LYKENS • Mrs. Karen Elaine Schwartz, 71, of Specktown Road, passed away surrounded by her loving family, Aug. 17, 2020, at the UPMC Harrisburg Hospital.
She was born Aug. 1, 1949, in Pottsville, the daughter of the late Earl and Anna Marie (Stine) Dougherty.
She was a retired librarian and had worked for the Pennsylvania State Prison System.
She was a lover of books, music and movies and was never afraid to have a good time.
Surviving are her husband of more than 52 years, Glenn Melvin Schwartz; her children, Tim (Tamara) Schwartz of New Cumberland and Christopher (Kathlynn) Schwartz of Elizabethville, and grandchildren, Krystal Donicker, Justin Schwartz, Alyssa Schwartz, Spencer Schwartz, and Morgan Cook.
A memorial reflection was held Aug. 21, at Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes Ltd., Elizabethville.
Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home Ltd., Elizabethville, handled arrangements.
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Karen Elaine Schwartz
