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Monday, Oct 22, 1979, Page 22, The Express
Frank W. Steckel, Postman 35 Years
Frank W. Steckel, 83, of 2031 Washington Blvd., Wilson, died
today in Easton Hospital.
Born in Easton, on Feb. 19, 1896, he was a son of the late
John and Anna C. Sassaman Steckel, he was a lifelong resident
of the Easton Area.
He was a letter carrier with the Easton Post Office for over
35 years, retiring in 1956.
He was formerly a weaver at area silk mills and worked in
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Office.
He was a Army veteran of World War I, serving as a sergeant
first class in the Medical Corps.
He was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Wilson;
an honorary member of Easton Lodge No. 152, F&AM; a life
member of the Order of Fleas, Easton; a charter member of the
Wilson Borough Republican Club, and a member of the National
Association of Retired Federal Employees.
He was graduated from Churchman Business College.
Surviving are his wife, the former Della B. Plum; two daughters,
Mrs. Frances Lipary, Ventura, Calif., and Mrs. Margaret Tooma,
Forks Township; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Ashton
Funeral Home, Easton. Interment will be in Northampton Memorial
Shrine. |
