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Miriam B. Reichel

Miriam B. Reichel, 94, of Kutztown, died Aug. 16, 2021, in St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Reading.

She was predeceased by her husband Clifford W. Reichel in 2001.

Born in Albany Township, Berks County, she was a daughter of the late Warren C. and Beulah G. (Rausch) Kunkel.

A machine operator at the former Kutztown Sportswear Co. from 1963-85, she was also a bartender for the Kutztown Rod and Gun Club from 1968-89.

She was last employed as a machine operator for the former T and H Fashions, Kutztown, from 1986 until retiring in 1990.

She was affiliated with Friedens Lutheran Church, Stony Run.

Her survivors include sons James C. Reichel at home and Warren A. (Patricia) Reichel of Kutztown; daughters Linda M. Reichel of Rehoboth Beach, Del. and Donna L., wife of Herbert Schumaker of Fleetwood; four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The last of her siblings, she was predeceased by George, Howard, Clarence, Ivan, Herman, Clayton, Ellis Kunkel and Arlene Kistler.

Her funeral service will be at the convenience of the family in Robert S. Nester Funeral Home, 8405 Kings Highway, New Tripoli, with interment in Friedens Lutheran Cemetery, Stony Run.

The Rev. Gary Walbert will officiate.

Condolences for the family may be made at nesterfuneralhome.com.