Obituary for Lois Shultz
Lois F. (Casho) Shultz, 79, formerly of Greenfields, passed September 10th in Pottsville, PA, where she has resided since 2013.
Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ellwood Francis Casho and the late Beatrice (Gunther) Casho. She was the ex-wife of Thomas E. Shultz, M.D..
She worked as a nurse, nursing-instructor, and nursing-supervisor. She helped write Pennsylvania’s Child Protective Services Law, helped found Reading is Fundamental in Berks County, was a Past-President of the Staff Physicians’ Wives Auxiliary of The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, and served for 30 years on the Berks County Board of Assistance. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, in Reading, and of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She is survived by a son, Master-Sergeant David T. Shultz (US Army, ret.), of Pottsville, PA; daughter, Patricia A. Bichefsky, of Gaithersburg, MD; son, Jeffrey A. Shultz, of Lansdale, PA; and four grandchildren, Emily, Raya, Sarai, and Victoria.
A Memorial Service will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM in Henninger Funeral Home, Inc., 229 N. 5th St., Reading. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM to the time of service. Interment will be private. In-lieu of flowers, friends are asked to donate to the Alzheimer's Association. www.henningerfuneralhome.com
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