Dennis R. Mace, 72, of Hegins, passed away Friday at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont.
He was born March 6, 1946, in Spring Glen, a son of the late James B. Mace and the late Bernice L. Wiest Mace.
He was a 1965 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School and attended Findly College, Findly, Ohio.
Dennis was a self-employ-ed coal miner for more than 30 years and had retired as a truck driver for Cassa Trucking.
He was a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, where he was a former member of his church council, Sunday school teacher, and youth adviser. He was currently attending Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins.
He was also a member of F&AM Valley Lodge 797, Valley View; a lifetime member of Gratz Fire Company and a member of the Hegins Fire Company.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Sherry A. Mace; a grandson, Link J. Gochenauer.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia A. Koppenhaver Mace, to whom he was married for 49 years; a son, Brian C. Mace, Coal Valley, Ill.; two daughters, Paula J. Davis and her husband, Brandon, Spring Glen and Tonya M. Gochenauer and her husband, James, Middletown; a grandson, Blake M. Davis; two granddaughters, Breanna M. Davis and Zoe A. Gochenauer; two brothers, Russell Kerstetter, Spring Glen and Guy Mace, Shamokin; a sister, Suzanne Tallman, Tower City; nephews and a niece.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, with the Rev. Gregory Lindsey, the Rev. Michael C. Klahr and the Rev. Dan Fox officiating. A viewing will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be made in Union Cemetery, Gratz. Memorial contributions can be made to Simeon United Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 478, Gratz, PA 17030. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.
Published in Republican & Herald on Dec. 17, 2018
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He was born March 6, 1946, in Spring Glen, a son of the late James B. Mace and the late Bernice L. Wiest Mace.
He was a 1965 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School and attended Findly College, Findly, Ohio.
Dennis was a self-employ-ed coal miner for more than 30 years and had retired as a truck driver for Cassa Trucking.
He was a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, where he was a former member of his church council, Sunday school teacher, and youth adviser. He was currently attending Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins.
He was also a member of F&AM Valley Lodge 797, Valley View; a lifetime member of Gratz Fire Company and a member of the Hegins Fire Company.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Sherry A. Mace; a grandson, Link J. Gochenauer.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia A. Koppenhaver Mace, to whom he was married for 49 years; a son, Brian C. Mace, Coal Valley, Ill.; two daughters, Paula J. Davis and her husband, Brandon, Spring Glen and Tonya M. Gochenauer and her husband, James, Middletown; a grandson, Blake M. Davis; two granddaughters, Breanna M. Davis and Zoe A. Gochenauer; two brothers, Russell Kerstetter, Spring Glen and Guy Mace, Shamokin; a sister, Suzanne Tallman, Tower City; nephews and a niece.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, with the Rev. Gregory Lindsey, the Rev. Michael C. Klahr and the Rev. Dan Fox officiating. A viewing will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be made in Union Cemetery, Gratz. Memorial contributions can be made to Simeon United Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 478, Gratz, PA 17030. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.
Published in Republican & Herald on Dec. 17, 2018
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Dennis R. Mace, 72, of Hegins, passed away Friday at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont.
He was born March 6, 1946, in Spring Glen, a son of the late James B. Mace and the late Bernice L. Wiest Mace.
He was a 1965 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School and attended Findly College, Findly, Ohio.
Dennis was a self-employ-ed coal miner for more than 30 years and had retired as a truck driver for Cassa Trucking.
He was a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, where he was a former member of his church council, Sunday school teacher, and youth adviser. He was currently attending Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins.
He was also a member of F&AM Valley Lodge 797, Valley View; a lifetime member of Gratz Fire Company and a member of the Hegins Fire Company.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Sherry A. Mace; a grandson, Link J. Gochenauer.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia A. Koppenhaver Mace, to whom he was married for 49 years; a son, Brian C. Mace, Coal Valley, Ill.; two daughters, Paula J. Davis and her husband, Brandon, Spring Glen and Tonya M. Gochenauer and her husband, James, Middletown; a grandson, Blake M. Davis; two granddaughters, Breanna M. Davis and Zoe A. Gochenauer; two brothers, Russell Kerstetter, Spring Glen and Guy Mace, Shamokin; a sister, Suzanne Tallman, Tower City; nephews and a niece.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, with the Rev. Gregory Lindsey, the Rev. Michael C. Klahr and the Rev. Dan Fox officiating. A viewing will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be made in Union Cemetery, Gratz. Memorial contributions can be made to Simeon United Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 478, Gratz, PA 17030. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.
Published in Republican & Herald on Dec. 17, 2018
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He was born March 6, 1946, in Spring Glen, a son of the late James B. Mace and the late Bernice L. Wiest Mace.
He was a 1965 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School and attended Findly College, Findly, Ohio.
Dennis was a self-employ-ed coal miner for more than 30 years and had retired as a truck driver for Cassa Trucking.
He was a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, where he was a former member of his church council, Sunday school teacher, and youth adviser. He was currently attending Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins.
He was also a member of F&AM Valley Lodge 797, Valley View; a lifetime member of Gratz Fire Company and a member of the Hegins Fire Company.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Sherry A. Mace; a grandson, Link J. Gochenauer.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia A. Koppenhaver Mace, to whom he was married for 49 years; a son, Brian C. Mace, Coal Valley, Ill.; two daughters, Paula J. Davis and her husband, Brandon, Spring Glen and Tonya M. Gochenauer and her husband, James, Middletown; a grandson, Blake M. Davis; two granddaughters, Breanna M. Davis and Zoe A. Gochenauer; two brothers, Russell Kerstetter, Spring Glen and Guy Mace, Shamokin; a sister, Suzanne Tallman, Tower City; nephews and a niece.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, with the Rev. Gregory Lindsey, the Rev. Michael C. Klahr and the Rev. Dan Fox officiating. A viewing will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be made in Union Cemetery, Gratz. Memorial contributions can be made to Simeon United Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 478, Gratz, PA 17030. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.
Published in Republican & Herald on Dec. 17, 2018
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