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Grace Wittman Obituary

Grace I. (Snyder) Wittman, 86, of Kutztown, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA.

Born December 3, 1938 in Albany Township, Grace was the daughter of the late Curtis W. and Ida A. (Knepper) Snyder.

Grace was a 1957 graduate of Kutztown Area High School. She was a prep cook and hostess at Pizza Hut in Reading for 19 years, retiring in 2001. She truly enjoyed crocheting, cooking and baking.

Grace is survived by her three sons, Russell C. Riegel, Jr., Companion of Diane M. Kohler, Lenhartsville, Glenn K. Riegel, husband of Sheryl (Nicoll) Riegel, Fleetwood, and Dale R. Riegel, Topton. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Amber, Seth, Chad, Brittany, Patrick, and Jacob, her great-grandchildren, Noah, Nathan, Jamison, Cameron, and one on the way, her step-grandchildren, Brandy and Bowen, and by her step-great-grandchildren, Marley, Delilah, Colt, and Madison.

Along with her parents, Grace was preceded in death by her son, Larry C. Wittman, Jr., on July 13, 2018, and by her sisters, Marie E. (Fick) Bleiler, and Barbara A. (Snyder) Grim.

Funeral Services for Grace will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 11:00 am at Walbert Funeral Home & Crematory, 14390 Kutztown Rd, Fleetwood, PA. Burial will follow in Frieden's Union Church Cemetery, Stony Run, Albany Township. A viewing for Grace will be held Wednesday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the funeral home.

Walbert Funeral Home & Crematory, Fleetwood, is honored to be caring for Grace and her family. Messages of comfort and sympathy may be offered to her family at www.WalbertFuneralHome.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by WFMZ-TV 69 News on Jan. 24, 2025.

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Walbert Funeral Home & Crematory

14390 Kutztown Road, Fleetwood, PA 19522

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Walbert Funeral Home & Crematory

14390 Kutztown Road, Fleetwood, PA 19522

Jan

29

Graveside service

12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Frieden's Union Church Cemetery, Stony Run

9727 Red Road, Kempton, PA 19529

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14390 Kutztown Road, Fleetwood, PA 19522

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