\t\t\tVirginia \u201cGinny\u201d Kozak \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Virginia \u201cGinny\u201d Kozak, 96, of Salisbury Township, PA, passed away peacefully July 24, 2026, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, surrounded by family.<\/p>\n
\nBorn May 22, 1930, in East Vandergrift, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Kaminski) Barch.<\/p>\n
\nGinny dedicated 65 years of her life to nursing, with a special focus on geriatric care. As a Registered Nurse she worked at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Allentown, went on to assist in the opening of Lehigh Center Nursing Home in Macungie, and later worked at Country Meadows of Allentown. Her dedication to her patients earned her the Excellence In Caregiving Award by the Pennsylvania Healthcare Association. She retired at the age of 85, capping off a career that touched countless lives in the Lehigh Valley community.<\/p>\n
\nGinny was married for 71 years to her beloved husband, Joseph, who predeceased her, a testament to a lifetime of partnership and love. Together they raised five children. She was blessed with four grandchildren and cherished her role as a great-grandmother.<\/p>\n
\nIn her later years, Ginny found tremendous joy in the simple things, especially visits from her Great-Grandson Joseph. She also loved a good trip to the casino, where her spirited love of gambling never faded. Ginny will be remembered for her strength, and her decades of caring service to her family.<\/p>\n
\nGinny is survived by her children: Linda Stefchak of Allentown, Gary (Lisa) of Easton, Mark (Maureen) of Park City, UT and Michele Kozak of Allentown; grandchildren, Christine, Cara, Madison and Zachary; great-grandson, Joseph; nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
\nIn addition to her husband, she was predeceased by son, Joseph Kozak; daughter-in-law, Gayle Matson Kozak, sisters, Helen Steri and Martha Rushe, brothers, John, Albin, Edward, and Marshall Barch.<\/p>\n
\nServices: Private. Arrangements by Bachman, Kulik & Reinsmith Funeral Home, Emmaus.<\/p>\n
\nIn lieu of flowers, the family asks that you honor Ginny\u2019s memory with a kind act of service for someone in your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Virginia \u201cGinny\u201d Kozak OBITUARY Virginia \u201cGinny\u201d Kozak, 96, of Salisbury Township, PA, passed away peacefully July 24, 2026,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":255384,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-255383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}