Justine Schwartz, 95, of Whitehall passed away peacefully at Lehigh Valley Hospital on January 17, 2014. Born in Kleinpetersdorf, Austria, on January 5, 1919, she was the daughter of Karl and Theresia (Herics) Schubits and youngest sister to Theresa, Mary, and Stella. Justine was predeceased by her husband, Stephen Schwartz. They were married for 64 years at the time of his death in 2003. Justine loved her garden where she continued to grow her vegetables until the age of 92. Always in her kitchen, she baked the best kiffels and served traditional Austrian dishes. She enjoyed crocheting and made blankets for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She worked for the family business, Schwartz Heating & Plumbing, Inc., for many years. Justine was a devoted parishioner of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church.

Survivors: Justine will be lovingly remembered and missed by her son, Phillip, and his wife, Marilyn; granddaughters, Kimberly wife of James Berkowitz, Melissa wife of Martin O'Hara, Jennifer wife of Christopher Peluso, Elizabeth wife of Eric Stano; and grandson, Phillip. She loved her 14 great-grandchildren: Jack, Alexa, Alaina, Peyton, Bec, Donovan, Phoebe, Serafina, Gianina, Luca, Viviana, Lucianna, Natalia, and Anthony, and they will miss their great-grammy.

Services: Mass 1:00pm Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at St Elizabeth Catholic Church, 618 Fullerton Ave, Whitehall. Viewing will take place Tuesday, January 21, at Weber Funeral Home, 1619 Hamilton Street, Allentown, and 12pm until time of mass on Wednesday.

Contributions: Carmelite Nuns of Allentown, Saint Therese's Valley, 3551 Lanark Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036