1917 - 2014 (96 years)
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Name |
Luther Irvin Barth |
Born |
05 Dec 1917 |
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
15 Apr 2014 |
Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Buried |
21 Apr 2014 |
Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Person ID |
I115328 |
Strausstown Roots |
Last Modified |
23 Apr 2014 |
Father |
Frederick Barth, b. 21 Mar 1885, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 11 Jul 1970, West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 85 years) |
Mother |
Sallie Reeser, b. 03 Oct 1884, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 08 Nov 1973 (Age 89 years) |
Married |
25 Jun 1904 |
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Family ID |
F39474 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Dorothy Mae Dorward, b. 07 Mar 1926, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 16 Oct 2020, Wyomissing, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 94 years) |
Married |
applied 08 Mar 1947 |
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Last Modified |
30 Jun 2017 |
Family ID |
F36239 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S2] Reading Eagle, on-line edition, 17 Apr 2014.
Luther Irvin "Mooney" Barth, 96, of Mohnton, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Chestnut Knoll Personal Care Home in Boyertown.
Born in Reading on December 5, 1917, he a son of the late Frederick and Sallie (Reeser) Barth.
Mooney was a 1934 graduate of Reading High School.
Mooney joined the US Army on April 1, 1941 as a Radio Operator during WWII. He was in 190th Field Artillery and landed on the beaches of Normandy the day after D-Day. He received the Good Conduct Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, and the European Middle Eastern Service Medal with 5 Bronze Service Stars.
After returning home, he worked at his family butcher shop with his late brother, Charles. Later, he went into insurance sales and then became a sales representative for Wolverine Worldwide.
Mooney was a long time member of the St. John's Lodge No. 435, Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania. He was also member of the Green Valley Country Club. Mooney was a member of the Arbor Society and he loved puttering around his farm, planting different kinds of trees that he received from them.
Surviving are three children: Steven Barth of Exeter Twp., Michael Barth of Kleinfeltersville; and Heather Barth-Manrodt and her husband, Bob, of Reading; two grandchildren, Jenah and Jesse Barth of Exeter Twp.; and his very good friend and ex-wife, Dorothy Mae Barth.
Mooney is predeceased by a son, L. Alan Barth; three sisters: Irene Himmelberger, Dorothy Sands and Grace Searfoss; and four brothers: Daniel, Harold, Charles and Paul Barth.
A graveside committal will be in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton, on Monday, April 21, 2014 at 1 p.m. Family and friends are asked to meet in Auman's Inc. Funeral Home, 390 W. Neversink Rd., Reiffton, by 12:30 p.m. on Monday to form the funeral cortege.
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