Leanne Frick Kirk
DOYLESTOWN - Leanne Frick Kirk went on to be with her Lord on February 25th, 2018. She was 79 years old. Leanne was born on October 2, 1938 in Forty Fort, PA. She was the daughter of Earl J. Frick and Grace Lutes Frick of Doylestown, PA & Ship Bottom (LBI), NJ.
Leanne graduated from Central Bucks High School in the class of ‘56, where she enjoyed choir, theater, and was their cheerleading captain. She graduated from Bloomfield College (Bloomfield, NJ) in the class of ‘61 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and the honor of Homecoming Queen. She worked for the Commission for the Blind in Newark, NJ before marrying and raising a family. Later in life, she enjoyed working as a teacher’s aide in nursery schools and day care.
She loved singing with the choirs of Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church (Union, NJ), Celebration Singers (New Providence, NJ), The Wayne Choraliers (Wayne, PA), and back home at the Doylestown Presbyterian Church in PA. For many years she also sang with The Masterwork Chorus (Morristown NJ), which annually sang Handel's Messiah at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Leanne also liked to travel, theater, arts & crafts, the outdoors, and spending time with family and children. She often volunteered at the Pine Run Health Center and made teddy bears for children in Doylestown Hospital.
Leanne was pre-deceased by her husband George David Kirk (Bloomfield, NJ) whom she married at Doylestown Presbyterian Church in 1962. They raised a family in Union, NJ before moving to Walker Lake (Shahola, PA), Hemlock Farms (Lords Valley PA), and then returning to Doylestown where they became active members of the Pine Run Retirement Community. Leanne is survived by her son Scott, (Edison NJ), daughter Bonnie, (Carlisle PA), son, Douglas and daughter-in- law Theresa (West Orange, NJ) as well as her sisters Miriam Bach (Doylestown, PA) and Caryl Tressler (Warrenton, VA.).
A memorial service will take place at Doylestown Presbyterian Church in Doylestown, PA on Saturday, March 17th at 2pm, followed by a reception. For additional details and photos, please visit the website at http://www.LeanneKirk.net
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the Philadelphia Chapter of the ALS Association.
