Leon Lamm Potteiger^[1]

1919 - 2005  (85 years)

• Name	Leon Lamm Potteiger
  Birth	9 Nov 1919	Leesport, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	World War II US Navy
  Death	19 Apr 2005	Reading Hospital, West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4]
  	Obituary: Leon Lamm Potteiger, 85, Lincoln Park, died April 19 at 1:47 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient two days. His first wife, Mary M. (Garrison) Potteiger, died May 18, 1995. Born in Leesport, he was a son of the late Ruben H. and Clara D. (Lamm) Potteiger. Potteiger was employed for 37 years in management by Parish Structural Products Division of Dana Corp., Reading, retiring Feb. 1, 1976. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Potteiger was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sinking Spring, where he was a former Sunday school superintendent. He was president of the Dana Retirees for 27 years. Potteiger was a past chaplain of the Sinking Spring Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6150. He was a former chaplain and treasurer of Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge 1175, Shillington. Leon is survived by his 2nd wife, one son, two daughters, two sisters, and three grandchildren. Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. in St. John's Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Sinking Spring Cemetery. Bean Funeral Homes Inc., Sinking Spring, is in charge of arrangements. Reading Eagle-April 21, 2005
  Burial	Sinking Spring Cemetery, Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I6413	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Dickinson, Lamm
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Reuben Henry Potteiger,   b. 27 Feb 1889, Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Sep 1950, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Clara D Lamm,   b. 1 Jul 1888, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Sep 1958, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F1752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marcille Mary Garrison,   b. 13 Nov 1920, Reinholds, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 May 1995, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living
  Family ID	F1754	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Leon Lamm Potteiger, 85, Lincoln Park, died April 19 at 1:47 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient two days. His first wife, Mary M. (Garrison) Potteiger, died May 18, 1995. Born in Leesport, he was a son of the late Ruben H. and Clara D. (Lamm) Potteiger. Potteiger was employed for 37 years in management by Parish Structural Products Division of Dana Corp., Reading, retiring Feb. 1, 1976. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Potteiger was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sinking Spring, where he was a former Sunday school superintendent. He was president of the Dana Retirees for 27 years. Potteiger was a past chaplain of the Sinking Spring Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6150. He was a former chaplain and treasurer of Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge 1175, Shillington. Leon is survived by his 2nd wife, one son, two daughters, two sisters, and three grandchildren. Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. in St. John's Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Sinking Spring Cemetery. Bean Funeral Homes Inc., Sinking Spring, is in charge of arrangements. Reading Eagle-April 21, 2005

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Lamm Family Members, Booklet: Lamm Family History, 10 (Reliability: 3). [S193] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Lower Heidelberg, Berks, Pennsylvania; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0111 (Reliability: 0). [S137] Ancestry.com, U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951 (Reliability: 0). [S145] Ancestry.com, U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 0). [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28947683/leon-lamm-potteiger.