![]() Phares
W. Sweigert |
Remembering
Phares...
Phares W. Sweigert, 92, formerly of Palmyra, Lebanon
County, died Saturday evening at 11:40 PM in Maple Farms
Nursing Center, Akron, Lancaster County, where he resided
since November 16th.
Born in Reading, Berks County, he was a son of the late
Franklin and Mabel L. (Wheelock) Sweigert.
He was a peacetime veteran having played in the Army
Band.
An avid musician, he played saxophone and enjoyed band
music most of his life.
Phares was employed years ago as a slot machine
repairman in Las Vegas and was a truck driver for Jarvis
Trucking in later years.
Surviving is a daughter, F. Rhoda, married to Emil
Uibel, Finksburg, Maryland;
4 grandchildren,6 great-grandchildren; and 4 sisters,
June Sweigert, Anderson, California; Flora Sweigert, also a
resident of Maple Farms Nursing Center, Akron, PA; Hope
Masker, Salem, Virginia; and Grace, married to John H.
Gangaway, Denver, PA. |
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& Services... Phares' viewing will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2002, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM from our parlor with the funeral to be held at 11:00 AM with Pastor Dave J. Berwick officiating. Burial will follow in Muddy Creek Cemetery, Swartzville, Lancaster County, PA. |