View, PA, on Feb. 26, 1934. She was the daughter of the late Leslie Ellsworth Harner and Hilda (Henry) Harner.

She was a graduate of the Tremont High School class of 1951. Janice graduated from Lankanau Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia in 1954. She worked in the operating room at Reading Hospital from 1954-1958.

Janice was a member of Atonement Lutheran Church, Wyomissing.

She belonged to the Junior League of Reading, The Women's Exchange, Historic Preservation Trust, Pewter Collector's Club, Breast Cancer Support Group and volunteered at the Reading Hospital.

Janice enjoyed gardening, cross-stitch and knitting, cruises, watching the Phillies and family vacations in Stone Harbor, N.J.

Janice is survived by a son, Michael D., husband of Judy (Hanscom) Wolfe of Portland, Maine; a daughter, Alison (Wolfe) Izzo of Hummelstown, PA; and three grandchildren: Jordan M. Izzo, Jessica E. Wolfe and Grace E. Wolfe. Other survivors include her loving companion, Jack A. Beard; a sister, Jane Mary (Harner), wife of Ronald Barnes of New Cumberland; two brothers-in-law, Peter H., husband of Elizabeth (Corbit) Wolfe of Wyomissing and Philip D., husband of Joanne (Leyda) Wolfe also of Wyomissing; and several nieces and nephews.

Janice is lovingly remembered as an attentive wife, compassionate mother and a thoughtful grandmother. There are no words for how much she will be missed.

Services will be held Monday, April 25, 2011, at 11 a.m. in Atonement Lutheran Church, 5 Wyomissing Blvd., Wyomissing, PA 19610. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the service in the church. Burial will be in Charles Evans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Atonement Lutheran Church at the above address or the Historical Preservation Trust of Berks County, P.O. Box 245, Douglassville, PA 19518. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhome.com.