Edwin H. Reichert Jr. of Mount Laurel, NJ died peacefully on Monday, January 17, 2011, at Statesman Nursing Home, Levittown, PA. He was 77.
He was the beloved husband of Margaretta S. Hoogerwerff Reichert for 30 years.
Born in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Edwin H. and Bertha V. Danner Reichert.
Mr. Reichert was a resident of Mount Laurel, NJ for the past 40 years. He attended Benjamin Franklin High School in Philadelphia and graduated from the Pennsylvania University of Indiana. He was employed as an electronic technician at Maguire Air Force Base for 20 years and then went on to work for the National Weather Bureau for 16 years. After retiring from there, he gained employment as a security guard for Burlington County Highway Department in Mount Holly for six years. He was an amateur ham radio operator whose call numbers were N2BGE. He will be sadly missed as a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend to all who knew him.
In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his two sons, Edwin H. Reichert III of Rogers, AK and Richard A. Reichert and his wife, Sharyanna, of Winter Haven, FL and his step-son, Charles Walters of Mount Laurel, NJ. He is also survived by his sister, June E. Hottinger of Warminster, PA, 5 grandchildren, and 1 great grandson.
Relatives and friends are invited to call on Friday, January 21, 2011, from 10:00 AM until his Memorial Service 11:00 AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road), Richboro, PA 18954. Interment will take place at Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, PA.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation, One Valley Square, 512 Township Line Road, Suite 133, Blue Bell, PA 19422.