 1923 - 2019 (96 years)
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| Name |
John David Smith |
| Born |
09 Apr 1923 |
Fleetwood, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Baptism |
30 Jun 1923 |
Zion Moselem Lutheran Church, Moselem, Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
08 Sep 2019 |
Berks Heim, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Buried |
14 Sep 2019 |
Zion Moselem Church Cemetery, Moselem, Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I081510 |
Strausstown Roots | Keim.V, Mengel.N, Miller.G.I020281 |
| Last Modified |
11 Sep 2019 |
| Father |
Francis David Smith, b. 5 Mar 1900, Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 9 Dec 1974, Fleetwood, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Grace Helen Adam, b. 24 Nov 1904, Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 19 Apr 1990, Fleetwood, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 85 years) |
| Family ID |
F09268 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Ruth Angelina Hottenstein, b. 14 May 1926, Wyomissing, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 09 May 2020, Maidencreek Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 93 years) |
| Married |
12 Jul 1946 |
Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Children |
| + | 1. David John Smith, b. 31 Jul 1947, West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 10 Jun 2020, Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 72 years) |
| + | 2. Living |
| + | 3. Living |
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| Family ID |
F27873 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S2] Reading Eagle, on-line, 11 Sep 2019.
John D. Smith, 96, of Fleetwood, passed away in Berks Heim on Sunday, September 8, 2019. He was the husband of Ruth A. (Hottenstein) Smith; they celebrated 73 years of marriage on July 12th. Born in Richmond Township, son of the late Francis D. Smith and Grace H. (Adam) Smith.
John was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. In 1947, he started his business in Fleetwood, the John D. Smith Roofing, Plumbing and Tinsmith, working until 2013, when he retired. He was a member of Zion Moselem Lutheran Church, Kutztown, serving many years as a church councilman and board member of Zion Cemetery. Other memberships included being a 67 year member of Horace Kieffer American Legion Post 625 and a life member of the Kutztown Fire Company.
John was an avid hunter who belonged to the Liars Paradise Hunting Camp in Potter County, and took many trips to the western states to hunt. Winter was the time to go snowmobiling in Potter County and Canada. John and Ruth loved to travel, vacationing in all fifty states. He was a fan of the Phillies, Eagles and going to the Reading Phillies games.
John is survived by his wife, Ruth; children: David J. Smith, husband of Jean (Hoffman) Smith, of Hamburg; Christine A. (Smith), wife of Roger W. Moyer, of Laureldale; and Susanne L. (Smith), wife of Rev. Ward Snyder, of Denver, Colorado. Also surviving are his grandchildren: Michael P. Smith, Amy L. Smith, Todd W. Moyer, Allister P. Snyder, Justin L. Snyder; and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his siblings: Dorothy Smith, Earl Smith, Francis Smith and Robert Smith.
A viewing will be Saturday the 14th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00a.m., followed by a funeral service at 11:00 a.m., from Zion Moselem Lutheran Church, 340 Moselem Church Road, Kutztown. Burial will be in Zion Moselem Lutheran Church Cemetery.
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