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Tbt Mercury, Th Ocf 11, 1f73 Obituaries Elizabeth Lee Succumbs at 85 Martha Krause, Former Teacher In Limerick, Succumbs at 84 Mrs Martha L. (Linderman) in and Ludwick Krause. 84, widow of Leroy Motori, and later owner of Krause, 230 Rosedale Pot Ulto wfl Motors. He died in died Wednesday morning in 198B. Potuto wn Memoria! Medicai) Surviving are nephews and i Center, where she was a patient one week.

Bom in Limerick she was a daughter of the late William and Hannah (Millen Linderman A graduate of Perkiomen, Seminary, she taught in the1 public schools of Limerick. Mrs, Krause was a member nf St. James United Church of' Christ. Limerick; Schuylkill! Chapter Order of Piastern! Star; Valley Club. Allentown; Rrookside Country Club; Pot Ut own Memorial Medical Center Century Club of Pottstown and Pottstown Garden Club.

Her late husband Elizabeth T. Lee, formerly of Bl (ireen Royersford, died Wednesday afternoon in Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, where she was a patient one week. Born in Philadelphia, shr was a daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Ann (Winters) Lee. She came to Royersford with her family at the age ofj two and lived there most of her Funeral services will be 11 a m. Saturday from Wilson was a guest at! uneral Home, 711 N.

Franklin Manor Nursing Home.I with he Rev. Richard since last March Martin, pastor of First Unit resided at the Royersford Motorcyclist Killed In Area Accident A youth whs killed Wednesday! ther vehicle morning when his motorcycle accident ran off Route 100 in East attempting tr Nantmcal Township and struck speed of the cycle a Virgil Templeton Named to Post By Supervisors was involved in Virgil Templeton Troopers are Hop wood Road. Coliegeville. determine the appointed to fill the term Supervisors in Amity Township Discuss Proposed Zone Changes pole, smashing the polt i a Church, officiating. Entombment will be in Highland Memorial Mausoleum.

A viewing will be 10 to 11 a m. Saturday at the funeral home. was William Murray Of Downingtown Succumbs at 84 Death Notices 1 William Murray. 84, address together with her brother former Royersford Mayor fieorge who died in February She was the last member of Lee family She was a member of First United Church of Christ. Royersford Spring-Ford Chapter 518.

Order of Eastern Star: life member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Friendship Fire Royersford, and the Spring- Ford Golden Age Club Funeral services will be II a m. Saturday from Robert Stone Funeral Home, 567 Church with the Rev. Franklin Watts, pastor of of the late Donald G. Maier as Live wires were knocked to township secretary-treasurer into three pieces ground. Ridge Fire Co.

was Wednesday night by the Upper Donald L. Miller 18 dispatched to stand by while Providence Board of Super- Glenview Trailer Lanes. Philadelphia Electric Co, work- visors. liwchi and, dead on arrival men repaired the damage Templeton will serve two The Miller youth was taken years in the unexpired term, to Pottstcwn in a Good Will He is employed with Ambulance. jCollegeville Insurance A spokesman for the Mont-j Associates, and served on the gomcry C- unty office former Upper Providence said death was caused by School Board from 1961 to 1963 multi pie injuries including He was secretary-treasurer of the lacerations of the neck and Upper side face, broken legs and extensive from 1963 to 1967 SAHNSHAW On MomMy, Oftotwr 9, Mury (HliwstO), Of War fMrrnhaw, Pa Invited to from Norman O.

Funeral Main on Thursday at am A Must of Cftrltfian Aunai will at A St Mary't Roman Catholic church. Delphi. tntar. may call at tvenmg 1 to 9 BF.CHTEL On Monday, October If73. A.

(Christman) widow ot F. 442 Buttonwood Relatives and are invited to services from Skean Funeral Home, 404 Hlqh Pottstown, Pa on Thursday, October 1) at I 10 p.m. Interment In Ertqewood Cemetery Friends tall at the funeral on Wednesday evening from 7 to .10 (Skran) Downingtown, a former UCC, officiating of Pottstown, died Wednesday Interment will be in Fern wood afternoon in Chester County Cemetery, Royersford. Hospital, West Chester shortly A viewing will be 7 to 9 p.m. after he was admitted.

He was Friday at the funeral home, ill several years. in Chester County, he I was a son of the late Ellsworth 111. and Emma Jane (Amole) Murray. He was employed in the maintenance department of Firestone Tire Rubber and retired 19 years ago. Mr.

Murray was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 62 and the Eagles Home Association. He fomerly resided at 4344 Cherry St until two years ago. when he moved toi Downingtown. Surviving are two daughters.1 Shirlev wife of Alexander Ex-Florist Employe Dies At Age 73 at Pottstown Memorial Medica Center a half hour after the accident which occurred at 10:23 a.m. two miles south of Buck town.

State lice said the was riding south on Route when for unknown reasons cycle went off the west of the highway and struck the internal intunes No aut' psv was planned. Trooper Martin Kiggins, Born in West Chester, the Downingtown barracks, said no youth was a son of Fay Miller Kelly, with whom be resided and Donald Miller Coatesville. He resided in Exton and the Uwchland area all his life. A 1 9 7 2 graduate of Downingtown High" School, he employed by Gindy Manufacturing Exton. Douglass (Berks) Township Surviving with his parents are supervisors Wednesday evening a sister, Donna L.

Miller, hired Spots, Stevens it McCoy, residing with her mother; a Reading engineering firm, on a maternal grandmother. Mrs. continuing basis, and also made Violet Seeds, Exton, and a arrangements for the firm to paternal grandmother. Mrs. have a representative at each Sara Miller.

Exton meeting of the supervisors. Funeral services will be 11 Winding Road and Sunset a.m. Saturday from Edward L. Drive were completely rebuilt Funeral Home. Township Township Hires Reading Firm Of Engineers Raymond (Casey) derslice, 73, husband Billig i Vanderslice, A.

of 230 Phoenixville. died KICKING On Monday, October 1 Of 150 Oakland Ave Lansdale, formerly of Pottstown, James hus band of Helen (Beeh) Bickinq, aqe years and friends are invited to the services from the Funeral Home, S3? Main Lansdale. Pa on Thursday, October 11 at II am Interment In Charles Evans i cemetery, Reading, Pa No viewinq Downingtown. With lived Wednesday. Friends may call Thurs whom he resided, and Evelyn.1 wife of Walter Wagner.

brother. Nathan was at a cost of according to a report from E. J. Breneman, contractor. was announced the township planning commission would incompl hold its first public reading of a new zoning ordinance on Nov.

Alma (j NuU! Plans were approved to have additional patrols on duty in the to MR wn. A viewing will be 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Other Van- arrangements were Wednesday night. BIRTHS ---------------------1 AND MRS.

CURTIS ay in I hoemxville Hospital township during the Halloween WITMAN 201 4th Ballv, a haH hecn a nutinnt V. where he since Sept Born in a son of and permd json mrrijral center Plans were finalized for snow Wednesday. Mrs. Witman is the Phoenixville. he was removal, and the purchase of former Judith E.

Reider. the late George F.H new police car was Templeton was graduated from Norristown High School in 1949. and from Drexel Institute. Philadelphia, in 1954. He is married to the former Sally Elliott of CollegeviUe.

The Templetons are the parents of children, Cheryl, 12. and Elliott, 10. Theater Ensemble To Open Season The Spring-Ford Theatre Ensemble opens its 1973-74 season Friday with five comedy sketches that examine the humorous aspects of the Battle Between Sexes. The cast includes Gart Swartlev and Judy Groff David Greenstein and Candy Walck, Rick Yusko and Debbie Kuterbach. Steve Hanebury and Debbie Dennis.

and Dan O'Brien and Karen Smith. Curtain time is 8 p.m. KORA Program Set Proposed ning changes in Township were discussed at the October meeting of the township's board of supervisors The township solicitor. Charles Fitzpatrick, presented two ordinances to the ard describing two approved changes to the official zoning map The Sherman Court tract wa? changed from rural zoning to, local business, and the Dadey- Bock tract from rural to business. Both tracts are on the south side of Route 422.

eastbound near Monocacy Creek Road. Another ordinance is expected to be ready so- covering a change ir'm residential to hiah- way business in the Garber estate, between eastbound and westbound lanes of Route 422 The supervisors received another application for rezoning from Femme Sole Realty Investment requesting that six acres ow ned bv Eugene and located between the eastbound and westbound lanes of Route 422 be changed from residential use to local business use. The date for a public hearing on this request will be set at the next meeting The board authorized the to prepare an ordinance requiring a recognized inspection agency to issue a satisfactory completion certificate for electrical work before permission to occupy a new home is granted. The township engineer. mas Motley, was authorized to prepare an ordinance requiring permits for all contractors.

developers and utilities who wish to cut into township roadways. The engineer recommended that inspections be required of driveways to new homes along township roads, covering sight distances and drainage. The board of supervisors cepted the resignation of Kirk R. Trate. part-time patrolman.

He is taking a full-time position at the Berks campus of Penn State University. The township engineer reported bids will be let by the Berks County Commissioners for a bridge across Morlatton Creek on Lake Drive in Amity Gardens Bidding will be in the next two months. The supervisors granted an increase in wages to municipal equipment operators, amounting to 25 cents an hour. day morning prior to funeral service from 10:30 to 11.30 am. (Simcox) CORNISH Of Trappe, on Tuesday, October 9, 1973, Ruth (Drach) Cornish, wife of S.

Louis Cornish of 167 Main Trappe, aqe 70 years. Funeral services at the conveniences of the family from the Norman Holcombe Funeral Home, 21 Main Trappe, on Friday, October 12. Interment in Augustus Lutheran Cemetery, Trappe. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 7 to 9. (Holcombe) GOOD On Sunday, October 7, 1973, Charles Good, husband of the late Mary E.

(Cook) Good, of Parker life. in Phoenixville all his State Rep. William H. Yohn; Hannah (Ash) with bids be TO MR. AND MRS.

JAMES A THOMPSON, Retirement Age in the were Rp 2 a daughter in the medical y.MCA. center Wednesday. Mrs. Thompson is the former Penelope L. Clepper.

advertised soon. Four building permits issued in Sepember for con- Ephrata; a brother. Nathan.) nC fourth-generation sfructjon rosfinc V50(MK( 107 South two sisters, of Pennypacker ruct10" 130,000, Elmira Powell. Pottstown RD 1 0 i Phoenixville. He Mrs Elizabeth Sypherd, completed 50 years of service CARLINI ESTATE Coatesville; 14 by retiring in 1970.

pottstown man left an three great-grandchildren, and Surviving with his widow are estate valued at $20.000 and one great-great-grandehild. two sons, Raymond A. according to a will Funeral services will he 1 derslice Strasburg, with the office of the Mont- Satuday from SkeaniPaul h. Vanderslice, Westjgomery County Register of Funeral Home, 404 High St The Chester; a sister, Mrs. Mary wills Rev.

John C. Nesbitt, pastor ofjSh I Phoenixville; a Howard Vanderslice, J(J MILLER, oley RD 2. a son in the medical center Tuesday. ford, years Relat.ves and friends are invited to the services from Salem United Methodist Church, brother, the White Memorial Home. flreenvilU ford.

Thursday. October 11 at 10:30 a Officiate. IrreeilVllle interment in Fernwood cemetery, Interment will be in Mt. Zion grandchildren Royersford. Friends may call at pnnuli.r., funeral home Wednesday from 7 to '-CriRitiy.

i 30 p.m. (White)! viewing will be 7 to 8:30 good on Tuesday, October 9 1973 t) n) Friday at the funet a Charles F. Good, husband of Cora Michele Carlini, 79, of 5371 and Sl- who died Sept TO MR AND MRS. ROY A KERSHAW, Little Road. Perkiomenville, a daughter in the medical center Wednesday Mrs.

Kershaw is the former Jane Truesdale TO MR. AND MRS. STEVEN ill his estate to Il Margherite Carlini. his wife. p.m.

home. KUIP RITES Funeral services for Mrs. Mvrtle (Kirkpatrick) Kulp. 81. widow of Harry Kulp, Silverjpo ge Prussia.

M. (Deery) Good of Brown Drive, Spring City, aqe 71 years. Relatives anf Wiends are Invited to the services from White Memorial Home, Parker Ford on Friday, October 12 at 2 m. Interment In Oak Grove Cemetery, Parker Ford. Friends may call at the funarael home on Thursday eveninq from 7 to (White) GRAFF On Monday, October 1973.

Hilda (Wolfgang) Graff, widow ot Snnnn Md formerly of Joseph Graft of U59 Mullbarry formerly of Sassamansville, Pa aqe 75 years. Relatives and friends are in vited to the services from Warker Home. 726 High on Thursday, Octo ber 11 at 11 a m. Interment in St. Pawl's Lutheran Cemetery, Sassamans ville.

Friends may call at the tunerai on Wednesday evening from 7 to 9. (Warker) KRAUSE On Wednesday, October 10, 1973 Martha (Linderman) Krause, wife ot the late A Leroy Krause. 230 Rosedale Pottstown, aqe 84 years. Relatives and friends are Invited to the services from Wilson Funeral Home, 711 N. Franklin Pottstown, on Saturday, October 13 at 11 a.m.

Entombent in Highland Memorial Mausoleum. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday morning from 10 am to 11 am. (Wilson) MINNER. John On Tuesday Oct. ()f SDI'inii CitV Club 9, 1973 of 556 Mam E.

Greenville 1 ll4r Husband ot Lena (stoudt) Mmner, aqe and member of (iiace Lutheran 53 years. Relatives and friends are in- Church RoVersford. vited to the services from Hunsburger Surviving are son Reuben Silver Spring, a sister Mrs. Irene Williams, a guest at Flannagan Nursing Home, of United Methodist Church Phi'adelphia and three grandchildren. Funeral services wi a m.

Friday from the Funeral Home, 610 Main RITES Mrs. Miller is the Virginia A. Weller. former will be John First Phoenixville. Interment will be Gardens, Funeral services for Albert J.

Phoenixville. Officiating will be the Itev.jCoIe 57 husband of Dorothy F. i e' Cole, 2636 N. Charlotte United Methodist Church, were Wednesday morning in Valley King of Royersford. were Wednesday from Hines Rinaldi Funeral 11 Silver Spring.

Md. To send a Interment will be this week traveling at in Fernwood Cemetery, Royers- and get ford. Mrs. Kulp died Monday Washington Adventist Hospital, DeKoma Park. Md, where she was a patient two weeks.

Rom in Nantmcal Village, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Sarah (Dinett) Kirkpatrick. She was a life-long member rt from Trinity United Church of Christ. The Rev. Dr. John B.

Frantz, officiated. Cremation was in Charles Evans Crematorium. Reading Be.uers were Floyd Edris. Robert Piloni. Loren Guss, Cole and TO MR.

AND MRS. DAVID SCHWENK, 1151 High a son i Montgomery Hospital. Norristown, Tuesday. Mrs. Schwenk is the former Patricia Haines.

Thevgmym AUDIO REPORT, is here! Come in for your FREE copy KNAUERTOWN MARKET Rt. 3 ml. W. of Rt. 100 Monteo SPICED WAFERS 790 2 i.

MINCED BOLOGNA 49C Vj lb Devised to Turn Trash into Home fuel PHILADELPHIA (APi A plant scheduled to go into operation here 1976 may help solve two problems at once. The plant, officially named a classification and segregation claims to turn garbage into fuel for home furnaces. The process involves the separation of combustible trash from non-combustible refuse, and then conversion of the combustible trash into organic fuel. The fuel will be sold mercially under the name Eco- Fuel and spokesmen for the company say its heating value is equal to that of lowgrade coal. CONNORS ESTATE A Pottstown woman left an estate listed at $20.000.

according to a will filed for probate with Montgomery County Register of Wills Joseph J. Cain. Rose R. Connors. 71, Farmington Woods who died Sept.

25. directed that her entre estate be left to her children SONY fi RADIO, TV, HI FI, TAPES lilts A Service LEBANON BOLOGNA 69C lb. BflRBEV ELECTRONICS Reading Mall (naif to i) I FRESH SAUSAGE I si.29 Convenient Shopping I AMITY SUPPLY CO. i Hiver I Ooen Dally to 4 Frl. Till P.M.

I radio message the speed of light an answer back from the opposite side of the Harold and George Milky Way galaxy in which the Thomas Connaughton. earth lies would require 160.000 Kopicki Funeral Home. 1104 years, the National Geographic High was in charge of Society says. Iarrangements. Modern HIGHLAND MEMORIAL PARK MAUSOLEUM KITCHENS Manufacturers and Designers of Custom Crafted Kitchens, Vanities 4 Built-in Furniture.

3234400 Phone for nformatlor North Charlotte Street Ringing Hill, Pottstown -OPEN HOURS- Daily Sat. Complete Pre-Need Planning Pottstown Farmington Reynolds Phone lli-ODS Funeral Home, 163 Main Pennsburg on Oct. 13 at 8:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial. 9.30 a.m.

in St. Phillip Neri Church, Penniburg, RD Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Pennsburg. Recitation of Rosary at p.m. Friends may call Friday eve. 7 p.m.

at funeral home. (Hunsburger Funeral Home) SCHAEFFER On Monday, October 8. T973, Mary W. (Fronheiser) Schaet of Olay, age 68 years. Relatives and friends are invited to the services from St.

Joseph's Hill Lutheran Church, R.D Boyertown, Pa, on Friday, October 12 at 10:30 a.m Interment in adjoining church Cemetery. Friends may call at Ihe Daniel Christ Funeral Home, Oley, on Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. (Christ) VanHORN On Sunday, October 7, 1973, Robert D. VanHorn, husband of M. Ruth (Carter) VanHorn, 354 W.

F-tfth Trappe, age 47 Relatives and friends are invited to the services from Bachman 8. Rosenstock Funeral Home, Haieltown, on Thursday, October II at II am Interment in St. Paul's Methodist Cemetery, Drums, Pa. Friends may call on Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Norman D.

Holcombe Funeral Home, 21 Main Trappe, Pa. (Holcombe) of BENTZ KUSER RITES Funeral services for Edgar H. Kuser. 84, husband of iFronheiser) Kuser, 300 K. Sth St.

Boyertown, were Wednesday from L. W. Oett Funeral Home. Ill N. Reading Boyertown.

Officiating was the Rev. Marvin K. Dewalt, pastor of St. Hill Lutheran Church, Boyertown. Interment was in Hill Church Cemetery, Boyertown RD 4.

Bearers were Stanley S. Yoder. Donald Klein, Morris Kschbach, Gerald L. Kuser, Ernest G. Weller and Ernest F.

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to 8 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m Discont. CARPET Samples 20e ea.

We wish to thank our relatives, neighbors and friends lor the many acts ot kindness shown, for sympathy extended. for the beautiful floral tributes at the funeral of Charles K. The FAMILY COLE We wish to thank our relatives, neighbors and friends for the many acts ot kindness shown, for sympathy extended. for the beautiful floral tribules a) the funeral of Albert J. Cole.

The FAMILY GEHMAN GEHMAN RITES Funeral services M.ary M. (Mover) Gehman. 83, widow of Eli H. Gehman, 535 Main Rally, were Wednesday from the Bally Mennonite Meeting House. Officiating was the Rev.

James C. Longacre. pastor, and 'the Rev. Paul E. Longacre, pastor emeritus.

Interment was in the Old Hereford Mennonite Cemetery, Bearers were Mark Gehman, We wish to thank our relatives, neigh bors and friends for the many acts of Bally, kindness shown, for sympathy extended, for the beautiful floral tributes at of Mary Gehman Melvin Gehman, Harold Mover. ihe family Dyer, Dennis Landis and Ken Liddick. C. L. Losh Funeral Home, W.

Philadelphia Boyer- Rummage Sale, YWCA, 315 town, was in charge of King Fri. Oct. 12, 8:30 AM. arrangements. Local Notices REIMT IT! a good neighbor policy RENT ALL CENTER Renting cuts the high cost of buying, eliminates storage and repair problems.

Kverything is ready to use and in top condition. With advantages like these why even think of buying or borrowing from your neighbors. Things to Rent for Every Event exercise floorcare moving lawn ft garden camping painting parties banquets convalescence power tools for homes, industry ft contractors. 77 W. HIGH Sf.

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