Robert Ronald Lemon

Robert Ronald Lemon, 73 of age, of Tamaqua, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015, at Hometown Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr. in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.

A graduate of the Scottland School for Veterans Children of Chambersburg, where Robert was a standout athlete, competing in football and basketball. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War, and worked as a machinist for Lem Metal Stamping.

Born in Drums the son of the late Walter A., and Violet (Pierce) Lemon.

He is survived by;

Sisters:
Margaret (Lemon) Nesgoda of Tamaqua,
Margie(Lemon) Pielski wife of Chester of Hudson, Fl.,
Isabelle Otterino of Wilkes-Barre;

Five Brothers:
Thomas H. Lemon, Tamaqua, with whom he resided,
William W. Lemon and his wife Lucille of Florida,
Charles Lemon and his wife Ethel of South Carolina,
Harrison Lemon and his wife Betty, Berwick,
Howard Lemon and his wife Dotty, Brentwood, Long Island;

Preceded in death by sisters, Pearl Lemon, Mrs. Rose Rovberta, Mrs. Lillian Lonzsak, Mrs. Faye Siroka, Virginia Lemon, and Gertrude Lemon; brothers, Walter, Jerry, and John Lemon.

Private Arrangements are entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252.

Entombment Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Pennsylvania.

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