 1935 - 2010 (75 years)
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| Name |
Paul Richard Minninger |
| Born |
23 Jan 1935 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
05 May 2010 |
Gilbertsville, Douglass Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania  |
| Buried |
10 May 2010 |
Fairview Cemetery, Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I121672 |
Strausstown Roots |
| Last Modified |
8 Feb 2014 |
| Father |
William R Minninger, b. 04 Feb 1906, Earl Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 04 Dec 1960, New Berlinville, Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 54 years) |
| Mother |
Emma C Keim, b. 03 Nov 1903, Douglass Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 17 Dec 1990, New Berlinville, Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 87 years) |
| Family ID |
F38655 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S201] Miscellaneous Newspapers, Berks Montgomery News, 11 May 2010.
Paul R. "Rich" Minninger, 75, husband of Eva (Reidenauer) Minninger of Swamp Pike, Gilbertsville, passed away on May 5, 2010 in the Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.
Born in Gabelsville, he was the son of the late Emma C. W. (Keim) and William R. Minninger.
Rich was a 1952 graduate of Boyertown High School, a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Boyertown. Life member of the Gabelsville A.A., Boyertown Rod and Gun Club and the Friendship Hook & Ladder Fire Company, Boyertown. A social member of the Orioles, Liberty Fire Company, New Berlinville, Bally Fire Company and P.O.S. of A. Rich was a baseball umpire for 20 years for various leagues; trained Sulky Racing Horses. Rich enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and the Philadelphia Phillies. He was in the Air Force National Guard for eight years during peacetime. Rich worked as a lineman for 40 years for the local IBEW #126 retiring in 1997.
Surviving with his wife of 54 years (married May 14, 1955) are two daughters, Christine J. Reazor, fiancéee of Michael Schmoyer, of Boyertown and Donna J., wife of Mark Zeleznick, of Gilbertsville; a son, Robert A., husband of Michele (Chiappardi) Minninger, of Spring City; a mother-in-law, Dorothy (Sheetz) Reidenauer, of Gilbertsville; a sister, Shirley, widow of LeRoy Heydt, of Boyertown; nine grandchildren and one great-grandson. He was predeceased by two brothers, William Minninger and Carl R. ?Butch? Minninger and a sister, Grace Minninger.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on May 10, 2010 at the Linwood W. Ott Funeral Home, Inc., 111 N. Reading Ave., Boyertown.
The Reverend John G. Pearson officiated.
Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Boyertown.
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