Catherine L. "Cass" Kistler, 90, of Kempton, passed away on Tuesday evening, March 17, 2015, in the Laurel Living Center, Hamburg, PA.
She was preceeded in death by her huband, N. David "Dave" Kistler, in 1997. She was born in Albany Township, a daughter of the late Floyd W. and Dorothy C. (Klingaman) Bond.
She and her husband were self-employed farmers in the Lehigh County area since their marriage in 1944. Over the years, the operation grew to become the largest vegetable producer for the Campbell Soup Co., Camden, NJ.
They added farming land in Berks, Schuylkill and Carbon County. In 1982, they received the PA State Tomato Grand Championship for class B machine harvesting.
Since the mid-1980s, they switched to mainly growing grain and after her husband's death, she finally retired in 2005.
Catherine loved her family, farming and playing bingo.
Survivors includes a granddaughter–in-law, Deanna L. DeLong, wife of Mark W. Yeich of Kempton; a sister, Anna M. Blatt of Bernville; 2 great-grandchildren, Christine and Colin Delong; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Faye D. DeLong; a grandson, David K. DeLong; and a sister, Mildred F. Nester.
Her funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. in the Nester Funeral Home, 8405 Kings Highway, New Tripoli, PA 18066, with a calling hour beginning at 12:30 p.m. Robert J. Billig Jr. will officiate. Interment will take place in Jerusalem (Red) Church Cemetery, Kempton, PA.
She was preceeded in death by her huband, N. David "Dave" Kistler, in 1997. She was born in Albany Township, a daughter of the late Floyd W. and Dorothy C. (Klingaman) Bond.
She and her husband were self-employed farmers in the Lehigh County area since their marriage in 1944. Over the years, the operation grew to become the largest vegetable producer for the Campbell Soup Co., Camden, NJ.
They added farming land in Berks, Schuylkill and Carbon County. In 1982, they received the PA State Tomato Grand Championship for class B machine harvesting.
Since the mid-1980s, they switched to mainly growing grain and after her husband's death, she finally retired in 2005.
Catherine loved her family, farming and playing bingo.
Survivors includes a granddaughter–in-law, Deanna L. DeLong, wife of Mark W. Yeich of Kempton; a sister, Anna M. Blatt of Bernville; 2 great-grandchildren, Christine and Colin Delong; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Faye D. DeLong; a grandson, David K. DeLong; and a sister, Mildred F. Nester.
Her funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. in the Nester Funeral Home, 8405 Kings Highway, New Tripoli, PA 18066, with a calling hour beginning at 12:30 p.m. Robert J. Billig Jr. will officiate. Interment will take place in Jerusalem (Red) Church Cemetery, Kempton, PA.
Catherine L. "Cass" Kistler, 90, of Kempton, passed away on Tuesday evening, March 17, 2015, in the Laurel Living Center, Hamburg, PA.
She was preceeded in death by her huband, N. David "Dave" Kistler, in 1997. She was born in Albany Township, a daughter of the late Floyd W. and Dorothy C. (Klingaman) Bond.
She and her husband were self-employed farmers in the Lehigh County area since their marriage in 1944. Over the years, the operation grew to become the largest vegetable producer for the Campbell Soup Co., Camden, NJ.
They added farming land in Berks, Schuylkill and Carbon County. In 1982, they received the PA State Tomato Grand Championship for class B machine harvesting.
Since the mid-1980s, they switched to mainly growing grain and after her husband's death, she finally retired in 2005.
Catherine loved her family, farming and playing bingo.
Survivors includes a granddaughter–in-law, Deanna L. DeLong, wife of Mark W. Yeich of Kempton; a sister, Anna M. Blatt of Bernville; 2 great-grandchildren, Christine and Colin Delong; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Faye D. DeLong; a grandson, David K. DeLong; and a sister, Mildred F. Nester.
Her funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. in the Nester Funeral Home, 8405 Kings Highway, New Tripoli, PA 18066, with a calling hour beginning at 12:30 p.m. Robert J. Billig Jr. will officiate. Interment will take place in Jerusalem (Red) Church Cemetery, Kempton, PA.
She was preceeded in death by her huband, N. David "Dave" Kistler, in 1997. She was born in Albany Township, a daughter of the late Floyd W. and Dorothy C. (Klingaman) Bond.
She and her husband were self-employed farmers in the Lehigh County area since their marriage in 1944. Over the years, the operation grew to become the largest vegetable producer for the Campbell Soup Co., Camden, NJ.
They added farming land in Berks, Schuylkill and Carbon County. In 1982, they received the PA State Tomato Grand Championship for class B machine harvesting.
Since the mid-1980s, they switched to mainly growing grain and after her husband's death, she finally retired in 2005.
Catherine loved her family, farming and playing bingo.
Survivors includes a granddaughter–in-law, Deanna L. DeLong, wife of Mark W. Yeich of Kempton; a sister, Anna M. Blatt of Bernville; 2 great-grandchildren, Christine and Colin Delong; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Faye D. DeLong; a grandson, David K. DeLong; and a sister, Mildred F. Nester.
Her funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. in the Nester Funeral Home, 8405 Kings Highway, New Tripoli, PA 18066, with a calling hour beginning at 12:30 p.m. Robert J. Billig Jr. will officiate. Interment will take place in Jerusalem (Red) Church Cemetery, Kempton, PA.
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