Jean Hulswit, 81, of Henryville, Pennsylvania, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 9, 2015. She was living in North Versailles, PA with family. Jean formerly lived in Douglassville, PA and Snow Hill, MD before moving to Henryville in 2005.
She was the wife of Jan Frederik Hulswit, who passed away September 18, 2005. They shared a marriage of 49 years. They lived in Pottstown, PA for 25 years before retiring and moving to Snow Hill. She was born on January 31, 1934 in Princeton, West Virginia and was one of three children.
Jean had been employed at Pottstown Memorial Hospital in Pottstown, PA and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Reading, PA as a phlebotomist . Jean was an accomplished watercolor artist specializing in landscapes.
Surviving her are her children: Jan A. Gaul of Akron, PA; Elizabeth Hulswit-Green of Henryville, PA; Jan Frederik Hulswit of Douglassville, PA; Mark T. Hulswit of Boyertown, PA: and her daughter-in-law Kimberly Hulswit of North Versailles, PA. She is survived by seven grandchildren, Lyndsay, Cameron, Kenny, Jacob, Alex, Sara and Rachel. She is also survived by her sister, Ann Donnelly and her husband John of Radford, VA, and brother, Ronald Parsell of New River, VA.
Jean was a loving and generous mother and a wonderful and nurturing grandmother. She inspired creativity in all her children and grandchildren. She will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed by all.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Linway Presbyterian Church in North Versailles, PA. Arrangements by Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. Condolences may be made at Gilbertfuneralhomeandcrematory.com