Beverly A. Harvatine

Beverly Ann Harvatine, 75, of Cleona, passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, July 16, 2017, at home after a two-year battle with cancer. Bev married Frank Harvatine on November 26, 1960, in Forest City, PA; they celebrated their 56th anniversary in November. Born in Pleasant Mount, PA, on March 3, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Helen Paluch (née Seney). She was a homemaker and was employed by Boscov's for 25 years, working in the Fabric and Domestics Departments. Bev was a 1959 graduate of Preston Park School in Wayne County, PA. She was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church since 1969. She organized the arts and crafts booth at the summer bazaar for many years. She was devoted to her children and grandchildren and most enjoyed family gatherings. She was famous for her annual “Camp Grandma.” She enjoyed Penn State Football, Jeff Gordon Nascar racing and crocheting scarves for Operation Gratitude. Bev and Frank attended many Penn State bowl games, traveled together to more than 40 states and made several trips to Europe. She corresponded with more than a dozen pen pals for over 50 years. Surviving in addition to her husband are three daughters, Denise wife of Stuart Edmonds, Newark, DE, Lisa wife of Robert Ingalls of Hershey, PA, Kristine wife of John Cowfer, Palmyra, PA and a son, Joe husband of Dawn Harvatine, Sykesville, MD; grandchildren Benjamin Harvatine, Samuel Harvatine, Michael Edmonds, Zachary Harvatine, Megan Ingalls, Emily Cowfer and Alex Cowfer; and three brothers Michael Paluch, Joseph Paluch, and Thomas Paluch. She was preceded in death by her brother Francis Paluch. The family wishes to express their gratitude for your many kindnesses evidenced in thought and deed. Family and friends are cordially invited to attend a visitation with the family on Friday, July 21, 2017, from 9:30 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. at St. Paul the Apostle Church, 125 S. Spruce Street, Annville, PA 17003. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 A.M., followed by the interment at Holy Cross Cemetery in Lebanon. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Paul the Apostle Church or the Salvation Army (an organization that was profoundly generous to her family when their house burned to the ground on Thanksgiving Day in the 1950’s) at 1031 Guilford St. Lebanon, PA 17046.

Beverly A. Harvatine

March 3, 1942 - July 16, 2017