Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bamberger, John Alexander November 25, 2009
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on June 29, 2010 
  John Alexander Bamberger 
   
  John Alexander Bamberger, MD LEBANON John Alexander Bamberger (born July 2, 
  1922 at the family farm in North Cornwall Township, died 25 Nov 2009 while 
  visiting family in Richland, WA) was the last child of Alexander Schaeffer 
  Bamberger and Stella (Susan) Miller Wenger. He was preceded in death by his 
  parents and siblings: Maude Wenger Bamberger, Grant Wenger Bamberger (29 Oct 
  1909 - 8 Mar 1996), Nancy Wenger Bamberger Gorman (31 May 1913 - 3 Apr 1990), 
  and Pollyanna Bamberger Loose (29 Apr 1917 - 27 Oct 1965) and nephew Thomas 
  Patrick Loose Jr. He married Helen Barbara Nieckoski 31 Aug 1946. They had one 
  child Judith Ann Bamberger. He is survived by his daughter and her husband, 
  Bruce Alan Napier and their children Alexandra Bamberger Napier (Jason Daniel 
  Laurence) and Jonathan Bamberger Napier. His surviving nephews and nieces on 
  the Bamberger side include: Grant Wenger Bamberger Jr (Joan Billich), David 
  Rider Bamberger (Nancy Ferree), Tomas John Bamberger (Elizabeth "Betty" Rose), 
  James Robert Bamberger (Nancy Janke), Edward Thomas Gorman II, John Alexander 
  Gorman, Susan Loose Doyle (James Edward Doyle), John Charles Loose. His nephews 
  and nieces on the Nieckoski side include: Edward F Danielski Jr (AnneMarie), 
  Charles Englebert Danielski (Patti), Mary Elizabeth Danielski Brooks deceased 
  (Jay Brooks), Joseph Carl Nickoski III, and Stephen Stanley Nickoski. Beginning 
  at age 5, John attended the one room Isabella School adjacent to the farm from 
  first through eighth grade. He attended Henry Hauck for 9th grade, Harding for 
  10th and 11th grades, and the new Lebanon High School on N. 8th St. for 12th 
  grade, graduating in the class of 1939. He graduated from Lebanon Valley 
  College with a double major in physics and math in 1943. He commuted to LVC 
  from the farm. Dad was accepted into Hahnemann Medical School while still in 
  college. Upon graduation, he reported to the Carlisle Army Depot and was sent 
  to Camp Grant near Rockford, Illinois, for basic training. While in the Army he 
  started Medical School in January 1944 and graduated in June 1946. John married 
  Helen Barbara Nieckoski in Lancaster, while he was an intern at Hahnemann. He 
  met Helen in 1944 while she was in the Navy as a WAVE working at the 
  Philadelphia Navy Yard. Dad passed his medical boards in 1947. He started his 
  practice in Annville, PA. In 1951 he entered the U.S. Air Force and was 
  stationed at Samson Air Force Base in Geneva, NY. There he started working in 
  the general medical wards and later transferred to ENT (ear, nose, and throat). 
  After discharge from the Air Force, he completed a residency in otolaryngology 
  at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, in July 1955 and started his practice 
  in Lebanon at 621 Chestnut St. For a long time, dad was the only physician 
  practicing ENT in the Reading, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Pottsville area. Dad was 
  on the staff at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon Sanatorium, and the Lebanon VA 
  Medical Center. He practiced on Chestnut Street until about 1988. Upon closing 
  his practice, he began working at the Lebanon VA Medical Center 2 days per week 
  for 15 years through 2003. Dad was a member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society 
  and the American Medical Association. Dad had other interests too. He was a 
  frequent visitor to the Lebanon Community Library and served on the library 
  board. He was appointed to the Lebanon Shade Tree Commission and helped select 
  columnar maple trees that were planted on Cumberland St. and copper beach trees 
  that were planted on either ends of the median in Oak St. across from the 
  house. He grew the largest Paw Paw and identified the largest black oak and oak 
  trees in Lebanon County. Our family also enjoyed skiing and tennis at the Green 
  Hills Racquet Club. Dad started collecting antiques and refinishing furniture. 
  This led to making several furniture kits, evolved into taking woodworking 
  classes at Lebanon Vo Tech, and constructing three high chests and a cradle. 
  Dad was a gardener who liked nothing better than a ripe tomato straight from 
  the vine and planted many flowering plants in the garden which flowered 
  throughout the year. Friends are invited to the memorial service at Indiantown 
  Gap Military Cemetery on July 5, 2010, at 9:45 a.m. to be followed by a picnic 
  at the house. Contributions in dad's name may be made to: the Lebanon Community 
  Library 125 N. 7th St. Lebanon, PA 17046; the Lebanon Historical Society 924 
  Cumberland St., in Lebanon, PA 17042; or Lebanon Valley College 101 N. College 
  Ave. Annville, PA 17003-1400.  
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on June 29, 2010 
  
  
  
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