 Kenneth
H. Fort January
18, 1929 January
8, 2010
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Remembering
Ken with Love...
Kenneth
Harold Fort, 80, of
Ephrata,
PA, formerly of Pemberton, New Jersey, died Friday, January 8, 2010, at home.
Born in Pemberton,
NJ, a son of the late Maurice and Sarah (Haines) Fort, he was
the husband of Alice H. (Kellenbenz) Fort for 58 years. A
Korean War Army Staff Sergeant, he was a career firefighter at
McGuire AFB, retiring in 1984 as Assistant Chief.
A life member and former chief of Good Will Fire Co.,
Pemberton, Ken was a proud charter member of the Pemberton Borough
Exempt Firemen’s Association and Masonic Lodge 199 Free &
Accepted Masons, Pemberton, New Jersey. Retiring
in Ephrata, he joined Reamstown Fire Co. and served with the
Fire Police, and was a member of Faith United Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Denver, the Ephrata American Legion and a
former member of the East Cocalico Lions Club, Reamstown.
He was an avid golfer, gardener, Phillies baseball and Eagles
football fan, loved traveling and spending winters in Bushnell,
FL, for the past ten years. Also surviving: son, Paul (Margaret)
Fort, Yardville, NJ; daughter, Marcy (John) Sumoski, Center
Valley, PA; grandchildren, Joshua (Amy) Sumoski, Somerville,
NJ; Matthew Sumoski, Whitehall, PA; Sarah Sumoski, Gloucester,
VA; Kim Arena, Hamilton, NJ; and Shon MacPherson, Browns
Mills, NJ; great-grandchildren, Owen Sumoski, Shon, Mike,
Daniel, Cody, Seth, and Shane MacPherson; brothers, Joseph and
Donald (Beverlee) Fort; sister, Doris (Paul) Croshaw; nieces
and nephews. He was pre-deceased by brother, Maurice &
wife, Vivian Fort; sister, Elizabeth and husband, Leon
Hopkins; sister-in-law Evelyn Fort, and nephew, David Fort.
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