 Marvin
Brendle "Sparky" November
7, 1927 June
27, 2010
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Remembering
"Sparky" with Love...
Marvin
"Sparky" Brendle, 82, formerly of Fivepointville,
Lancaster County, PA, died Sunday, June 27, 2010, at 2:00 AM
in
Zerbe
Sisters
Nursing
Center
, Narvon, PA, where he resided since April 2007.
Born in Vera Cruz, Berks County, PA, a son of the late
Elmer and Emma (Garner) Brendle, he was the husband of Joyce
L. “Tootsie” (Sprecher) Brendle for almost 56 years.
A member of
Muddy
Creek
Evangelical Lutheran
Church
,
Denver
, he was a self-employed stone mason known for building
numerous churches, museums and memorials in the area. A
WWII Army veteran, he served as MP in the Philippines and was
a personal driver for Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Sparky was a charter member and chief of Fivepointville
Fire Company for over 15 years, a life member of Adamstown VFW
and an avid hunter, having membership in Cushion Peak Rod
& Gun Club. He also enjoyed antique cars, playing cards
and tending to his apple trees.
Also surviving: daughters,
Kimberly Lee (Randl J.) Roth, and Jill Salome (Gerald)
Hartranft, both
Denver
; grandchildren, Jason R. Roth and Lindsey S. Hartranft;
brother, Allen (Madelyn Fritz) Brendle, Adamstown, and sister,
Noreen Jaznock. A brother, Richard, predeceased him.
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