I. Jane (Kipp) Fehr, 95, of Hellertown (OBITUARY)

I. Jane (Kipp) Fehr, 95, of Hellertown, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 at home. She was the wife of the late Donald P. Fehr. Jane was born in Bethlehem on Nov. 18, 1919 to the late Philip M. and Irene M. (Seiple) Kipp. Jane graduated from Liberty High School and briefly worked at Bethlehem Steel. She became a full-time mother and homemaker.

I. Jane (Kipp) Fehr was a longtime member of Mountainview Moravian Church, Hellertown.
I. Jane (Kipp) Fehr was a longtime member of Mountainview Moravian Church, Hellertown.

Talented in both music and art, she enjoyed singing in church and was a founding member of the Lehigh Valley Sweet Adelines. Longtime Hellertown residents may remember Jane’s artistic talents during the Christmas holidays when she painted the many windows of her Northampton Street home in Christmas themes. She enjoyed participating in the Lower Saucon Community Center Art Workshop. Jane had been a member of Mountainview Moravian Church for many years.

SURVIVORS

Daughters: Sharon Jezick, Deborah Savitske, Donna Fehr-Cannon; sons-in-law: Charles Savitske, William Cannon; grandchildren: Andrew Jezick, Norah Cannon, Wade Cannon; great grandchildren: Zoe and Madison Jezick.

SERVICE

Family and friends are invited to call from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22, 2014 at Mountainview Moravian Church, 331 Constitution Ave., Hellertown. The calling hour will be followed by the service at 11 a.m. The interment will conclude services at Union Cemetery of Hellertown. Online expressions of sympathy can be recorded at www.heintzelmancares.com. The Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown, is in charge of arrangements.

CONTRIBUTIONS

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mountainview Moravian Church, 331 Constitution Ave., Hellertown, PA 18055.

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