Lewis Kelly Apothaker of Holland died Thursday, June 23, 2016 at his residence. He was 69.

Kelly was the beloved husband of 25 years to Charlotte A. Snigar Morris.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Benson and Leah Kapnick Apothaker.

Kelly was a former resident of Cheltenham before moving to Holland in 1991. He was a proud veteran and served in the US Army in the Vietnam War. Kelly's career was in aviation and he was an accomplished pilot certified to fly various jet aircraft. Among other flight companies, he worked for Flight Options and Short Hills Aviation. Kelly, loved being a pilot and flew many prestigious people. He had the great opportunity in his flying career to visit places all over the globe. He also, was an avid golfer and was a member of Northampton Valley Country Club and truly enjoyed his time on the course.

In addition to his wife Charlotte, Kelly is survived by his children, Leigh Apothaker Chmar and her husband Michael of Philadelphia and Rebecca Morris Hiele and her husband Alex of Willow Grove, his brother Rabbi Howard Apothaker and wife Marcie of Columbus, Ohio and his sisters, Lynne Berkowitz and husband Edwin, Lisa Zmora, both of Philadelphia. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Austin and Liliane Hiele and Emma and Jackson Chmar.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family from 10:00am until his celebration of his life at 11:00am on Wednesday, June 29^th in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954. After the celebration of life, family and friends are invited to a luncheon from 12 to 2pm at Northampton Valley Country Club in the Crystal Cocktail room 299 Newtown-Richboro Road.

Kelly’s interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution in Kelly Apothaker's memory to Angel Flight an organization that arranges free flights so children and adults can access medical care.

http://www.angelflightne.org/.