Deborah C. Hower

Deborah C. Hower

Deborah C. Hower, beloved daughter, wife, mother, sister, grandmother, of Chapel Drive Mahoning Township Lehighton, Pennsylvania passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Salisbury Twp. after a courageous battle against cancer. She was 67 years of age.

Born Friday, July 15, 1955 in Pottsville the daughter of the late Raymond Shafer.

Surviving are mother, Evelyn (Moyer) Shafer; husband of 42 years, John Hower; daughters, Christine Moynihan, Robin Fogarty, Angela Greenzweig wife of Jason, Crystal Hower; sons, James "Jimmy" Fogarty and his wife Cara, Raymond Fogarty, John H. Hower and his companion Sylvia Faenza, John "Bud" Hower, Jr. fiancée Brionna Sura; brother, Raymond Shafer and his wife Tammy; sister, Penny; 22 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren.

A graduate of Boyertown High School, Deborah worked for many years at Paris Accessories in Walnutport, and then retired from Thermal Fisher Scientific of Fogelsville after working there for 12 years.

Deborah enjoyed feeding, and watching her hummingbirds, doing crafts, going to yard sales, and the companionship of her dog.

Deborah had a fondness for ladybugs. She was a loving wife, and doting mother.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to the Robert S. Nester Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc. of 2066 West Penn Pike, New Ringgold, Pennsylvania 17960. Call to 570-386-5884.

A Funeral service will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, from the funeral home. Friends may call from 5 p.m. until time of services. Rev. Greg Liable to officiate. Private interment. Memorials in her name to: Christ Evangelical Free Church, 2420 Blakeslee Blvd West, Lehighton, PA 18235 or Ruth Steinert Memorial S.P.C.A., 18 Wertz Drive, Pine Grove, PA 17963.

Online condolences or a fond memory of Deborah can be expressed by visiting www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com.