Irene Viola Hacker Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Irene Viola Hacker, 102, formerly of 2013 Tighman St., Allentown passed away peacefully with her daughter Beverly and son-in-law Darryl at her side on Sunday, August 26, 2018 in her residence at the Phoebe Home. She was the widow of Alfred A. -l-Hacker. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Cecelia Ifkowitz. Irene was for many years a banquet waitress at the former Lehigh Valley Club. Previously she was a crossing guard on Tilghman Street near the Muhlenberg Elementary School and a sewer at the former Phoenix Clothes. Irene was a member of the former St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridge Ave., Allentown and a volunteer at the Phoebe Home for many years. Survivors: Daughter, Beverly H. wife of Darryl A. Breniser of Denver, PA; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her twin sister, Viola Irene Schaffer and her sister, Margaret Sweeny. Funeral Service Thursday, at 2 P.M. in the J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, 16th & Hamilton Sts., Allentown. Call Thursday, from 1 P.M. to 2 P.M. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Irene's memory to Allegheny Evangelical Church, ATTN: Food for the Poor, 1327 Alleghenyville Rd., Mohnton, PA 19540.