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Theresa J. Barnas

FUNERAL HOME

Weber Funeral Homes, P.C., at Hamilton

1619 W. Hamilton St.

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Theresa Barnas Obituary

ALLENTOWN — Theresa J. Barnas, 85, of Allentown, danced into Jesus' arms on Jan. 6, 2014.

She was born in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 2, 1928, to the late George and Anna (Gotcha) Macho. She loved the shows "Gunsmoke" and "Bonanza," making homemade cards and poetry, polka and travelling with her husband of 63 years, Joseph Barnas, whom she also sang with in the St. Francis Choir for 10 years.

She is preceded in death by sisters, Ann, Veronica, Bertha and Marie; and granddaughter, Tracy Lynn Sult.

Surviving are her husband; daughter, Patricia Ann M. Mertz; son, Joseph Barnas II, and his wife, Anne; brother, Joseph Macho; grandsons, James Mertz II and Joshua and Kory Barnas; and many great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends.

Viewing will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Weber Funeral Homes, 1619 W. Hamilton St., Allentown, and 1 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday in St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 801 N. 11th St., Allentown. Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 1:30 p.m.

For information, visit www.weberfuneralhomes.com.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org.

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Published by Times Leader from Jan. 7 to Jan. 8, 2014.

Memories and Condolences
for Theresa Barnas

17 Entries

February 3, 2014

Theresa,

thanks for the beautiful memories. They shall always be cherished. Rest in peace. Bye for now. Your best friend, Ann

February 3, 2014

Theresa,
thanks for the beautiful memories. They shall always be cherished. Rest in peace. bye now, your best friend, Ann

Tina Werkheiser

January 16, 2014

With sincere sympathy in the loss of my dear, Aunt Theresa. My extended sympathy to my Uncle Joe who is the best husband and father that any family could ever have. I am thankful that I got to share her final days with her. She was the greatest woman to be around. I miss her dearly. Thank you for being my family, I love and miss you. So happy to know you're not suffering anymore, and are at peace with all of your sisters. You will be missed by all of your family and friends. Tell mom and my aunts I said hi :-)

January 12, 2014

Theresa was so much fun in the choir. She had such a wonderful sense of humor. She will always be remembered and missed. Betsy

Madeline Klotz

January 12, 2014

I first met Joe and Theresa, at the St. Frances breakfast. we would meet on the first Sunday of the month. They would come down to our table after singing on the chior. We had a lot of laughs and fun. Theresa will be missed for a long time by her family and friends.

January 12, 2014

Awful sorry to hear of your loss, Joe. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Joe and Pat Gentile

Denny and Chris Heilman

January 9, 2014

Joe and Family our thoughts and prayers are with you in this sad time. God bless and comfort you.

January 9, 2014

My sympathy to
The Barnas family. Theresa was my first cousin, but I never saw her or her husband after their wedding, in which I was an usher with Jean Gotcha as a bridesmaid.

Carl Juris
Harrisburg,PA

kathleen yurkoski

January 8, 2014

We will miss you Aunt Theresa, I will treasure the last few dances I shared with you . I know you are dancing with God and his band of Angels. God Bless you and Uncle Joe and my cousins Patricia and Joey. You are in my and Joe's hearts and prayers. Kathleen and Joe

Joan Cavanaugh

January 8, 2014

My deepest sympathy. Your mother and my mother, Irene Juris Cavanaugh, were first cousins. Your grandfather, George and my grandmother Anna Macho Juris were brother and sister. My sincerest condolences.

Brian Mitchell

January 8, 2014

I remember Theresa from her backyard when I roamed the alleys as a kid. We used to chat and she never talked down to me. Later in life she kept me in hot dogs at the Oasis in Hess's. And Joey, who could ever forget your stint as a weatherman for Unfitness News! Please accept my condolences and shoot me a call or an e-mail when the time is right.

James Mertz

January 8, 2014

I am going to miss all the fun times we had when i was growing up. You always had a great outlook on life. I will always remember the good times we had. Love you.

Dr. Bernard Remakus

January 8, 2014

On behalf of my entire family, I would like to express heartfelt sympathy to Uncle Joe, and cousins, Joe and Patricia, and their families. We will all miss Aunt Theresa's constant smile, beautiful voice, zest for life, nurturing personality and unconditional love. Our loss is heaven's gain, and another angel has returned home. We are all truly blessed to have had her in our lives for so many years. May the good Lord bless and keep you, Aunt Theresa - until we meet again.

January 8, 2014

Joe, We are so sorry to hear of Tess's passing. We will remember all the great times we had together. Our prayers are with you and your family.
Daphne and John

January 8, 2014

Joe and Family ,sorry to hear about Theresa. I'm sure she will be missed. Hang in there Uncle Joe!

Bill Werkheiser

Rose Martinez

January 7, 2014

Joe I'm so sorry to hear about Theresa. I'm sure she is dancing on the stairway to heaven. Rosie Martinez

Eugene & Anita Brown

January 7, 2014

Joe and Family
Our deepest sympathy to you and you family. We are so sorry to hear of Theresa passing. She was one classy lady. She was always so kind and full of life. She will be missed greatly. You both were always such an inspiration to us. What a wonderful life you two got to share together. We will always have fond memories of her.
You are in our thoughts and prayer.

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