Charles C. "Luke" Erbe

Charles C. "Luke" Erbe, 73 of Coaldale, Pennsylvania died suddenly on Monday, November 26, 2018, at home in the seek section of Coaldale.Survived by his wife of fifty years, Janet Doris (Hill) Erbe; sons, Charles C. "Butch" Erbe, Jr. and Brian S. Erbe and his wife, Amy, daughter, Lori L. McLaughlin and her husband, Kevin, sisters, Dorothy Yanett and her husband, Bill, Phyllis Erbe, Vera Nederostek and her husband, Richard and Irene FritzingerBorn Tuesday, May 29, 1945 in Palmerton, Pennsylvania. the son of the late Charles C. Erbe, Sr., and Helen (Halko) Erbe. He was also predeceased by a grand daughter, Christine Erbe. Luke worked for many years at Hart Metal's of Tamaqua. He was an avid outdoorsman and served honorably in the United States Army.Private arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252.Interment will be in Sky-View Memorial Park Tamaqua, Pa. 18252Online condolences may be made to the family at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com