Eileen J Knabb

Eileen J. Knabb, 75, of Kempton, died Saturday, February 6, 2010 in the In-Patient Hospice Unit of Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was the widow of Arthur “Jack” Lotti, Sr. who died March 12, 1999.

Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Helen M. (Smith) Rust. Eileen spent many years as a realtor in the Lehigh Valley and Berks County. She was also a partner in her family’s trucking business, located in Kempton. She loved her home in the country and spending days with her children and grandchildren. Eileen was a 1952 graduate of Kutztown Area High School, Kutztown.

She is survived by Daughters, Cindy L. (Knabb) wife of Frank W. Rohrbach, III, Macungie, Christine A. Knabb, Kutztown, Melissa J. (Knabb) wife of Jason R. Atkinson, Bangor, and Jessica K. Knabb, Germansville; Sons, William M. husband of Dianne (Follweiler) Knabb, Kempton, David P. Knabb, Kempton and Alfred O. Knabb companion of Karen Kline, Fleetwood. There is also a Sister, Doris (Rust) wife of William Paterson, Bonita Springs, Fla. In addition there are 12 Grandchildren, 5 Nephews and a Niece. She was predeceased by a Brother, Jack Rust.

Services are private at the convenience of the family.

The family requests contributions be made to Lehigh Valley Hospice, “The Giving Tree of Lehigh Valley Hospice”, Development Office, 1247 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., Suite 200, Allentown, PA 18103. Arrangements are by the Ludwick Funeral Home, Kutztown, PA.