Lewis A. Boyer, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 31, 2017, at Seton Manor in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania.
The widower of Alice (Erdman) Boyer who passed away on July 25, 2002, Lewie is survived by his daughters whom he adored; Dr. Cynthia L. Boyer of Voorhees, NJ and Betsy A. (Boyer) Paisley wife of Chris of Tamaqua; beloved grandchildren, Jennifer Paisley wife of Matthew Jones, Jaime Paisley, and Emily Paisley; great grand daughters, Madelyn, Mia, Isabella, Ava, Chloe, Caylee, and Aubry Jones.
Born Sunday, October 7, 1928 in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. the son of the late Irvin, and Bertha (Herron) Boyer. Lewie was also predeceased by; sisters, Mrs. Gladys MacDonald, Mrs. Helen Marks, and Mrs. Flossie E. Hoppes; brothers, William, and LeRoy Boyer.
A Tamaqua High School graduate, Lewie served honorably in the United States Army during the Korean War. Returning home he worked for Continental Can in Reading, Pennsylvania.
A member of the American Hose Fire Company, Lewie, was the first lifetime member of the Keystone Fish & Hunt Club of Tamaqua. Lewie, spent many hunting seasons at Baddicks Cabin on the Tuscarora Mountain. He was a coin collector and taught himself to cane chairs in retirement. Lewie was an avid sports fan.
Funeral Arrangement's have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252. (570) 668-2550
Funeral Services will be held at 11 o'clock A.M. in Wednesday September 6, 2017 from the funeral home. Friends shall be received on Tuseday evening at the funeral home from 6 to 8:00 P.M., and on the morning of services from 10:00 A.M. until time of services.
Interment with Military Honors will take place at Sky-View Memorial Park, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.
Memorial's in Mr. Boyer's name to:
Tamaqua Adult Care Center
300 West Broad Street
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252
Online condolences may be made to the family at
www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com
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