Marian Martha (Kromis) Hinkle

Marian Martha Hinkle, 95, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2020, at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, PA. She was born September 23, 1924 in West Hazleton, PA to the late Leroy and Elizabeth (Buchman) Kromis. She was married to the love of her life, the late  Robert (Bob) S. Hinkle for 74 years. Bob died in 2017. Marian was a lifelong resident of West Hazleton, having attended West Hazleton High School. She worked many years as a floor manager at Reidler’s Knitting Mills, Hazleton and Beaver Meadows and later worked as a consultant in the wallpaper department at Boston Hardware, Hazleton.  She was last employed as a secretary at Leo Dagostin Insurance Agency. Marian enjoyed sewing, gardening and decorating her home, and was known for her creative cooking and baking. Marian was a member of Faith United Church of Christ, Hazleton. 

Marian is survived by her son, Robert C. Hinkle, husband of Cheryl, of Lancaster, daughter, Deborah, wife of Sylvester Beozzo, Pittsburgh, 3 granddaughters, Lynn, wife of Jason Crumbling of Columbia PA ,  Abbie, wife of Paul Cornblatt of Reisterstown MD and Michelle, wife of Sean Anderson of Lakewood CO, 4 great granddaughters and 1 great grandson. She is also survived by 2 sisters, Elizabeth Mandel, Florence Horsfield and 1 brother, George Kromis; predeceased by 2 brothers, Marvin Kromis and Leroy Kromis II. 

A funeral service will be held Friday, January 24, 2020 at 10:30 AM at Church of the Apostles, 1850 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, PA 17603, preceded by a viewing beginning at 9:30 AM.  Interment will be at 3PM at Mountain View Cemetery, West Hazleton, PA. 

Memorial contributions can be made to Alzheimer’s Association Greater PA, 2595 Interstate Dr, Suite 100, Harrisburg, PA 17110 or Hospice at Masonic Village, 1 Masonic Dr. Elizabethtown, PA 17022. 

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Miller-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory, 130 N. Market St., Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Memories and condolences can be shared at www.Finkenbinderfamily.com.

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