OBIT: Newton Lee PRESSLER, 2004, formerly of Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Miller Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ________________________________________________ NEWTON LEE PRESSLER Newton Lee Pressler died Sunday, December 12, 2004, at the age of 88, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Born in Newton-Hamilton on June 28, 1916, to Newton Lee and Laura Mae (Rosenbery) Pressler, Newton married Marjorie B. Rumberger on June 30, 1940. They enjoyed a 58-year marriage before her death in 1998. He graduated from Warriors Mark High School in 1933. Newton served in the Civil Conservation Camp at Kane, Pa. He then worked as a mechanic for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Altoona. At the McFeely Brick Company in Port Matilda, he was a tosser and setter on green brick and pan operator. He also worked at Big Yank in Tyrone. Finally, he worked in tech service maintenance at Penn State University in the College of Health and Human Development, from where he retired in 1983. He was a lifetime member of the Hookies Volunteer Fire Co., a charter member of the Warriors Mark-Franklin Volunteer Fire Company, and a member of the Big Valley EMS in Belleville. He attended the former Center Line United Methodist Church and chapel services at Valley View. He was a vital, active man who enjoyed golf, bowling, playing pinochle, driving his Impala, debating politics and especially eating at the Camelot Restaurant. He will be missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his son, Lee Pressler and daughter-in-law, Judy Pressler of Centennial, granddaughter Melissa Pressler of Philipsburg, brother Harrison Pressler of Tyrone and sister Alma (Pressler) Spicer of State College. He was also close to his wife's family and is survived by her sisters Josephine R. Houser, Martha R. Colbert, Doris R. Bickle, Teddie R. Wineland and Donna Rumberger. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Marjorie and his three infant sisters. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, December 14 and 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 15 at Cox Funeral Home, Warriors Mark. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 15 at the Cox Funeral Home with the Rev. Galen L. Sharp officiating. In addition, there will be a memorial service at Valley View Chapel on Sunday, December 19 at 1:30 p.m. for his resident friends. Memorial contributions in remembrance of Mr. Pressler are requested for the Valley View Retirement Community Endowment Fund, 4702 E. Main Street, Belleville, Pa 17004. Tyrone Daily Herald, December 13, 2004