1947
Gary
2011
Gary A. Mantz
May 21, 1947 — September 19, 2011
Gary A. Mantz, 64, of South Whiteoak Street, Kutztown, Berks County, died suddenly at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg Campus in Bethlehem, on Monday, September 19, 2011. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Renee L. Sassaman Mantz.
Gary was born in Coaldale, PA. He is the son of Homer Mantz and Hazel (Gormley) Mantz-Carter.
He was a 1965 graduate of Panther Valley High School and received his BA in English from Elizabethtown College graduating in 1969. He attended Temple University in Philadelphia for his post-graduate work. Gary was an Army veteran having served in the Vietnam War. He worked at the Reading Eagle and the Morning Call prior to becoming an insurance sales manager for Prudential Insurance in Reading and Bensalem, PA.
Gary was a member of the former East Penn Kiwanis Club; a member of the Kutztown Democratic Club; past President of the Alumni Council of Elizabethtown College. He was an avid collector of political buttons and a runner who completed the Philadelphia Marathon. During his lifetime, he traveled to 45 states.
He is also survived by two daughters; Megan L., wife of David Pielmeier, of Westminster, MD and Lauren R. Mantz of West Chester, PA. Three brothers; Robert Stoltz and his wife, Marie, of Lemoyne, PA; William Stoltz and his wife, Pat of Summit Hill, PA; Barry Stoltz and his wife, Gail, of New York. Gary was a proud grandfather of Claire Pielmeier. He was predeceased by an infant son David G. Mantz who died in 1986; and stepfather, Bob Carter.
Funeral services for Gary will be on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 11:00 AM at the First Presbyterian Church, 3231 Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA, officiated by, Rev. Dr. Tony Sundermeier. Friends may call on Thursday, September 22, 2011 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the church and again on Friday from 10:00 – 11:00 AM. Interment is at Grand Army Cemetery, Summit Hill, PA.
Contributions can be made in Gary’s name to The First Presbyterian Church, 3231 Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA 18104 or Elizabethtown College, Development Office, 1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022.
Services for Gary are being handled by the Holmes-Griffiths Funeral Home, Inc., 655 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA.
online registry and condolences may be signed at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com
Gary was born in Coaldale, PA. He is the son of Homer Mantz and Hazel (Gormley) Mantz-Carter.
He was a 1965 graduate of Panther Valley High School and received his BA in English from Elizabethtown College graduating in 1969. He attended Temple University in Philadelphia for his post-graduate work. Gary was an Army veteran having served in the Vietnam War. He worked at the Reading Eagle and the Morning Call prior to becoming an insurance sales manager for Prudential Insurance in Reading and Bensalem, PA.
Gary was a member of the former East Penn Kiwanis Club; a member of the Kutztown Democratic Club; past President of the Alumni Council of Elizabethtown College. He was an avid collector of political buttons and a runner who completed the Philadelphia Marathon. During his lifetime, he traveled to 45 states.
He is also survived by two daughters; Megan L., wife of David Pielmeier, of Westminster, MD and Lauren R. Mantz of West Chester, PA. Three brothers; Robert Stoltz and his wife, Marie, of Lemoyne, PA; William Stoltz and his wife, Pat of Summit Hill, PA; Barry Stoltz and his wife, Gail, of New York. Gary was a proud grandfather of Claire Pielmeier. He was predeceased by an infant son David G. Mantz who died in 1986; and stepfather, Bob Carter.
Funeral services for Gary will be on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 11:00 AM at the First Presbyterian Church, 3231 Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA, officiated by, Rev. Dr. Tony Sundermeier. Friends may call on Thursday, September 22, 2011 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the church and again on Friday from 10:00 – 11:00 AM. Interment is at Grand Army Cemetery, Summit Hill, PA.
Contributions can be made in Gary’s name to The First Presbyterian Church, 3231 Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA 18104 or Elizabethtown College, Development Office, 1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022.
Services for Gary are being handled by the Holmes-Griffiths Funeral Home, Inc., 655 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA.
online registry and condolences may be signed at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com
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