Earle M Frankhouser

Earle M. Frankhouser, 95, of Mt. Gretna, passed away at Cornwall Manor on Monday, May 16th, 2011. He was born in Reading, Pa on May 4th, 1916, son of the late Earle M. Frankhouser Sr. and Bella Dorwart Frankhouser. He was the husband of the late Eleanor S. Frankhouser who passed away October 14th, 1987. Mr. Frankhouser was a Civil Engineer and retired from The Bethlehem Steel Corporation. He oversaw projects in West Africa and Brazil. He was a WWII veteran in the U.S. Army, serving in the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of Germany. He was an avid Penn State and Phillies fan. Earle was a member of Mt. Gretna United Methodist Church and Stanley Goodwin Masonic Lodge #648 in Bethlehem, Pa. He was a former member of Mt. Gretna Boro Council and Rotary Club in Mt. Gretna and Morgantown, Pa. Surviving are his daughters: Doris F. Glick and her companion Harry K. Jowers, and Nancy F. Bowman and her husband Donald Bowman, all of Mt. Gretna; grandchildren: Jennifer E. Glick and her husband David E, Highfield of Phoenix, Az., Hillary F. McCartney and her husband W. Scott McCartney of Lansdale, Pa., Bradley M. Smoyer of Los Angles, Ca., and Amy E. Smoyer of Mt. Gretna; great grandchildren: Robert and Samuel Highfield of Phoenix Az., Audrey and Abigail McCartney of Lansdale, Pa. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 21st, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in Cornwall Manor, Zerr Chapel, 1 Boyd Street, Cornwall, Pa., 17016 with his pastor Rev. Michael S. Remel and Rev. Glen Esler, Chaplain at Cornwall Manor officiating. A viewing will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will be in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reading, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Earle’s memory to Mt. Gretna United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 427 Mt. Gretna, Pa., 17046. The Rohland Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.