Everett E. Reich
December 29, 1918
March 16, 2002
Everett
E. Reich, 83, formerly of 1069 Ridge Avenue, Ephrata,
Lancaster County, died Saturday at 1:45 PM in Lancaster
General Hospital.
He was a resident of the United Zion Home, Lititz,
since January 2000.
Born
in Ephrata, he was a son of the late Rev. Harry W. and Elsie
S. (Nolt) Reich, and was the husband of Annie (Swartz)
Reich, also a resident of the United Zion Home, Lititz, for 62
years on December 25, 2001.
He
was a member, 36 year deacon, former Sunday school
superintendent, teacher & secretary of Hahnstown United
Zion Church, Ephrata, where he was also a former president and
secretary of the Young People’s Society of the church.
Reich
was employed for over 40 years by the former Miller-Hess Shoe
Company, Akron, last working in 1979.
He
was also an avid bird watcher.
Surviving,
in addition to his wife, is a son, Rev. Marvin E., married to
Debbie E. (Smith) Reich, Lancaster, PA; and a daughter, Ruth
Ann, married to Ray M. Halligan, Medford, Wisconsin; 16
grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
A
daughter, Mary Jane Fry, a grandson, Seth Halligan, and a
sister, Esther Redcay, preceded him in death.
Everett's viewing will be held from our funeral home on Tuesday, March 19, 2002, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. The funeral will be on Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at 11:00 AM from Hahnstown United Zion Church, Glenwood Drive, Ephrata, PA, with his pastor and son-in-law, Reverend John H. Fry, officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.
The family asks that rather than flowers, contributions in Everett's memory be sent to his church.