John W. Bortz, 71, of 29 E. Mountain Road, Allentown, died Monday in Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center. He was the husband of Esther L. (Reinhard) Bortz. They observed their 39th wedding anniversary last August.
Bortz was a welder for Mack Trucks Inc. for 38 years before retiring in 1979.
Born in Alburtis, he was a son of the late George W. and Alice M. (Hilbert) Bortz.
He was a member of Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church, Allentown.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving with his widow are a daughter, Anita L., wife of Robert E. Dougherty Jr. of Germansville; two brothers, Edwin of Hickory, N.C., and George of Boyertown; three sisters, Annabel Bortz and Mrs. Catherine Adams, both of Alliance, Ohio, and Betty, wife of Carl Smith of Allentown; two stepbrothers, Aaron Seaser of Coplay and William Seaser of Coopersburg, and three grandchildren.
Ser vices will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Werley-Knopp Funeral Home, 46 E. Susquehanna St., Allentown. A calling hour will precede the services.
[Allentown Morning Call, June 17, 1986]
Bortz was a welder for Mack Trucks Inc. for 38 years before retiring in 1979.
Born in Alburtis, he was a son of the late George W. and Alice M. (Hilbert) Bortz.
He was a member of Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church, Allentown.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving with his widow are a daughter, Anita L., wife of Robert E. Dougherty Jr. of Germansville; two brothers, Edwin of Hickory, N.C., and George of Boyertown; three sisters, Annabel Bortz and Mrs. Catherine Adams, both of Alliance, Ohio, and Betty, wife of Carl Smith of Allentown; two stepbrothers, Aaron Seaser of Coplay and William Seaser of Coopersburg, and three grandchildren.
Ser vices will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Werley-Knopp Funeral Home, 46 E. Susquehanna St., Allentown. A calling hour will precede the services.
[Allentown Morning Call, June 17, 1986]
John W. Bortz, 71, of 29 E. Mountain Road, Allentown, died Monday in Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center. He was the husband of Esther L. (Reinhard) Bortz. They observed their 39th wedding anniversary last August.
Bortz was a welder for Mack Trucks Inc. for 38 years before retiring in 1979.
Born in Alburtis, he was a son of the late George W. and Alice M. (Hilbert) Bortz.
He was a member of Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church, Allentown.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving with his widow are a daughter, Anita L., wife of Robert E. Dougherty Jr. of Germansville; two brothers, Edwin of Hickory, N.C., and George of Boyertown; three sisters, Annabel Bortz and Mrs. Catherine Adams, both of Alliance, Ohio, and Betty, wife of Carl Smith of Allentown; two stepbrothers, Aaron Seaser of Coplay and William Seaser of Coopersburg, and three grandchildren.
Ser vices will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Werley-Knopp Funeral Home, 46 E. Susquehanna St., Allentown. A calling hour will precede the services.
[Allentown Morning Call, June 17, 1986]
Bortz was a welder for Mack Trucks Inc. for 38 years before retiring in 1979.
Born in Alburtis, he was a son of the late George W. and Alice M. (Hilbert) Bortz.
He was a member of Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church, Allentown.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving with his widow are a daughter, Anita L., wife of Robert E. Dougherty Jr. of Germansville; two brothers, Edwin of Hickory, N.C., and George of Boyertown; three sisters, Annabel Bortz and Mrs. Catherine Adams, both of Alliance, Ohio, and Betty, wife of Carl Smith of Allentown; two stepbrothers, Aaron Seaser of Coplay and William Seaser of Coopersburg, and three grandchildren.
Ser vices will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Werley-Knopp Funeral Home, 46 E. Susquehanna St., Allentown. A calling hour will precede the services.
[Allentown Morning Call, June 17, 1986]
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