Diane Shotko Jefferis, 77, of Macungie, formerly of Lehigh Parkway North, Allentown, died peacefully June 5, 2020, in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. She was the wife of Dr. Earl S. Jefferis Jr. M.D. for 54 years. Born in Easton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Arabelle (Doll) Shotko.

She was an active member of Calvary Moravian Church, Allentown, where she served as head diener and sacristan.

She was a past president of the Parents Association of The Swain School, volunteer librarian at Salisbury Middle School and taught English as a second language to those becoming American citizens.

A 1961 graduate of Easton High School, she continued her education at The Allentown School of Nursing, graduating in 1964. She was a life member of the Allentown Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association. Earlier in her life she worked as a registered nurse at the former Allentown General Hospital, now Lehigh Valley Hospital 17th Street.

She is survived by her husband; daughters, Stephanie and her husband, Dr. Prem Subramanian M.D., Ph.D., Stacy and her husband, Jeff A. Jones; sons, Earl III, Matthew and Andrew; grandchildren, Arjuna, Mira and Emma; a brother, Joseph Shotko and his wife Joann. She was predeceased by an infant son, Stephen in 1969.

Memorial contributions may be presented to the LVHN Gynecological Oncology Research and Education Fund, P.O. Box 1883, Allentown 18105-9988 or Calvary Moravian Church, 948 N. 21st St., Allentown, 18104.

Services and entombment were private in Grandview Cemetery, Allentown. The Gilbert Funeral Home of Whitehall is honored to handle her arrangements.