Aretta "Rita" Eroh, 76, of Weatherly, Pennsylvania, died Tuesday, August 12th, 2008, at her home.
Born in Weatherly on October 24th, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Ellen (Pakola) Strohl.
She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Hazleton.
Prior to retiring, she was employed by Weatherwood in Weatherly.
Aretta and her husband loved to travel. They traveled extensively around the entire country.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters Margaret Larzelere, Janet Fields, and Eleanor Pfeiffer, and her brother Paul Strohl.
Surviving are her husband Henry, to whom she was a devoted wife of 60 years; sons Philip and his wife Catherine, and Ronald and his wife Amy, both of Weatherly, PA; daughters Alice Gudanowski and her husband Bruce of Mountain Top, PA, and Sharon Adrian and her husband Joseph of Reno, NV; a brother Oscar Strohl of Freeland, PA; and a sister Ruthann Campbell of Toms River, NJ. 13 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews also survive.
Services will be held from the Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home, 211 First Street, Weatherly, on Saturday, August 16th, 2008, at 11:00 AM. Rev. Ryan Day, Rita's pastor, will officiate.
Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Weatherly.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM and on Saturday from 10:00 AM until the time of the services.
Donations in Aretta's memory may be made to: The American Cancer Society, 33 West Ridge Street, Lansford, PA, 18232.
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Funeral arrangements entrusted to: Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home, 211 First Street, Weatherly, PA, 18255. Telephone: (570) 427-4231.
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