Lester H Meck

Lester H. Meck, 80, of Donat Road, Lenhartsville, died Monday, September 15, 2008 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, shortly after admission. He was the husband of Anna M. (Arndt) Meck. They were married on November 15, 1947.

Born in Longswamp Township, Berks County, he was a son of the late Daniel K. and Sallie R. (Shoemaker) Meck. He was a member of Frieden’s Lutheran Church, Stony Run, where he was a former church council member. He was a US Navy veteran of WWII. He was a 1947 graduate of Kutztown Area High School. He graduated from the DeVry Institute School of Electronics, Chicago, with a degree in electronics repair. He was a maintenance superintendent for Kutztown Area School District for twenty years retiring in 1993; prior to that he was a carpenter at the former Charles E. Arndt Contracting, Greenwich Township, from 1947 to 1973. His memberships included the Kempton Rod and Gun Club; the Lenhartsville Fish and Game; member and past president of the Kempton Lions Club; the Hoch Balthaster, Post #480, American Legion, Kutztown; the Grundsow Lodge #15, Kutztown; and the East Penn School Retirees.

He is survived by Wife, Anna; Son, Steven D. husband of Sharon A. (Hollinger) Meck and Daughter, Faye A. (Meck) wife of Ronald Adams, both of Lenhartsville; Sisters, Sally Ann (Meck) wife of George Schofer, Topton, Shirley J. (Meck) wife of Russell Guldin, Mertztown; Brothers, Stanley widower of Marietta (Romig) Meck, a resident at The Lutheran Home at Topton, Nevin widower of Lucille (Oswald) Meck, Alburtis, and Franklin wife of Pearl (Kauffman) Meck, Mertztown. There are also 5 Grandchildren, Elijah D. Meck, Megan K. A. Adams, Jeremiah L. Meck, Josiah C. Meck and Mandy L. A. Adams. He was predeceased by Grandson, David R. W. Adams on December 12, 1996.

Services are Private at the convenience of the family. The family requests contributions to Frieden’s Lutheran Church, 9727 Red Road, Stony Run, PA 19529. Arrangements are by the Ludwick Funeral Home, Kutztown, PA.