Cameron E Reese, age 78, of Wetzel Run Dr.,Weatherly, PA, died Monday, August 11, 2014, at home.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Jeanette K. (Vrablic) Reese.
Cameron was a Marine Corps Sgt. during the Korean Conflict.
He retired from the New York City Police Dept. and was a former member of the Weatherly School Board.
He was a member of St John Slovak Lutheran Church, Lansford and a graduate of West Hazleton Twp. High School.
Cameron was a member of the Paradise Hunting and Fishing Club and active in the Weatherly Little League.
He was an avid reader and a fisherman.
Born in Audenried, Carbon County, he was the son of the late Cameron S. Reese and the late Mary (Koons) Reese.
He is also survived by his
One Daughter:
Maryann Rickert of Wallsville, Pa.;
One Son:
Thomas E Reese of Weatherly;
Three Grandchildren.
Preceded in death by his brother, Thomas L. Reese.
Private Arrangements are being handled by Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 211 First Street , Weatherly, PA.
Interment with Military Honors will be at St John's Slovak Lutheran Cemetery, Summit Hill.
Memorials in his honor may be sent to the Weatherly Pound Attn: Lori Knepper 10 Wilbur St., Weatherly, PA 18255 or to the Hazleton Animal Shelter 101 N. Poplar St Hazleton, PA 18201.
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