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Paula Pavlick-Swika Obituary
Born in Allentown, daughter of Margaret Jump Heckman, Peckville, and the late Henry Heckman Jr., she was a graduate of Dieruff High School, Allentown. She was the operating partner in the family business, SwikaS Amusements, Montdale. She was also the owner and operator of Paula's Pretzels. Paula was a member of the Pennsylvania State Showmen's Association, the International Independent Showmen's Foundation and the Outdoor Amusement Business Association.
Also surviving are three daughters, Ursula Watts and husband, Gavin, Columbus, Ohio; Melissa Martin and husband, Danny, Mayfield; and Justine Piacitelli and companion, Kevin, Collegeville; two brothers, Henry Heckman III and James Heckman, both of Allentown; a sister, Susan Tate, Lawton, Okla.; three grandchildren, Austin Henry Watts, Peyton Grace Martin and Bailey Emerson Martin; several nieces and nephews, including a special niece, Latasha Lloyd; and a special nephew, Christopher Heckman; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
The funeral will be Saturday in the Brennan & Brennan Funeral Home Inc., 55 Lincoln Ave., Carbondale, with services at 4 p.m. by Pastor Norm Demming. Interment will be held at a later date in Valley View Memorial Park, Montdale.
Friends may call Friday, from 4 to 7 p.m.; and on Saturday, from 2 p.m. until service time.
Memorial donations may be made to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 1525 Valley Center Parkway, Suite 180, Bethlehem, PA 18017.
For direction or to send online condolences, visit the funeral home website.
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NATALIE MAGARO BEHE
February 4, 2019
My thoughts and prayers are with Stephen and his family.
I worked with Stephen at the Department of Agriculture and have talked with Paula many times throughout the years.
Paula was so pleasant to talk with and she always talked about her family as family meant everything to her.
We truly lost a very special women but she will forever be their angel watching over her family.
God Bless you Paula and your family
Rcp Rcp
February 1, 2019
So many great memories.....
Forever remembered
Luv u 4 ever
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