John J. Reifel

John J. Reifel, 92, resident of Lebanon since 1964, died Monday, August 13, 2012 in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Beverley Jeanne Reifel with whom he was married 64 years. He was born in New York, New York on March 21, 1920, son of the late Charles Andrew Reifel and the late Elizabeth Wyatt Reifel. He was a veteran of the 94th Infantry Division of the Third Army having served in the Battle of the Bulge where he earned a Bronze Star. He is survived by his sons: John Noel Reifel, OH; Charles Mark Reifel and wife Janie A. Kinney, Washington D.C.; daughter: Beverley Suzanne Cardona and husband Dr. Antonio Cardona, FL and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother Harry Coyle. Funeral services will be held privately in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery with Rev. Richard Morris chaplain of the Lebanon VA Hospital officiating. Full military honors will be provided by the Pottsville Joint Veterans Council. The Rohland Funeral Home, Lebanon is handling the arrangements.