Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Banks, John Conrad, Jr., November 21, 2007
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  Lebanon Daily News on 11/22/2007
  Banks, John Conrad Jr.  
   
   
  John Conrad Banks Jr. LEBANON John Conrad Banks Jr., 89, of Plaza Apartments, 
  formerly of 207 North 12th Street, Lebanon, his residence for 87 years, passed 
  away on Wednesday, November 21, 2007, at Good Samaritan Hospital. He married 
  Charlotte Deck Banks on December 15, 1945. They would have been married for 62 
  years in December. Born June 4, 1918, he was the son of the late John Conrad 
  and Annie Messner Banks. He was a 1936 graduate of Lebanon High School. Prior 
  to his retirement in 1981, he was employed for 32 years by the US Postal 
  Service, Lebanon. John was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, where he 
  had been a Sunday School teacher and served on Church Council in years past. 
  John was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, having served from 19421945 in 
  the European Theater of Operations 202nd Field Artillery in France, Germany, 
  and Austria. He received the Purple Heart award for an injury suffered during 
  his tour of duty. He was a member of the American Legion Post 158, Veterans of 
  Foreign War Post 23, Perseverance Fire Company, and the Lebanon County 
  Firemen's Association. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, John 
  Conrad Banks, III, husband of Pamela, Old Lyme, CT, and 4 daughters: Barbara M. 
  wife of Frank Reed, Lebanon; Carol L. wife of Charles Kline, Lebanon; Cynthia 
  A. wife of Thomas Whitman, Middletown, MD; and Brenda L. wife of David Shultz, 
  Lebanon. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 8 greatgrandchildren. He 
  was preceded in death by 9 sisters: Lucy Banks, Irene Stump, Elizabeth 
  Diederichsen, Sophie Kerkeslager, Marguerite Kiscadden, Eva Himmelberger, Aldah 
  LeVan, Dorothy Pierce, and Loma Banks. Funeral services will be held Saturday, 
  November 24, 2007, at 2PM at Christman's Funeral Home, Inc. 226 Cumberland St., 
  Lebanon, with Rev. H. James Tanner and Rev. Dr. Roger A. Bucy officiating. 
  Interment will be in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. A viewing will be held 1 hour prior 
  to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Salem 
  Lutheran Church, 119 N. 8th St., Lebanon, PA 17046 or First Aid and Safety 
  Patrol 254 S. 11th St., Lebanon, PA 17042. 
  
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