Kathleen J. (Burnell) Palm

Kathleen J. Palm,  West Middlesex, Pulaski Twp. passed away Friday morning at the Quality Life Services, New Castle.  She was 77.

She was born in Portland Maine on December 9, 1946, the daughter of Ernest J. and Sophia J. (Risko) Burnell.  On July 16, 1997, she married Gary L Palm who survives.   She had been a health care provider for Community Resources For Independence and was ordained as a minister by Jesus is the Way Ministries, Cleveland TN.  She was a 1964 graduate of Ellwood City High School, and enjoyed camping at Camp Wilhelm, but most important to her was the time she was with her family.

In addition to her husband, Gary, she is survived by her mother, Sophia of Chesapeake, VA; her children, Laura L. (Joseph) Laurain, New Wilmington, Richard D. Strohecker, Jr., Beaver Falls, Shawna Palm, Greenville and Tammy Palm, Greenville; a sister Valerie Lynn Burnell, Chesapeake, VA; two brothers, Ernest “Jim” Burnell, Atlantic Beach, NC and Randall Burnell, Ellwood City; three grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father and a stepson, Charles Palm.

The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 2:00 PM at the Robert L. Snyder Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 3223 Perry Hwy., Sheakleyville with Rev. Samuel DeJoy, pastor of Miracle Valley Church officiating.  A visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM.

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