Obituary of Harriet Sara Litrenta

Harriet Sara (Kocher) Litrenta, age 57 of Orlando, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at the Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL. Mrs. Litrenta was born in Kingston on April 17, 1956 and was the daughter of the late Avis Wesley Kocher. Harriet graduated from Lake-Lehman High School in 1974 as the class valedictorian. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI. In 1998, she completed her Master of Science degree from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ. She started her career in 1978 as a plant engineer with Western Electric, Allentown, and retired in 2007 from Agere Systems (formerly AT&T/Western Electric) in Orlando, FL as a manager of Plant and Factory Engineering. Harriet was passionate about her bowling and enjoyed traveling to many tournaments throughout the country with her friends. Harriet truly cherished her many friends that she made throughout her life. She loved her family dearly and will be missed beyond words. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her aunt, Eva Wesley, who helped raise her; uncle, George and aunt Carolyn Wesley. Harriet is survived by her husband, John F Litrenta, Jr. of Orlando, with whom she celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary on February 15, 2013; sister, Millicent Sharok and her husband Michael of Lehman; cousins, Lora Wesley Ruckle of Hunlock Creek, Dorinda McHenry and her husband Terry of Hunlock Creek, Krista Ruckle Weaver and her husband Doug and their son Caleb of Orangeville, Ryan Ruckle of Dauphin, Kara Ruckle of Glen Lyon, Erin McHenry Sorber and her husband Nate and their daughter Ainsley of Hunlock Creek, Megan McHenry Askin and her husband Oytun and their son Kain of Orlando, FL. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 12:00 pm from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc., corners of routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek, with the Pastor W. James Paul of the St. Paul's United Methodist Church of Scranton, officiating. Interment will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Pikes Creek. Friends may call from 10:00 AM to the time of the service on Saturday. The family requests memorial donations to be made to The Brain Aneurysm Foundation 269 Hanover Street, Building 3 Hanover, MA 02339, or The American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Parkway, Marietta GA 30067