A New Jersey woman and her fiance were killed
while driving to their wedding in Berks County,
Pennsylvania, U.S., according to reports.
Bride Kathryn M. Schurtz, daughter of former
Fanwood Councilwoman Karen Schurtz, and
Kathryn’s fiance Joseph D. Kearney, died in a
crash on Wednesday while driving to their wedding
in Pittsburgh, according to the Facebook page for
the municipal government of Fanwood, Union
County.
wedding ring
Kathryn Schurtz, 35, of Jersey City grew up in
Fanwood and loved reading, cooking and having
new adventures with her fiance, according to the
post.
She graduated from Union Catholic High School in
Scotch Plains, Union County, and received her
undergraduate degree from George Washington
University, according to her obituary.
She also earned her Masters of Business
Administration from the University of Notre Dame.
The two were killed in a chain-reaction crash on
I-78 in Berks County involving a tractor-trailer,
according to News12 New Jersey.
Visitation will be held at Immaculate Heart of
Mary Roman Catholic Church, 1571 Martine Ave.,
Scotch Plains, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov.
19, and 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, followed by a
Mass at 11 a.m.
Sympathisers were urged to make donations to the
Kathryn M. Schurtz Scholarship Fund at Union
Catholic High School, Scotch Plains, in lieu of
flowers.
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