Debra J. Schlenker, 48 of Bethel died March 7, 2015 in the Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was the wife of Jeffrey T. Schlenker. She was born in W. Reading, PA and was the daughter of William Smith and stepdaughter of Barbara Smith, Hamburg. She was the daughter of Dolores (Wert) Younker, Shoemakersville. Debra was a 1984 graduate of Hamburg Area High School and Reading Area Community College earning her Associates Degree in Nursing in 2000. She worked for 25 years at the Reading Hospital as a nurse's aide and nurse. She worked four years for Cardiology Associates of West Reading until she became ill. She was a member of Salem Berne United Methodist Church, Tilden Township. She will always be known as a kind, loving wife, mother and grandmother. In addition to her husband, parents and stepmother, two daughters, Kristina A. wife of Brandon R. Henn, Hamburg, Brooke Schlenker, Bethel and a granddaughter, Peyton Henn, survive her. Three brothers, also survive Deb Mike husband of Deb Sonon, Denver, Rick, husband of June Sonon, Shoemakersville and Jerry Smith, Pennsylvania. A stepbrother, David Dupree, Tuckerton and stepsister, Dawn Dupree, Hamburg also survives Debra. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 12, at 12:00 noon from the Burkey & Driscoll Funeral Home, Inc., 40 S. 4th St. Hamburg, PA 19526. A viewing will be held from 10:00 AM until time of service. Deb's family would like to every one attending her funeral to wear their "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Shirt". Burial will be in Salem Berne Cemetery, Tilden Township. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Salem Berne UMC, 292 Salem Church Road, Hamburg, PA. 19526. Online condolences may be expressed at www.burkeydriscoll.com.
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