Kathy Jo (Swartz Reedy) Narkiewicz, 61, of Elizabethtown, went to heaven on June 19, 2020 in her home with her husband, David Narkiewicz, at her side after a valiant battle with cancer. Kathy was born on February 27, 1959 in Reading, PA, the daughter of the late John H. Swartz and A. Joan (Biehl) Swartz and lived most of her life in Sinking Spring. She married Henry G. (Hap) Reedy, III, on February 11, 1984 and was married to him until his death on August 12, 2002.
Kathy is survived by her second husband, David Lee Narkiewicz, whom she married on January 17, 2015, her son, Henry G. (Hank) Reedy IV, her son, Joshua J. Reedy, his wife, Cat Blankenmiller Reedy, her daughter, Kayla J. Reedy, her partner, Lamont McNair, Kathy’s step-daughter, Kristal Narkiewicz and her step-son, Kyle Narkiewicz and his wife, Lauren Narkiewicz. Kathy is also survived by her sister, Karen Swartz Wade, her husband, Steve Wade, and 6 grandchildren: Holden Fillman, Henry G. Reedy, V, Laia Reedy, Finnley Kennedy, Parker Kennedy and Benjamin Narkiewicz. She is also survived by her best friend Sandy Doxie Bressi.
Kathy graduated from Wilson High School Class of 1977 and with honors from Peirce Junior College in Philadelphia in 1979 with an Associate Degree in Business. Kathy was an Accounting Assistant for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections at the Wernersville Community Corrections Center from 2009 through 2013 and then a Financial Transactions Analyst in Harrisburg for the Governor’s Office of Budget from 2013 until her retirement in 2019. She touched countless lives with her endless love and everyone who ever knew her loved Kathy!
Family and friends are invited to her viewing on Thursday June 25 from 4 to 6 PM at Hoover Funeral Home, 88 Lucy Ave.,Hershey. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday June 27th at 10 AM at St. John Baptist de la Salle Catholic Church, 420 Holland St., Shillington, PA, with burial immediately afterwards at Gethsemane Cemetery. If attending the viewing or funeral, Kathy wanted all to strictly wear summer casual clothes, the brighter the better! Kathy wants this to be a celebration of her joyful life! In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the charity of the donor’s choice in Kathy’s name. Share condolences and read full obituary at www.hooverfuneralhome.com.