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Martin Kenneth Askerneese

Birth
Farrell, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
18 Jun 1992 (aged 60)
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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June 19, 1992|The Morning Call

Martin K. Askerneese, 60, of 1228 Howard St., Bethlehem, died Thursday in St. Luke's Hospital.

He was a cement finisher for the Masonry and Bricklayers Union 233, Bethlehem, for many years.

Born in Farrell, Mercer County, he was a son of the late Alvah Askerneese and Pearleaner (Allen) Askerneese McClendon.

He was a member of St. Paul's Baptist Church, Bethlehem.

He was an Army veteran of the Korean conflict.

Askerneese was a past exalted ruler and a trustee of Elks Bethal Lodge 1284, Bethlehem.

Survivors: Son, Martin K. of Bronx, N.Y.; daughters, Joselyn of Bethlehem and Regina Smith of Allentown; brothers, Alvah L. of Youngstown, Ohio, Wilby of Sharon, Mercer County, and Paul and Freddie, both of Bethlehem; sisters, Mrs. Magdeline Esterling, Mrs. Barbara Egglespon and Shirley Parks, all of Bethlehem, and Elouise Brodie of Farrell; companion, Amy Simpkins, with whom he resided, and six grandchildren. A son, Mark Smith, died last year.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday in the church. Call 7-9 p.m. Sunday in the church. Arrangements, John R. Shupp Funeral Home, Bethlehem.
June 19, 1992|The Morning Call

Martin K. Askerneese, 60, of 1228 Howard St., Bethlehem, died Thursday in St. Luke's Hospital.

He was a cement finisher for the Masonry and Bricklayers Union 233, Bethlehem, for many years.

Born in Farrell, Mercer County, he was a son of the late Alvah Askerneese and Pearleaner (Allen) Askerneese McClendon.

He was a member of St. Paul's Baptist Church, Bethlehem.

He was an Army veteran of the Korean conflict.

Askerneese was a past exalted ruler and a trustee of Elks Bethal Lodge 1284, Bethlehem.

Survivors: Son, Martin K. of Bronx, N.Y.; daughters, Joselyn of Bethlehem and Regina Smith of Allentown; brothers, Alvah L. of Youngstown, Ohio, Wilby of Sharon, Mercer County, and Paul and Freddie, both of Bethlehem; sisters, Mrs. Magdeline Esterling, Mrs. Barbara Egglespon and Shirley Parks, all of Bethlehem, and Elouise Brodie of Farrell; companion, Amy Simpkins, with whom he resided, and six grandchildren. A son, Mark Smith, died last year.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday in the church. Call 7-9 p.m. Sunday in the church. Arrangements, John R. Shupp Funeral Home, Bethlehem.


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