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The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 9

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THE MORXIXG CALL, Allentown. Monday, Not. 9, 1959 Mrs. Lucinda M. Knerr Deaths of the Day Aiina M.

Ricapito Dies; Music Educator's Wife 2 Cars, Truck In Collision Near Tamaqua Mrs. Walter L. Bierman loist in the church for a number Two cars and a small truck were damaged yesterday afternoon in an accident on Route 309, a mile south of Tamaqua. No injuries were reported. 5 Police chief John Allesch, Rahn Township, said a car driven by Charles II.

Nonnemacher, 28, of 212 Center Tamaqua, was struck by a car operated by George Sholley, Benton 3, Columbia County. It was reported Sholley, who was traveling south, entered the north-bound lane of the three-lane highway, and crashed into the northbound Nonnemacher car. After the accident, according to Allesch, a southbound truck driven by Harry A. Eisely. 18 159 Orwigsburg Tamaqua, and owned by John Berla, Tamaqua R.

3, rammed the rear end of the Sholley car after the owner pulled it to the side of the road. Damage to the three vehicles was estimated at more than 000, Allesch, said. Richard Hartranft, Tamaqua R. 2, who was traveling behind Non nemacher was a witness to the accident, Allesch added. tell I i L.V.

Rose Society Schedules Talk By Horticulturist Horticulture will be discussed Wednesday at the annual banquet of the Lehigh Valley Rose. Society. The banquet will begin at 6:43 p.m. in the Americus Hotel, Al lentown. Roy J.

Hersey of Devon will deliver the main address, "Horticulture An Art or a Science?" Hersey conducts horticultural classes for amateur and advanced gardeners. He has done extensive horticultural work. Arthur1 Ebert of Pleasant Val ley is chairman of the arrange ments committee for the program. Committee members are Mrs. H.

Jeanne Fritsch and Mrs. Eu gene F. both of Allen town; Llewellyn Metzger of Hcl-lertown; Horace C. Houghton of Bethlehem, and Mrs. Fritsch.

Car Pins Wrist An Allentown man's right wrist was injured yesterday when a jack slipped and the limb was pinned by a car he was fixing. Leo Young of 343 Hanover Acres was treated at Sacred Heart Hospital. 1 kill mm Michael J. Boyle Michael J. Boyle, husband of Elizabeth A.

Fenstermaker Boyle, 2337 Edgewood died yesterday in St. Luke's Hospital. He was 68. Born in Summit Hill, be was a son of the late Daniel and Mary He was a plasterer and brick-coating contractor for a number of In addition to his wif he is survived by six sons, Russell, Eugene, Stanley and William, all of Bethlehem; Maynard, Easton, and Francis, and 11 grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday in Steyers Funeral Home, 500 Linden Bethlehem. Viewing will be tomorrow evening. C. F. Monteiro HUNTINGTON, W.Va.-Charles Frederick Monteiro, formerly of died Sunday at his home here.

He was 78. He and his wife, the former Mabel Gathright, resided with a daughter, Mrs. Creed Fulton Carter at 1442 Walnut A1-! lentown, from 1951 to last April. He was a retired employe of the Chesapeake Potomac Telephone Co. in Va.

He had been with the firm 45 years. Born in Goochland, he uvea in Richmond most of his life. He was a member of the- Broad St. Methodist Church in Richmond. In addition to his wife, surviving are two daughters, Mrs.

Earl 0. Emory, Huntington, and Mrs. Carter, now of Fort Worth, Texas; two sisters. Miss Frances Monteiro, Richmond, and Miss Helen Monteiro, Goochland, and two grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday in the Blily Funeral Home, Richmond. NEW OFFICES Dr. Alvin H. Freedman, optometrist, has removed his office from 1012 Hamilton to 1022 Hamilton Allentown. He has practiced optometry in Allentown for seven years.

He specializes in the fitting of contact lenses and was a delegate to the first World Contact Lens Congress in Chicago earlier this year. 3 4BQximmfmmwtmwK CJJil If From of years. Besides her husband she is sur vived by two sons, the Rev. Anthony R. J.

Ricapito, administra tor of St Barbara Catholic Church, Minersville, and Joseph D. Allentown daughters, Sister Joseph Annetta of the Order of Sisters of St. Joseph, Sa cred Heart Convent, Vineland, N. and Miss Anne Marie Ricapito, an apostulant in the 'Or der of Sisters of St Joseph, Chestnut Hijl; two brothers, John and Joseph, both of Bethlehem, and two grandchildren. Services, will be at 10 a.m.

Thursday in the home, followed by a Solemn Requiem MasC at 10:30 in Holy Infancy Church Viewing Will be from 4 p.m, to morrow to time of services. Mrs. Jennie West Mrs. Jennie West of 888 Main! widow of Henry West, died at 2:30 a.m. yes terday at Allentown Hospital.

She was 86. Born in West Bethlehem, she! was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Correll. She re sided in Allentown before mov ing to Slatington where she stayed with Mrs.

Minnie Gordon since 1950. Mrs. West was a member of the Cathedral Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem. Services will be at 2:30 p.m Wednesday in the Morgan Funeral Home, 1002 Main Slating- ton. Viewing will be p.m.

tomorrow. Army Assn. Shifts 7 to Reading' Unit The Pocono Mountains Chapter. Assn. of the United States Army, meeting yesterday at Tobyhanna Signal Depot has voted to re lease members from Lehigh and Northampton counties to a new chapter in Reading.

Seven members are involved in the switch, which was made at their request There are 163 mem bers left on the rolls of the Po cono Mountains Chapter, organized in July 1958. Car, Truck Collide In W. Catasauqua A car and truck collided on West Catasauqua's Main St. Sat- urdan morning. Police said dam age totaled less then $100.

Police Chief Robert Heffelfinger said the truck was driven by C. Eugene Stahr, 1977 Eaton Bethlehem; the car by Elmer Frey of 41 Pine St Nazareth. Student Pledged GETTYSBURG George Fritz- inger, a son of Mr. and Mrs. George II.

Fritzinger, 2136 Gor don Street, Allentown, has been initiated into membership in Beta Beta Beta, national honorary so ciety tor students of biology, at Gettysburg College. Fritzinger is a graduate of Allentown High school and is enrolled in the class of 1962 at Gettysburg College. Thisl89w Silvertone Combination Sunday's Call-Chronicle I Mrs. Anna M. Ricapito, 60, wife of Dr.

Joseph A. Ricapito, supervisor of instrumental music at Bethlehem High School, died yesterday morning in the A. C. Milliken (Good Samaritan) Hospital, Pottsville. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Castellucci.

Her residence was 316 E. 3rd Beth lehem. She was graduated from Bethlehem High School and Bethle hem Business College. She at tended Moravian College for Girls. She was a member of Holy Infancy Roman Catholic Church, Bethlehem, and was -soprano so- Thomas Dunbar Thomas Dunbar of Green Lane R.

D. died Saturday night in Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. He was 74. Born in he was a son of the late John and Eliza beth Peters Dunbar. He.

was a retired fanner. Surviving are nieces and neph Services will be at 1:30 p.m tomorrow at the Owen S. Hoff man Funeral Home, 221 Main St. East Greenville. Viewing will be the day of and during serv ices.

Mrs; Sarah Wean READING Sarah Wean, formerly of Pottstown, died Sunday morning at the Reading Hos pital. She was 86. She resided in Pottstown most of her life. She lived with a daughter in nearby Shillington the last three years. Born in Shamrock, Berks Coun ty, she was a daughter of the late Ephraim and Emmaleine Berky Fegely.

She was the widow of Reuben Wean. Mrs. Wean was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, Pottstown. Surviving are a daughter. Eth el, wife of Robert E.

Engle, Shill ington: two sons, Raymond Warren, Ohio, and Robert Pottstown; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services will be at. 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Houck Funeral Home, 112 N. Washington Pottstown.

Viewing will be 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Karl Wurreschke Karl Wurreschke of 636 Center Bethlehem, died yesterday in his borne. He was 55. He was employed in the Test ing Department of Bethlehem Steel Co.

Born in Winston-Salem, N. C. he was a son of the late Bernhard and Anna Miller Wurreschke. He was a member of College Hill Moravian Church, Bethlehem. Surviving are a brother David of Birmingham, Ala and a sister, Ralph Samuel.

Ivyland. Buck? County. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Ashton Funeral Home, Center and Market Bethlehem. SGet Your Free Drawing at Mrs.

Lucinda M. knerr of the King's Daughters home, 44 Church Bethlehem, died yes terday in the nome. bae was 91, Born in Christian Springs. Northampton County, she was a daughter of the late Edward A. and Sabina M.

Engler Neumey- er. She was a member of Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem. Surviving is a son. Clifford C. Roselle Park, N.

four grand children and two great grand children. Services Win be at II a.m. tomorrow- in the Old Moravian Chapel, Heckeweler Place, Beth Todd W. Longenecker Baby Todd W. Longeneckery 1- day-old son of Dr.

William and Antoinette Keshel Longenecker of Limeport, died yesterday afternoon in Allentown Osteopathic Hospital. Surviving with the parents are a sister Leslie, the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Blanche Long-4 enecker of Allentown, and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Keshel of Miamis- burg, Ohio.

Services will be at the conven ience of the family. interment will be. in Grandview Cemetery, Allentown. Arrangements are being made by the William W. Kulik Funeral Home of 42fr Hanover A1- Mark T.

Fusselman Mark T. Fusselman, retired em. ploye at Trojan Powder Co. and former owner of the' Schnecks-ville Store, died at 4 p.m.' yester day at his 2557 Main Schnecksville He was 70. He retired five years ago after 15 years with the powder com pany.

Born in New Tripoli, he was a son of the late Henry W. and Molly E. Creitz Fusselman. He was graduated from Allentown High School in 1906 and Allentown Preparatory School in 1907. Fusselman was a member of the Lutheran congregation of the Union Church, Neffs.

Surviving are his wife Almeda F. Bachman Fusselman; a daugh ter Dorothy, wife of Henry Mus- selman, at home, and three sisters, Helen, wife of Jacob Griese- mer, bchnecKsvuie K. and Blanche M. and Madaune M. Fus selman, both of Allentown.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Richard A. Heintzelman Funeral Home, 54 Summit Schnecksville. View ing will be p.m. Wednesday W.

J. Sielmach Sr. Walter J. Stelmach 296 W. Snyder Lansford.

died at 7:30 o'clock last night in the home of his father and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Ora-vec, 238 W. Ridge Lansford. He was 46.

Born in the Andrewsville sec tion of Summit Hill he was a son of the late Jacob and Antoninia Ruckiewicz Stelmach. He was last employed at the Lansford Colliery of the Panther valley Coal Co. He was a member of SS. Peter Paul's Catho lic Church, Lansford. A brother John, and a sister Mrs.

Mary Novak, preceded him in death. Surviving with his wife, the for mer Anna Oravec, are a son Walter 6, and two sisters Mrs. Stanley Lansford, and Mrs, Lawrence Stawairski, Coaldale. Al M. Svercheck, Lansford, is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Alvia E. Howerler Mrs. Estella Howerter. wife of Alvin E.

Howerter, died yester day afternoon at ner norae in Shamrock, Berks County. She was 73. Born in Hereford Township, she was a daughter of -the late Henry and Cassalma Fegely Minner. Mrs. Howerter was a member of St.

Paul's Lutheran Church, Mertztown. Surviving are her husband; two sons, Curvey C. Dierolf, Shamrock, and Lloyd Snyder, Allen town: a daughter Margaret, wife of Clarence Heintzelman, Allen town; two-brothers, Albert Man ner, Macungie R. 1, and William Minner, Allentown R. 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchil dren- Services will be at 2 p.m.

Thursday in' the DeLong and Trexler Funeral Home, Topton. Viewing will be p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Julia Novak Mrs.

Julia Ocsek Novak of 305 E. 5th Bethlehem, died yes- terday morning in her home. She! was 88.. She was the widow of Joseph Novak. Born in Yugoslavia, Mrs.

Novak had resided in the Bethlehem area for many years. she' was a member of 5t. John's Windish Lutheran Church, Surviving are five daughters, Miss Lena Novak, at home; Mrs. Mary Bognar Hancik and MrsJ Theresa Weiss, both of Bethlehem, and the Misses Anna and Frances Novak, both of New York City; two sonsr Alex, New York City, and Paul, "Yugoslavia; a brother, Peter Ocsek, coopers- burg; 13 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday in St. John's Church. Viewing will be from 2 p.m. to morrow in the Kulik Funeral Home, 1311 Broadway, Fountain Hill, and from 12:30 1:30 pjn. Wednesday in the church.

Funeral Arrangements HEW YCI1K FLCHAL CO. 90S Hamilton St HE 4-9685 Mrs. Bertha M. (Salter) Bier man, 323 Scnreiber Ave cop-lay, wife of Walter L. Bierman, died yesterday morning at her home.

She was 77. "I Born in Shamokin, she was a daughter of the late James and Emma Edwards Salter. She was a resident of Coplay for 56 years and was a member of Trinity UCC, Coplay. Surviving in addition to her hus band are two Robert B. Salter, Bethlehem, and Albert E.

Bierman, at home; a daughter, Ina, wife of Daniel G. Oakes, Coplay; seven grandchildren; five great grandchildren, 'and a brother, Theodore Salter, Allen-town. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Hauke Funeral Home, 4th and Chestnut Coplay. Viewing will be-7-9 p.m.

tomorrow. William H. Barf man William H. Bartman of Fred erick died at his home yesterday. He was 48., Born in Pottstown, a son of the late William and Ethel Terger Bartman, he was a former departmental manager at the Potts-town Sears, Roebuck store.

Surviving with his widow, Sa rah Areta Kinsey Bartman, are two sons, William Jr. and James, iboth at home; a daughter, Bar bara, wife of George Thaden of Natchitoches, two brothers, Irwin and Richard, both of Potts-town, and a sister, Florence, wife of Jay M. Strunk, also of Potts- town. Services will be at 1 p.m Wednesday at the Owen S. Hoffman Funeral Home.

221 Main East Greenville. Viewing will be the day of and during the services. Henry Krahwinkel Henry (Heiney) Krahwinkel, 831 W. Wilkes-Barre Easton, husband of the former Emily Kuhns, died Saturday in Easton Hospital. He was 61.

He was a stamper at the Tay lor-Wharton Co. Division of Hars-co v- Sen-ices will be at 9:15 a.m. tomorrow in the Bechtel Funeral Home, Easton, followed by a Re quiem High Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Easton.

Viewing will be 7-9 p.m, today. Mrs. William J. Ruch Mrs. Pearl Ruch.

wife of Wil liam J. Ruch, Packerton, Lehighton R. 2. died Saturday in Gnad en Huetten Memorial Hospital, Le highton. She was 48.

Services will be at 2 p.m. to morrow in J. J. Mayes Funeral Chapel. 408 Bridge Weissport Viewing will be 7-9 p.m.

today. Mrs. Lizzie Fabian Mrs. Lizzie Fabian, Ferndale, died Friday at the Zohlman Nurs ing Home, Richlandtown. She was 90.

Services will be at 2 p.m. to morrow in the Robert W. Snyder Funeral Home, Riegelsville. View ing will be 7-9 p.m. today.

William J. Lemley Jr. PHILADELPHIA William J. Lemley realtor, of Broadway, Wind Gap, died at 3:20 a.m. Sat urday at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital here.

He was 54. He was the husband of the form er Alma L. Weber. Services will be at 2 pjn. Tues day in the Schmidt Home, Wind Gap.

Viewing will be after 7 p.m. Monday in the Schmidt chapel. Mary Loew Mary A. Frederick Loew. Slatington R.

2, wife of the late John A- Loew. died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Allentown Hos pital. services will be at 2 p.m. Thurs day at the Morgan Funeral Home, 1002 Main Slatington.

Viewing will be 7-9 pjn. Wednesday. Paul J. Hackeit Paul J. Hackett, 354 St, Saturday in his home.

He was 51. Prior to its closing in 1954. he was employed at the Tamqua Colliery of the Lehigh Coal Nav igation Co. Services will be at 9 a.m. to morrow in the residence followed by a solemn Requiem Mass at 9:30 a.m.

irt St. Jerome's Church, Tamaqua. Viewing will.be today until time of funeral. Mrs. Dena B.

Breyer Mrs. Dena B. Breyer, widow of George Breyer, of Sumneytown, died Friday night in Allentown Hospital. She was 83. Services will be at 10 a.m.

to morrow John Lutheran Church, Sumneytown, 4 Viewing will be p.m. today at the Hoffman Funeral Home, 221 Main E. Greenville from Monday. Frederick E. Oehler Frederick E.

Oehler of 502 4th died Saturday in St Luke Hospital. He was 67. He was a retired janitor at the Rosemont School, Bethlehem. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Snyder Funeral Home.

527 Center Bethlehem. Viewing is tonight Charles S. Sliker Charles S. Sliker 1081 Lincoln Easton, died Saturday at his home. He was 74.

He was a retired machinist of the Ingersoll-Rand Co. He was the husband of the former Henrietta M. Edinger. Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Strunk Funeral Home, Easton.

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Lykens, Former Cetronia Pastor Dies at 61 READING The Rev. Paul H. Lykens, 546 S. 14th former pastor of the Cetronia Evangel ical Congregational Church, died Friday night in Reading Hospital. He was 61.

He was the husband of the form er Anna Irene Sech. Rev. Lykens currently was pas tor of the Salem Evangelical con gregational Church, ewmans town, and Grace Evangelical Con gregational Church, Richland. He served the Cetronia church for four years, from 1947 to 1951. He also served as a layman at the 8th and Court St.

Evangelical Church, Reading. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Theodore C. Auman Inc. Funeral Parlors, 247 Penn St.

Viewing will be 7-9 p.m. Michael Babinetz Michael Babinetz, 107 Railroad St, Nesquehoning, died Saturday in Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital, Lehighton. He was 69. He was the husband of the former Pauline Pavlosky. He lived most of his life in Nesquehoning and was a mine worker for 52 years.

Services will be at 8:30 am today in the residence followed by Requiem High Mass at 9 a.m. in St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church. Viewing will be until time of funeral. Bernard Long Bernard Long of 180 Meyers East.

Stroudsburg, died Fri day night at the Monroe County General Hospital, East Strouds burg. He was 74. Long retired 10 years ago as an employe of the Worthington Mower Stroudsburg. Services will be at 2 p.m. today In the Lanterman Funeral Home, East Stroudsburg.

Mrs. Mary Heller Mrs. Mary E. Heller widow of Franklin F. Heller, died vat the Phoebe Home in Allentown Fri day.

She. was 71. Mrs. Heller; a native of Brodheadsvflte Ser, parents were the late Oscar and Alice Roden- bach. John Brazz John Brazz.

45 E. Howard Coaldale, died Saturday in Coal- dale Hospital. He was 52. Prior to Us fllness, he was em- cloved by Coaldale Mining Co. He was the husband of the former Anna Labiak.

Griffiths Funeral Home, Coaldale, is in charge of arrangements. Frederick D. Weidner Frederick D. Weidner of 29 S. 8th Allentown died at Allentown Hospital Saturday night.

He was 76. Weidner had been employed by the Diehl Storage and Warehouse the Dietrich Motor Car Co. and for the last two years by the Ruhe Motor Corp. Services will be at 1:30 pjn. Wednesday in St Paul's Lutheran Church, S.

8th St, Allentown. Viewing will be p.m. tomorrow in the Stephens Funeral Home, 1335-37 Linden Allen town, and from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Elmer Ziegler Elmer Ziegler, 71, was found dead shortly, before 11 a.m.

Saturday in his room at 1006 Walnut Aentown. According to Le- high County Coroner Clayton O. P. Werley, death was attributed to a heart attack. Ziegler was a retired hod carrier and had been a.

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