The Intelligencer
Friday, August 15, 2003
MAUREEN HETRICK
MAUREEN HETRICK of Whitehall, formerly of
Lansdale, died Aug. 12, 2003, at her parents' home, after a 4
1/2-year battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma. She was 32.
She was the beloved wife for seven years of
JEFFREY HETRICK.
Born in Bryn Mawr, she was the dearest
daughter of WILLIAM and JOANNE KRAFT DAY of Lansdale, and loving
daughter-in-law of MARTIN and JANE KLINE HETRICK of Downington.
Maureen grew up in Trappe and Lansdale. She
graduated with high honors from Gwynedd Mercy Academy and Summs
cum laude from St. Joseph's University. She was an enthusiastic
St. Joseph's Hawks basketball fan.
In 1995, she received her master's degree
in physical therapy from Hahnemann University. Prior to her
illness, Maureen worked as a physical therapist at Good Shepherd
Rehabilitation in Allentown.
Maureen was a very faith-filled, loving and
active individual. She enjoyed playing tennis, reading,
gardening, quilting and needlepoint. She also enjoyed going to
the beach and numerous outdoor activities, including walking her
dog, Annie. Most of all, she relished the time spent with her
family and friends. She was an active member of both Trinity
Roman Catholic Church and Asbury United Methodist Church. Her
strong faith and courage inspired all those around her.
In addition to her husband, parents,
mother-in-law and father-in-law, Maureen is survived by her
sister, KERRY MONASTRA and her husband, JOHN, of Perkasie; her
brother, BRENDAN DAY and his wife, BEVERLY, of Niceville, Fla.;
her maternal grandmother, MILDRED KRAFT of Sun City Center,
Fla.; her brother-in-law, BRIAN HETRICK and his wife, APRIL, of
Alburtis, Pa., and her her sister-in-law, KAREN SARAULLO and her
husband, PAUL, of Fairless Hills. Also surviving are her four
nieces and five nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
her funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Mary Mother of
the Redeemer Roman Catholic Church, 1325 Upper State Road, North
Wales, Pa 19454. Interment will be in St. John Neumann Cemetery,
Warrington Township. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 15, at Joseph A. Fleuhr III Funeral Home, 241 E. Butler
Ave. (Route 202 at Sandy Ridge Road), New Britain.
The family does request flowers or
contributions in her memory be made to Hope Lodge, 125 Lucy
Ave., Hummelstown, PA 17036 or to Grand View Hospital Hospice,
700 Lawn Ave., Sellersville, PA 18960.