Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bamberger, Harold E.  November 14, 2010
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on November 16, 2010 
  Harold E. Bamberger 
    
  ROBESON TWP. Harold E. Bamberger 86, of Robeson Twp., Berks County, died 
  Sunday, November 14, 2010, at 10:58 p.m. in the Reading Hospital & Medical 
  Center where he was a patient for 12 days. He married Mary (Simenec) on 
  December 9, 1948. Born in Lebanon, on October 29, 1924, he was the son of the 
  late Henry V. and Sadie (Bixler) Bamberger. Bamberger graduated from Cornwall 
  High School in Lebanon City and went on to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. for 
  three years, mostly in the South Pacific during WWII. Bamberger was an 
  outstanding athlete at Cornwall and earned letters in four sports. He played 
  professional Baseball for seven years with stops at Concord, N.C., Trenton, 
  N.J., Minneapolis, M.N., Jersey City, N.J., Birmingham, AL., Jacksonville, FL., 
  and was called up to the New York Giants at the end of the 1948 season where he 
  played three games under the manager Leo Durocher. Bamberger managed a farm 
  team in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1951, and managed Reamstown in the Lebanon-
  Lancaster League. Mr. Bamberger was the President of the Twin Valley School 
  Board for seven years of his 12 years on the board and represented Twin Valley 
  on the Board of the Berks Intermediate Unit. He retired from the former Grace 
  Mines as a General Forman after 30 years with the Co. He then worked six years 
  at Hopewell National Historical Site. He was a Member of Robeson Lutheran 
  Church, Plowville, where he served as a Lector and on various committees. 
  Surviving along with his wife are two sons, Harold husband of Ruth Bamberger of 
  Mentor, Ohio, and Mark husband of Susan Bamberger of Hollywood, Md.; a 
  daughter, Brenda wife of Brian McHale of Fleetwood; and four grandchildren. 
  Harold was the last member of his immediate family. Funeral Services will be 
  held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Robeson Lutheran Church, Plowville. Burial will be 
  private. A viewing will be held Wed. 10 to 11 a.m. at the church.In lieu of 
  flowers, contributions may be made to the Village Library, 207 N. Walnut St, PO 
  BOX 797, Morgantown, PA 19543; or to the charity of your choice.Dengler Funeral 
  Home, Inc., Birdsboro, is in charge of the arrangements.
  
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on November 16, 2010 
  
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