William E Kerper^[1]

1919 - 2008  (89 years)

• Name	William E Kerper
  Birth	20 Jun 1919
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	World War II US Army
  Death	30 Sep 2008
  Burial	Laureldale Cemetery, Tuckerton, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I21480	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Walter William Kerper,   b. 13 Dec 1886, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 Mar 1943, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Minnie S Koch,   b. 29 May 1888, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Jan 1953, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F7098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace Susan Schlegel,   b. 9 Aug 1921   d. 21 Dec 2013 (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F11459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2023

  
  

• Notes

  William E. Kerper, 89, of Topton, formerly of Lincoln Park, passed away September 30, 2008 at 8:35 PM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center where he was a patient since September 21st. He was the husband of Grace S. (Schlegel) Kerper. Born in Reading on June 20, 1919, he was the son of the late Walter W. and Minnie K. (Koch) Kerper. He was a 1937 graduate of Reading High School and a graduate of Wyomissing Polytech Institute. He was an Army veteran of WW2. He was employed as a machinist at Rockwell International for 22 years and for CarTech for 22 years until his retirement in 1981. Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Sharon L. (Kerper) wife of Edmund Much of Camp Hill, 2 grandchildren Kristen (Much) wife of Christopher Campbell of New Cumberland and Scott Much and his fiancé Amy Cavero of Baltimore, MD and three great grandchildren Abigail, Aidan and Liam Campbell. Mr. Kerper was predeceased by a sister Kathryn Yoder and a brother Robert W. Kerper. Mr. Kerper was a long time volunteer for his dear friends Doug and Louise Brown at Wood to Wonderful and a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Reading. Bean Funeral Home, 129 East Lancaster Ave., Shillington is in charge of arrangements.

  
  

• Sources

  [S175] Website: Geni World Family Tree, (https://www.geni.com/family-tree/html/start), 26 Oct 2020, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-220188229/william-e-kerper-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 3). Added via a Record Match [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107790124/william-e-kerper.