M. Kathleen Burnheimer

Margaretta Kathleen Burnheimer (née Jones), age 74, passed away on January 24, 2024, at Edinboro Manor in Edinboro, PA, after a long debilitating battle with pulmonary fibrosis.  Kathy was born July 7, 1949, in Meadville, PA to Morris V. Jones and Donis W. Mobley Jones.  She married Ronald Burnheimer in 1967 and relocated to Phoenixville, PA.

Kathy lived in the Norristown/Pottstown area for most of her life. She worked in administration and contracts for Aetna for 25 years and was a member of the Cedarville United Methodist Church in Cedarville, PA. She was a loving mother and grandmother, affectionately known as ‘Nonny’ to her grandchildren, to whom she never missed sending birthday and holiday cards, as well as notes here and there letting them know how she cared for them. Her favorite pastime was spending time with her grandchildren and her hobbies were reading, learning about outer space and many other topics, sewing, quilting and embroidery, and observing and being in nature for walks and hikes in earlier times.

Kathy was preceded in death by her brother Bobby Jones in January 1972, her sister Karen (Hargett) Cooley in October 1972, her infant son Jeffrey Alan in January 1976, her parents in 2003, her grand-niece Amanda Hughes in 2005, and her sister Janice Tangeman in October 2022.

Survivors include three sons, David Burnheimer (Stephanie), Daniel Burnheimer (Adrienne), and Andrew Burnheimer (Lauren), six grandchildren, Ethan, Allison, Ava, Josh, Charlie, and Jack, three nieces Donna Gray, Diane Papavero (Paul), and Sharon Hughes, and three nephews Dillon Gray, Michael Jones (Michellee), and Steven Jones (Dody).

Condolences and memories can be shared at www.hatheway-tedesco.com.

Funeral services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 East Ohio St., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611, or pulmonaryfibrosis.org, click “Get Involved”, then “Honor a Loved One”, then “Find a Tribute”, and then search for “Kathy Burnheimer”.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Hatheway-Tedesco Funeral Home and Crematory, 614 Baldwin St., Meadville, PA 16335.