Pearl I. Hampton, 82

Pearl I. Hampton, 82, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital.

She was the wife of Wilford E. Hampton, with whom she celebrated 57 years of marriage this past November 29th. Born in Catawissa, she was the daughter of the late Anthony D. and Pauline E. Zaborowski Jankowski.

Pearl had been a Registered Nurse at Conestoga View for eight years, retiring in 1990. She was a 1949 graduate of the St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing.

She was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her 3 daughters: Janet M. and Patricia J. Hampton, both of Lancaster, and Paulette K. married to Mark Divet of Millersville; a son William E. married to Tammy M. Hampton of Lancaster; and her four grandchildren Eric and Rachel Divet and Lauren and Natalie Hampton. She is also survived by her sister Jeanne T. Abel of Silver Spring, MD and her brothers, Edward of Catawissa and John, husband of Mary, of Lansdale. She was preceded in death by her sisters Stella, Pauline, Josephine, Helen and her brothers Stanley, Raymond, Joseph, Anthony and Walter Jankowski.

Family and friends will be received on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 from 10-11AM at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 558 W. Walnut St., Lancaster, PA with the Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11AM. Interment in St. Joseph New Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in Pearl’s memory to the Lancaster Catholic High School Band, Lancaster Catholic High School, 650 Juliette Ave., Lancaster, PA  17602   Attn. Tony Brill. Arrangements by the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home, Lancaster 393-9661. To send an online condolence, please visit www.snyderfuneralhome.com