Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Echternach, Joseph L. May 9, 2008
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 5/12/2008
  Echternach, Joseph L.    
   
   
  Joseph L. Echternach Easton, Md. - Joseph L. Echternach of Easton died at his 
  home on Friday May 9, 2008. He was 80. Born on September 5, 1927, in Lancaster, 
  Pa., he was the son of the late Harry and Bessie Lennox Echternach. After 
  attending school in Strasburg, Pa., he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he was 
  assigned to the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Fla. Following his release from 
  active duty, he returned to Pennsylvania. In 1948, he married the former Bertha 
  Leaman in Lancaster; they made their home in Lebanon, Pa., for several years, 
  and then to Lancaster, where he was employed as a watchmaker for the Hamilton 
  Watch Co. Later, he began a career with a food vending company. In 1971, he and 
  his family moved to Easton. After several buy outs and name changes, the 
  company was known as Service America. At the time of his retirement, Mr. 
  Echternach was district general manager of Del-Mar-VA. His memberships include 
  B.P.O. Elks Lodge 1622 of Easton, American Legion Post 70 of Easton; he was a 
  former member of the Rotary Club in Lebanon, Pa., and also involved with the 
  Boy Scouts. In addition to his beloved wife "Bert," Mr. Echternach is survived 
  by four children, Joseph L. Echternach Jr. of Fresno, Calif., Dennis M. "Mike" 
  Echternach and his wife Brenda of Lebanon, Pa., Pamela M. Welch and her husband 
  Ken of Easton, Md., and Sean E. Echternach and his wife Sally of Preston, Md.; 
  one sister, Freda Wimer of Quarryville, Pa.; 18 grandchildren; and 19 great-
  grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Scott Echternach. A memorial 
  service will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2008, at 3 p.m. at the Fellows, 
  Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P. A., Easton, Md., where friends may call 
  from 2 to 3 p.m. Burial will be private. Donations may be made to Talbot 
  Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 5/12/2008.  
  
  
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