Mary Jane HECKMAN

Mary Jane was born December 15, 1926 in Reading, Pennsylvania, daughter of Dr. Raymond J. and Grace J. Staudy Heckman. Yes, she "did it her way" and celebrated her Earthly birthday with us, then celebrated her Heavenly birthday all in the same day! She retired after 34 years of teaching and she often spoke of one of her most rewarding activities was chaperoning 16 trips of students and one adult group to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and Czechoslovakia. Mary Jane was very active in the following organizations in the Lehigh Valley in PA: Board Member of Whitehall Township Public Library, President of Lehigh Valley Health Network Hospital Auxiliary in Muhlenberg, Member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Member of the Hill Toppers New Life Group, President of Whitehall Women's Club in Whitehall, President of the Red Hatters Club, and she was a Member of Gettysburg College Choir and St. John's Lutheran Church Choir. Mary Jane was a Lutheran by faith and also enjoyed Non-Denominational services with Celebrate Seniors and Illuminate Church in Florida. MJ moved to Kissimmee in 2013 from Whitehall, Pennsylvania. She resided at Windsor at Celebration Assisted Living Facility since February of 2019.Mary Jane graduated from Allentown High School in 1944 and graduated from Gettysburg College in 1948. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Eta Sigma Phi, Delta Phi Alpha Honor Fraternities, and had extra credits at Kutztown University. Mrs. Shumberger taught German, Latin and English at Mohnton High School; History and English at East Pennsboro (Enola); German at Elizabethtown High School, Elizabethtown College, and at Whitehall High School.

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