Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Coons, Albert, Jr. August 31, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. M. shabodeho@aol.com September 17, 2010, 1:17 pm Published in Lebanon Daily News on September 12, 2010 Albert Coons Jr. LAFAYETTE HILL Albert Coons, Jr., 89, former resident of Camp Hill, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at The Hill at Whitemarsh Life Care Community. Coons, who was born and raised in Lebanon, was graduated from the Phillips Exeter Academy (1939) and from Dartmouth College (1943). He served in the U.S. Army as a 1st Lieutenant during WWII. As a regional executive with Pomeroy's for 36 years, he was well known in Harrisburg retail and civic circles. Coons enjoyed skiing, golf, tennis, sailing, travel, and gardening. Coons was a former director of many area organizations including Family & Children's Services, Boy's Club of Harrisburg, Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, and the Harrisburg Symphony Association. He was a past President of the Dartmouth Club of Harrisburg, and former member of the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg, Kiwanis Club, and the West Shore Country Club. He is survived by his wife, Louise L. Coons of Lafayette Hill; sons, Al Coons, III of Boston, Mass., and John Coons of Denver, Colo.; and daughter, Helen L. Coons of Philadelphia. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, October 1, 2010, at The Hill at Whitemarsh, 4000 Fox Hound Drive, Lafayette Hill, 19444 (215-402- 8500), and at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 2, 2010, at the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg, 1280 Clover Lane, Swatara Township, Harrisburg 17113 (717-564- 4761). Memorial donations may be made to the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg at the above address. Auer Memorial Services of PA, Inc. is in charge of arrangements. Published in Lebanon Daily News on September 12, 2010 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb