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Genevieve Mcanally

November 8, 1927 — October 15, 2018

Genevieve C. (Gildea) McAnally, 90, passed away at Penn State Health, Saint Joseph Hospital on Monday, October 15, 2018. Born in Mount Carmel on November 8, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius R. and Mary (Fidnarick) Gildea. She was a 1945 graduate of Mt. Carmel Catholic High School and a 1948 graduate of St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing. Genevieve worked as a nurse at St. Joseph Hospital prior to starting her family with the late Arthur W. McAnally of the PA State Police, who passed away on March 1, 1991. She worked as an R.N. at the Hawthorne Nursing Home for 23 years, retiring in 1985. Genevieve is survived by two daughters, Patricia of Reading and a daughter Kathleen Strong, wife of Kevin in Exeter Township. There are two grandchildren, Colleen wife of Terrance Strong and Casey Strong in DeLand, Florida and a brother William Robert Gildea in Elmira, New York. She was preceded in death by one son, Michael McAnally, three brothers Cornelius, Martin and Philip as well as two sisters Mary Gildea and Mildred Szymanski. Visitation with friends and family will be held on Friday, October 19, 2018 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am with a Mass of Christian Burial starting at 11:00 am in St. Catharine of Siena R.C.C., 4975 Boyertown Pike, Reading. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Salvation Army - Reading Corps, 301 S. 5th Street, Reading, PA 19602 or St. Catharine of Siena R.C.C., 2427 Perkiomen Ave., Reading, PA 19606. Interment will be at Gethsemane Cemetery, Laureldale. Lutz Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. For online condolences, please visit LutzFuneralHome.com

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