BORN

1918

DIED

2017

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Linwood W. Ott Funeral Home, Inc.

111 North Reading Ave

Boyertown, Pennsylvania

Gerald (Jerry) Hartenstine Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 23, 2017.

Gerald (Jerry) Hartenstine, 98, of the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown Pa, passed away on January 22, 2017. Jerry received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy after serving two years as a radio operator on the Battleship USS Texas, during World War II. He was a Mason for 48 years at The Stichter Masonic Lodge #254 in Pottstown.
He was formerly from Pottstown and Boyertown. Jerry was employed by Drug Plastics & Glass Company in Boyertown, as a salesman selling plastic pharmaceutical bottles.
He was predeceased by his wife of 72 years, Marie Lavinia Hartenstine. Surviving are two sons, Dennis and Jeanette, of Boynton Beach, Florida; and Robert and Pat, also of Boynton Beach, Florida; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Linwood W Ott Funeral Home, Inc., 111North Reading Avenue, Boyertown. Friday, January 27, 2017 at 11:00 AM.
Family and friends are invited to attend the viewing at the funeral home. Friday from 10:00 to 11:00 AM.
Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 45 North Reading Avenue, Boyertown, PA 19512.
Online condolences may be made at www.lwottfuneralhome.com.

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I am sorry for your loss. May the God of comfort be with you during your time of mourning. Isaiah 61:1,2 ; Matthew 5:4

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