Edna K. Achenbach, 88, formerly of Plainfield Township, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Gracedale. She was the wife of the late Willard R. Achenbach with whom she shared 59 years of marriage prior to his death in 2006. Born in Easton, on April 03, 1928, she was a daughter of the late George and Lillie M. (Shook) Bruch.
A member of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Edna was employed by the former Valerie Fashions in Bath and Connie Blouse Co. in Pen Argyl, where she worked as a seamstress for 20 years before retiring in 1986. She enjoyed sewing and crafts, and she was a member of the Easton Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Survivors: She is survived by four sons, Larry Achenbach and his wife, Virginia of Plainfield Township, Terry Achenbach and his wife, Cathy of Pen Argyl, Kerry Achenbach, and Tracy Achenbach and his wife, Wanda both of Plainfield Township; a daughter, Debra Woolaver of Bangor; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, William Bruch of Upper Nazareth Township; a sister, Eva Vargo and her husband, Robert of Pen Argyl; many nieces and nephews. In addition to her late husband, Willard, she was predeceased by a grandson, Matthew Achenbach, and three sisters, June Delong, Jane Reed, and Lillie Conklin.
Services: will be held on Monday, November 28, 2016, at 11:00 A.M. in the GEORGE G. BENSING FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 2165 Community Drive, Route 946, Village of Moorestown - Bath, PA 18014. Friends and relatives are invited to call on Monday morning from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. in the funeral home. Interment will follow in Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield Township.
Published in The Express Times from Nov. 23 to Nov. 24, 2016
A member of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Edna was employed by the former Valerie Fashions in Bath and Connie Blouse Co. in Pen Argyl, where she worked as a seamstress for 20 years before retiring in 1986. She enjoyed sewing and crafts, and she was a member of the Easton Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Survivors: She is survived by four sons, Larry Achenbach and his wife, Virginia of Plainfield Township, Terry Achenbach and his wife, Cathy of Pen Argyl, Kerry Achenbach, and Tracy Achenbach and his wife, Wanda both of Plainfield Township; a daughter, Debra Woolaver of Bangor; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, William Bruch of Upper Nazareth Township; a sister, Eva Vargo and her husband, Robert of Pen Argyl; many nieces and nephews. In addition to her late husband, Willard, she was predeceased by a grandson, Matthew Achenbach, and three sisters, June Delong, Jane Reed, and Lillie Conklin.
Services: will be held on Monday, November 28, 2016, at 11:00 A.M. in the GEORGE G. BENSING FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 2165 Community Drive, Route 946, Village of Moorestown - Bath, PA 18014. Friends and relatives are invited to call on Monday morning from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. in the funeral home. Interment will follow in Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield Township.
Published in The Express Times from Nov. 23 to Nov. 24, 2016
Edna K. Achenbach, 88, formerly of Plainfield Township, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Gracedale. She was the wife of the late Willard R. Achenbach with whom she shared 59 years of marriage prior to his death in 2006. Born in Easton, on April 03, 1928, she was a daughter of the late George and Lillie M. (Shook) Bruch.
A member of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Edna was employed by the former Valerie Fashions in Bath and Connie Blouse Co. in Pen Argyl, where she worked as a seamstress for 20 years before retiring in 1986. She enjoyed sewing and crafts, and she was a member of the Easton Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Survivors: She is survived by four sons, Larry Achenbach and his wife, Virginia of Plainfield Township, Terry Achenbach and his wife, Cathy of Pen Argyl, Kerry Achenbach, and Tracy Achenbach and his wife, Wanda both of Plainfield Township; a daughter, Debra Woolaver of Bangor; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, William Bruch of Upper Nazareth Township; a sister, Eva Vargo and her husband, Robert of Pen Argyl; many nieces and nephews. In addition to her late husband, Willard, she was predeceased by a grandson, Matthew Achenbach, and three sisters, June Delong, Jane Reed, and Lillie Conklin.
Services: will be held on Monday, November 28, 2016, at 11:00 A.M. in the GEORGE G. BENSING FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 2165 Community Drive, Route 946, Village of Moorestown - Bath, PA 18014. Friends and relatives are invited to call on Monday morning from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. in the funeral home. Interment will follow in Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield Township.
Published in The Express Times from Nov. 23 to Nov. 24, 2016
A member of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Edna was employed by the former Valerie Fashions in Bath and Connie Blouse Co. in Pen Argyl, where she worked as a seamstress for 20 years before retiring in 1986. She enjoyed sewing and crafts, and she was a member of the Easton Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Survivors: She is survived by four sons, Larry Achenbach and his wife, Virginia of Plainfield Township, Terry Achenbach and his wife, Cathy of Pen Argyl, Kerry Achenbach, and Tracy Achenbach and his wife, Wanda both of Plainfield Township; a daughter, Debra Woolaver of Bangor; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, William Bruch of Upper Nazareth Township; a sister, Eva Vargo and her husband, Robert of Pen Argyl; many nieces and nephews. In addition to her late husband, Willard, she was predeceased by a grandson, Matthew Achenbach, and three sisters, June Delong, Jane Reed, and Lillie Conklin.
Services: will be held on Monday, November 28, 2016, at 11:00 A.M. in the GEORGE G. BENSING FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 2165 Community Drive, Route 946, Village of Moorestown - Bath, PA 18014. Friends and relatives are invited to call on Monday morning from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. in the funeral home. Interment will follow in Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield Township.
Published in The Express Times from Nov. 23 to Nov. 24, 2016
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