Frances Parker

Frances E. (Bretz) Parker, 93, of Hellertown, died January 17, 2017. She was the widow of Reginald Parker who died in 1977. Born in Cementon, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Julia (Staschinski) Bretz. She served her country honorably as an Army Nurse during WW II. Following that, she worked as a nurse for St. Luke’s Hospital in Ft. Hill for many years. She then became a Nurse Instructor at St. Luke’s School of Nursing. She was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Hellertown; a member of the Hellertown Area Women’s Club; and a founding member of the Hellertown Area Library. Fran was also a former member of the Hellertown Borough Zoning Board. Survivors: Sons: Arthur and his wife Barbara, of University Park, MD, and Jack and his wife Ember, of Hellertown; Daughters: Patricia, wife of Bruce Knoll, of Bethlehem, and Sarah, wife of Martin Letscher, of Canfield, OH; and Grandchildren: Dawn, Jesse, Dale, Jacque, Alex, Alyson, Bryan, Rachael, and Andrew; and a Great-Grandchild: Madison Knoll. She was predeceased by a daughter Regina Parker-Slawnikowski who died in 2007 and fourteen siblings. Services: Memorial Mass 11 AM, Friday, St. Theresa Catholic Church, 1408 Easton Rd., Hellertown, PA 18055. All are invited to greet the family from 10:30 until Mass begins. Interment will be held in Hellertown Union Cemetery. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Hellertown Area Library, 409 Constitution Ave, Hellertown, PA 18055. Her arrangements have been entrusted to Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Hellertown. Visit her “Book of Memories” at falkfuneralhomes.com.