Leona Szpak

Leona M. Szpak, 85, retired artist fell asleep peacefully at The Bridges at Bent Creek, Mechanicsburg, on May 3, 2016.

She was the beloved wife of Stanley J. Szpak , who passed away May 9, 1998.

Born in Shillington, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Maryann (Kaczor) Peters.

Leona graduated from Shillington High School in 1948 and later from the Ross School of Art in Florida. She hosted her own television program on BCTV, Reading in addition to helping with their fundraising campaigns. Leona called this program "The Joy of Painting Workshop." For many years she was very active sharing her love and skill of oil painting with children and adults.

She was the owner and operator of Hypnos Therapist, Reading for 10 years.

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

She is survived by her son, Ronald R., husband of Deborah Szpak, Mechanicsburg; her granddaughter, Kelly Coy; great-grandchildren, Brandon Longwell and Raymond Coy and numerous nieces and nephews. Her companion Dr. Frank Franco also survives her.

She was predeceased by her son, Randy S. Szpak and her sister Regina O'Neil. .

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, May 6, 2016, at 12:30 p.m. in St John's R. C. Church, 420 Holland Street, Shillington, PA 19607, with burial to follow at Gethsemane Cemetery. A viewing will be held from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., 739 Penn Ave., West Reading. Online condolences can be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhome.com.