Barbara E. Klopp

Barbara Ellen Klopp, 63, of Muhlenberg Township, entered into God's eternal rest on Monday in the surrounding love of her family.

Born April 14, 1953, in the Pottsville Hospital, she was a daughter of Helen B. Heffner Kuhn, Muhlenberg Township, and the late Harry M. Kuhn.

She was the wife of Richard D. Futchko, who died April 29, 1977.

Barbara was a 1971 graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School and a 1974 graduate of The Reading Hospital School of Nursing.

She was employed several years as a registered nurse in the Birth Center of the Reading Hospital and later worked as a medical transcriptionist, last working in February.

Barbara attended Covenant United Methodist Church.

She loved the seashore, especially Wildwood, N.J., and she traveled to most all of the country's states.

She was the hostess for most all of the special holidays.

Barbara loved her family deeply and she cherished each one.

Surviving, in addition to her mother, are a son, Jeffrey R., husband of Emese Molnar Futchko, Maidencreek Township; brother, Christopher A. Kuhn, Pottstown; two grandchildren, Caiden A. Futchko and Abigail Z. Futchko, both of Maidencreek Township; her former spouse, Gene L. Klopp. She is also survived by aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

The love in the family grows strong and deep, leaving us memories to treasure and keep.

A viewing will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Stitzel Family Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., 3300 Kutztown Road, Laureldale, followed by a service at 11 a.m. with Pastor William Parish officiating. Interment will take place in Laureldale Cemetery, Muhlenberg Township. A reception will follow at Crossroads Family Restaurant, where everyone can recall past happy memories of Barbara's life. Anyone desiring may contribute to Covenant United Methodist Church, 215 E. Main St., Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972. For online condolences, visit www.StitzelFamilyFuneralHomes.com.

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