Joseph Joel Spevak, 78, of Fleetwood, died on Monday, June 10, 2019. He was born in Bethlehem on September 25, 1940; son of the late Joseph M. and Helen (Lesko) Spevak. Joe is survived by his wife, Lynda Anne (Logue) Spevak.
Joe was a graduate of Allentown Central Catholic and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Kutztown University in 1974. He proudly served in the U.S. Army as a Medical Specialist from 1963-1965.
Since 1979, Joe was the owner and operator of GK Outlet in Reading. Joe was a very active parishioner of St. Marys Roman Catholic Church, Kutztown, where he served on the Pastoral Council, as a Eucharistic Minister, as a lector, and on the Be a Witness Committee. He was past president of the Berks County Pennsylvania Dutch Travel Association, and past president of the Kutztown University Alumni. Joe was a lifetime member of Mensa and was a member of the Suburban Bethlehem Kiwanis Club. He loved to ski and had worked on ski patrol at Doe Mountain and Jack Frost and was a past president of the Ptarmigan Ski Club.
He will be dearly missed by his wife, Lynda of Fleetwood; sisters, Mercedes Lambert, wife of Ronald of Bethlehem and Regina Guman, wife of the late Patrick of Northampton; several nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and extended family. Joe was predeceased by his brothers, Dennis and Bruce.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Connell Funeral Home. A burial will be held 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Holy Saviour Cemetery, 2575 Linden St., Bethlehem, PA 18017. Guests are invited to meet at the entrance to the cemetery at 8:50 a.m. The family will then greet guests from 10:30-11:00 a.m. on Saturday at St. Marys Roman Catholic Church, 14833 Kutztown Rd., Kutztown, PA 19530, immediately followed by Memorial Mass at 11:00 a.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Cemetery
Holy Saviour Cemetery
2575 Linden St.
Bethlehem PA 18017
US
Burial
Saturday, June 15, 2019
9:00 AM
Holy Saviour Cemetery
2575 Linden St.
Bethlehem PA 18017
US
Calling Hours
Saturday, June 15, 2019
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
14833 Kutztown Rd.
Kutztown PA 19530
US
Memorial Mass
Saturday, June 15, 2019
11:00 AM
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
14833 Kutztown Rd.
Kutztown PA 19530
US
Funeral HomeConnell Funeral Home, Inc.
245 East Broad St.
Bethlehem PA - 18018
US
610-868-8531
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