Ernest G. Conrad, 86, Kutztown, died Nov. 8, 2010, in The Lutheran Home at Topton, where he was a patient since May 2010.
He was the husband Rosa C. E. (Reifinger) Conrad.
Born April 27, 1924, in East Greenville, Montgomery County, he was a son of the late Charles H. and Viola L. (Snyder) Conrad.
He was an active member of Longswamp United Church of Christ, Mertztown.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran during World War II, having served in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Thomas E. Fraser (DM-24) in the following engagements: Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the mine sweep of Tokyo Harbor just prior to the Japanese surrender.
He worked as a molder at the former Macungie Foundry during the late 1940s and early 1950s. He then worked more than 35 years as a melter at Carpenter Technology, Reading, until his retirement.
He was a member of the USS Thomas E. Fraser Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ray A. Master, Post 217 American Legion, Topton.
Surviving are a daughter, Eileen D. Conrad, Kenilworth, N.J.; and a son, Dennis R., husband of Kara V. (Symons) Conrad, Suffolk, Va.
There is also a grandson, Kevin S. Adams, Blandon; and three great-grandchildren: Ashlyn P., Sheila B. and Kevin S. Adams Jr.
Other survivors include a brother, Raymond, husband of Doris (Jakoby) Conrad, Pennsburg; half sisters: Dorothy (Graber), wife of Harold Bartholomew, Powder Valley, Lehigh County; Mary (Graber), widow of Edwin Houseknecht, Perkiomenville; and Rose Marie (Graber), wife of Asher Kimmel, Pennsburg; and a half brother, Charles Graber Jr., Massachusetts.
He was predeceased by a daughter, Sheila B. (Conrad) Adams, who died Jan. 14, 2004; sisters, Ruth (Conrad) Lesher and Martha Marie (Conrad) Leister; and a half sister, Jean (Graber) Krauss.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Longswamp UCC, 200 Clay Road, Mertztown, with the Rev. Katherine E. Brearley officiating. Burial with military honors will be provided by Ray A. Master Post 217, American Legion, Topton, in Longswamp Union Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday, 10 to 11 a.m. in the church.
Published in the Reading Eagle on 11/11/2010
He was the husband Rosa C. E. (Reifinger) Conrad.
Born April 27, 1924, in East Greenville, Montgomery County, he was a son of the late Charles H. and Viola L. (Snyder) Conrad.
He was an active member of Longswamp United Church of Christ, Mertztown.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran during World War II, having served in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Thomas E. Fraser (DM-24) in the following engagements: Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the mine sweep of Tokyo Harbor just prior to the Japanese surrender.
He worked as a molder at the former Macungie Foundry during the late 1940s and early 1950s. He then worked more than 35 years as a melter at Carpenter Technology, Reading, until his retirement.
He was a member of the USS Thomas E. Fraser Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ray A. Master, Post 217 American Legion, Topton.
Surviving are a daughter, Eileen D. Conrad, Kenilworth, N.J.; and a son, Dennis R., husband of Kara V. (Symons) Conrad, Suffolk, Va.
There is also a grandson, Kevin S. Adams, Blandon; and three great-grandchildren: Ashlyn P., Sheila B. and Kevin S. Adams Jr.
Other survivors include a brother, Raymond, husband of Doris (Jakoby) Conrad, Pennsburg; half sisters: Dorothy (Graber), wife of Harold Bartholomew, Powder Valley, Lehigh County; Mary (Graber), widow of Edwin Houseknecht, Perkiomenville; and Rose Marie (Graber), wife of Asher Kimmel, Pennsburg; and a half brother, Charles Graber Jr., Massachusetts.
He was predeceased by a daughter, Sheila B. (Conrad) Adams, who died Jan. 14, 2004; sisters, Ruth (Conrad) Lesher and Martha Marie (Conrad) Leister; and a half sister, Jean (Graber) Krauss.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Longswamp UCC, 200 Clay Road, Mertztown, with the Rev. Katherine E. Brearley officiating. Burial with military honors will be provided by Ray A. Master Post 217, American Legion, Topton, in Longswamp Union Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday, 10 to 11 a.m. in the church.
Published in the Reading Eagle on 11/11/2010
Ernest G. Conrad, 86, Kutztown, died Nov. 8, 2010, in The Lutheran Home at Topton, where he was a patient since May 2010.
He was the husband Rosa C. E. (Reifinger) Conrad.
Born April 27, 1924, in East Greenville, Montgomery County, he was a son of the late Charles H. and Viola L. (Snyder) Conrad.
He was an active member of Longswamp United Church of Christ, Mertztown.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran during World War II, having served in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Thomas E. Fraser (DM-24) in the following engagements: Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the mine sweep of Tokyo Harbor just prior to the Japanese surrender.
He worked as a molder at the former Macungie Foundry during the late 1940s and early 1950s. He then worked more than 35 years as a melter at Carpenter Technology, Reading, until his retirement.
He was a member of the USS Thomas E. Fraser Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ray A. Master, Post 217 American Legion, Topton.
Surviving are a daughter, Eileen D. Conrad, Kenilworth, N.J.; and a son, Dennis R., husband of Kara V. (Symons) Conrad, Suffolk, Va.
There is also a grandson, Kevin S. Adams, Blandon; and three great-grandchildren: Ashlyn P., Sheila B. and Kevin S. Adams Jr.
Other survivors include a brother, Raymond, husband of Doris (Jakoby) Conrad, Pennsburg; half sisters: Dorothy (Graber), wife of Harold Bartholomew, Powder Valley, Lehigh County; Mary (Graber), widow of Edwin Houseknecht, Perkiomenville; and Rose Marie (Graber), wife of Asher Kimmel, Pennsburg; and a half brother, Charles Graber Jr., Massachusetts.
He was predeceased by a daughter, Sheila B. (Conrad) Adams, who died Jan. 14, 2004; sisters, Ruth (Conrad) Lesher and Martha Marie (Conrad) Leister; and a half sister, Jean (Graber) Krauss.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Longswamp UCC, 200 Clay Road, Mertztown, with the Rev. Katherine E. Brearley officiating. Burial with military honors will be provided by Ray A. Master Post 217, American Legion, Topton, in Longswamp Union Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday, 10 to 11 a.m. in the church.
Published in the Reading Eagle on 11/11/2010
He was the husband Rosa C. E. (Reifinger) Conrad.
Born April 27, 1924, in East Greenville, Montgomery County, he was a son of the late Charles H. and Viola L. (Snyder) Conrad.
He was an active member of Longswamp United Church of Christ, Mertztown.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran during World War II, having served in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Thomas E. Fraser (DM-24) in the following engagements: Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the mine sweep of Tokyo Harbor just prior to the Japanese surrender.
He worked as a molder at the former Macungie Foundry during the late 1940s and early 1950s. He then worked more than 35 years as a melter at Carpenter Technology, Reading, until his retirement.
He was a member of the USS Thomas E. Fraser Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ray A. Master, Post 217 American Legion, Topton.
Surviving are a daughter, Eileen D. Conrad, Kenilworth, N.J.; and a son, Dennis R., husband of Kara V. (Symons) Conrad, Suffolk, Va.
There is also a grandson, Kevin S. Adams, Blandon; and three great-grandchildren: Ashlyn P., Sheila B. and Kevin S. Adams Jr.
Other survivors include a brother, Raymond, husband of Doris (Jakoby) Conrad, Pennsburg; half sisters: Dorothy (Graber), wife of Harold Bartholomew, Powder Valley, Lehigh County; Mary (Graber), widow of Edwin Houseknecht, Perkiomenville; and Rose Marie (Graber), wife of Asher Kimmel, Pennsburg; and a half brother, Charles Graber Jr., Massachusetts.
He was predeceased by a daughter, Sheila B. (Conrad) Adams, who died Jan. 14, 2004; sisters, Ruth (Conrad) Lesher and Martha Marie (Conrad) Leister; and a half sister, Jean (Graber) Krauss.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Longswamp UCC, 200 Clay Road, Mertztown, with the Rev. Katherine E. Brearley officiating. Burial with military honors will be provided by Ray A. Master Post 217, American Legion, Topton, in Longswamp Union Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday, 10 to 11 a.m. in the church.
Published in the Reading Eagle on 11/11/2010
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