Janet L. (Hart) McKittrick

Janet Louise (Hart) McKittrick, 83, of Lower Heidelberg Township, died November 30 2025 at Phoebe Berks Village, Wernsersville.

She was the widow of Lawrence P. McKittrick who died in 2006.

Born July 28, 1942, in Ronco, PA, she was a daughter of the late Steve and Mary (Pavlovich) Hart.

Janet was a 1960 graduate of German Township High School, McClellandtown, PA.

After graduating, she moved to Virginia.  She was employed with the Department of State in Washington, DC, in the Executive Director’s Office of Inter-American Affairs for 36 years, retiring in 1997.

She loved bowling, gardening and traveling during her spare time.

She was past treasurer of Beverly Forest HomeOwners Association, Springfield, Virginia.

Janet was a past member of St. Bernadette R.C. Church, Springfield, VA, where she was also a member of their Ladies Senior Group.  She was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola R.C. Church, Whitfield, PA.

Janet is survived by her daughter, Cassandre Mary McKittrick (John Haines) of Des Moines, Iowa.

Also surviving is her sister, Susan M. (Hart), widow of Richard A. Nye of Lower Heidelberg Township;  her niece, Sandra Nye, and her seven nephews, Richard, Michael, Robert, and Ronald Nye, and Thomas, Steve, and Mark Gansor, and their families.

Janet was preceded in death by her sister, Barbara Kay (Hart) Gansor.

A Prayer Service will be held Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 11 a.m. at Stitzel Family Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., 3300 Kutztown Road, Laureldale, PA.  A viewing will be held from 10-11 a.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, December 6th at 10 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi R.C. Church, 101 W. Church Ave., Masontown, PA 15461.  A viewing will be held from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Terravecchia-Haky Home for Funerals, 515 N. Main Street, Masontown, PA 15461.   Burial will be at St. Mary’s R.C. Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: St. Ignatius Loyola R.C. Church, 2810 St. Albans Drive, Reading, PA 19608 and/or St. Bernadette’s R.C. Church, 7600 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, VA 22152.

Stitzel Family Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., Laureldale, is in charge of arrangements.  

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