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Margaret L. Hinkson

January 9, 1927 — February 8, 2017

Margaret L. Hinkson

Margaret L. (Long) Hinkson, 90, formerly of Shillington, passed away February 8, 2017, in the Reading Hospital.

Her husband, George F. Hinkson, died January 23, 2016.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Victor E. and Emma E. (Schlegel) Long.

Margaret was a 1944 graduate of Reading Catholic High School.

She was employed by Bell Telephone as a supervisor from 1948-1953. She previously worked for Rockwell International as a punch press operator.

Margaret was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West Reading.

She is survived by two sons: James W., husband of Sheila, Middletown, PA; and Kenneth V., husband of Ann Marie, Cumru Township; three grandchildren: Timothy Hinkson; Matthew Christman; and Brian Christman; and six great-grandchildren: Violet Hinkson; Bella Christman; Nate Christman; Alex Christman; Ben Christman; and Jase Christman. Two nieces: Karen Drouin; and Barbara Bondra; and one nephew, Brother Thomas Bondra FSC Christian Brothers, also survive her.

Margaret was predeceased by one sister, Dorothy M. Bondra and one step-sister, Shirley Moser.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart R. C. Church, 701 Franklin St., West Reading. Entombment will be in Gethsemane Mausoleum. Friends may call Thursday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., 739 Penn Ave., West Reading. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 6217 Reading, PA 19610. Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhomes.com.

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Visitation

Thursday, February 16, 2017

8:30 - 9:30 am

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Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc.

739 Penn Ave, West Reading, PA 19611

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Service

Thursday, February 16, 2017

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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church

740 Cherry St, West Reading, PA 19611

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Interment

Gethsemane Mausoleum

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