Connie D. (Fike) Reichard

     Connie D. (Fike) Reichard, 53, of Mifflintown, unexpectedly passed away after battling illness a very long time.

     Born Feb. 13, 1970, in Lewistown, she was a daughter of the late Marlin Kenneth Fike and Carolyn Elizabeth (Aumiller) Fike.

     She is survived by her husband, Lonny E. Reichard whom she married August 27, 2006, five children, Kolby Keller and husband, Matthew Simmons of East Stroudsburg, Kendall Keller of North Wales, Ashley Reichard and fiancée, Cody Bull, of Red Lion, Kyler Keller and wife, Nadine, of Lewistown, and Adam Reichard of Mifflintown, one brother, Walter “Buck” Fike and wife, Dale Ernest, of Mifflintown, and one sister-in-law, Mary Jane Fike of Mifflintown, her caregivers, Belva Leach, Joanie Corbin, and Brenda Mastracchio, nieces and nephews, Tanya, Amber, Jared, Cale, Ronnie, and Miranda and their families, many cousins and her dog, Cashew.

     In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Timothy Fike and Kenneth Fike, her twin brother, Ronnie Fike, and one sister, Karlena Hatter.

     Connie graduated from Juniata High School and sold life insurance.

     She was a member of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church and Maple Grove Sunday School.

     She enjoyed cooking, gardening and talking on the phone and she made friends anywhere that she went.

     Her funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24, at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, 8489 Licking Creek Road, Mifflintown, with the Rev. Richard Adams officiating. Interment will be in St. Stephen’s Lutheran Cemetery.

     There will be a viewing from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Guss Funeral Home, Inc., 20 S. Third St., Mifflintown, and on Thursday, Aug. 24 from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the church.

     Memorial contributions may be made to Maple Grove Sunday School, 6507 Licking Creek Road, Mifflintown, PA 17059.

     Condolences may be left at www.gussfh.com.

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