Meryl A. Hodon, mother, daughter, sister, and grandmother, 63 years of age formerly of Coaldale, Pennsylvania passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton Campus after an extended illness. Meryl has been a resident of Weatherwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Weatherly for the past fourteen years.
Widow of William J. Hodon who passed away on November 5, 1995, she is survived by; daughter, Sara G. Karnish wife of Frank of Summit Hill; brother, George W. Brimmer III and his wife Lizz of Coaldale; sister, Mrs. Gwyneth A. Collevechio of Lansford; Two grandsons, Thaddeus and Holden; nieces and nephews, Allison Fredericks, Brittany Collevechio, Morgan, and George W. Brimmer IV.
A 1972 Panther Valley High School graduate, Meryl earned her L.P.N. Certification in 1973 from the Carbon County Vo-Tech of Jim Thorpe, then working at Weatherwood and Coaldale State Hospital. A member of the First Congregational Church of Coaldale, Meryl enjoyed sewing, needle point, and won numerous awards for her candy making..
Born Wednesday, September 16, 1953 in Coaldale, the daughter of George W. "Bucky" Brimmer Jr. of Lansford, and the late Mary Alice (Sassaman) Brimmer who passed away on November 30, 2011.
Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday November 26, 2016 at 10 o'clock A.M. from the funeral home, Rev., Dr. Wayne E. Bennack to officiate.
Friends may call Friday evening at the funeral home from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Interment will be at Sky-View Memorial Park of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.
Memorials in her name to:
The First Congregational Church of Coaldale
P.O. Box 93
Coaldale, Pennsylvania 18218.
Online condolences may be made to the family at
www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com
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