Eleanor Ruth Leinbach Kurtz
OBITUARY
Eleanor Ruth (Stunz) Leinbach Kurtz, 94, of Colorado Springs, CO, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was the wife of the late Paul H. Kurtz. Born in West Reading, PA, Eleanor was the daughter of the late Henry Stunz and Katherine (Suchomelly) Stunz Mellar. She graduated from Mt. Penn High School, class of 1949, and went on to take night classes at Reading Area Community College. Eleanor was employed for nine years with the Exeter Township School District as a cashier, secretary, and teacher aide. She then went on to work for the Labor and Industry Department of Job Services for 5 years, as well as the Department of Public Assistance, from which she retired in 1981 after 10 years of employment. Eleanor was very involved in the community, serving as a Cub Scout Den Mother and an Assistant Girl Scout Leader. She formed the Berks County Strollers hiking club and was also a former member of Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club and the Berks Community Hiking Club. Eleanor was a member of Schwarzwald U.C.C. for many years and was most recently a member at Community U.C.C.
Visitation with family and friends will be Friday, February 6, 2026, at 11 am with services beginning at 12 noon at Lutz Funeral Home, Inc., 2100 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading PA 19606. Interment will follow at Forest Hills Memorial Park, 390 W. Neversink Road, Reading PA 19606. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Schwarzwald U.C.C., 75 Church Lane Road, Reading PA 19606, or Community U.C.C., 3330 St. Lawrence Avenue, Reading PA 19606, or the Berks Community Strollers, 3804 Hilltop Avenue, Reading PA 19605. Lutz Funeral Home, Inc. has been entrusted with arrangements. For online condolences, please visit www.LutzFuneralHome.com.