Joan M. Gurski

Joan M. Gurski, 79, formerly of Lincoln Park, died December 23, 2015, in The Highlands at Wyomissing.

Her husband, John J. Gurski, died February 28, 2005.

Born in Shamokin, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Dorothy (Yurkowski) Sanders.

She was a graduate of Shamokin High School in 1954 and Ashland State Hospital School of Nursing.

Joan was an registered nurse for Wernersville State Hospital, the Leader Home, and the Reading Hospital, where she worked as a private duty nurse; she retired in 1996.

She was a member of St. John Baptist de la Salle Roman Catholic Church, Shillington.

Joan's entire life was dedicated to her family and she was most proud of her six children, Lynn A., wife of James Leighton, Mechanicsburg; Lori A. Gurski, Reading; John T., husband of Debra Gurski, Stewartsville, NJ; Joan M., wife of Joseph Yadlosky, Reading; Dr. Kathy J. Gurski, wife of David Becker, Gouglersville; and Dr. Karen J. Gurski, Morgantown; and her six grandchildren. There are two sisters, Carol Richie, Shamokin and Catherine Johnson, Bowie, MD. She was predeceased by one brother, Frederick Sanders.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. John's Church, 420 Holland Street, Shillington, PA 19607. Both the family viewing and entombment in Gethsemane Mausoleum will be private at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Alzheimer's Association, 237 Court Street, Reading, PA 19601. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhome.com.