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Thelma M. Shipe May 13, 1924 - August 5, 2021

Thelma M. Shipe, 97, of Allentown passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021, in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg Campus. She was born in Newark, NJ a daughter of the late Otto M. and Ella M. (Lester) Hunter. Thelma was a graduate of Allentown High School and attended Muhlenberg College. She served as a cadet nurse during World War II. Thelma worked as a Public Health Nurse in Philadelphia, Bethlehem and Catasauqua areas. She retired from the Lehigh Valley Hospital 17th and Chew Streets after 31 years in the Neuropsychiatry Outpatient Department and part time as a psychiatric nurse for 14 years for Haven House, Inc. She was a member of the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Siena.

Survivors: Granddaughter, Kera wife of Scott Peters of Allentown; great-grandson, Mason Lee Reitenauer; daughter-in-law, Marie Shipe of Bethlehem. She was predeceased by her son William A. Shipe, Jr. March 2021.

Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday in the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Siena 1825 West Turner St., Allentown. Call from 9:00 – 10:00 A.M. Thursday in the Stephens Funeral Home, Inc. 274 North Krocks Road, Allentown. Interment will be private in the Grandview Mausoleum. www.stephensfuneral.com.

Contributions: Allentown Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association C/O the funeral home.

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