Ray Kriebel

Ray G. Kriebel, 90, formerly of Hereford, PA., passed away peacefully on Monday, January 31, 2011, in the Frederick Mennonite Community, Frederick, PA. He was the loving husband of Erma E.(Fox) Kriebel. They would have celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on Feb. 16. Ray was born in Hereford, PA, son of the late Andrew G. and Ellen (Gery) Kriebel. He was a 1938 graduate of East Greenville High School and served in the U.S. Navy Pacific Theater during World War II. He worked on his father’s farm and later was the owner and operator of A.G. Kriebel Meats, Hereford, a butcher shop started by his father in 1898. He retired and closed the shop in 1988. Ray was a life long member of Palm Schwenkfelder Church, where he served on the Board of Trustees and as Financial Secretary for 25 years. He was also a member of the American Legion in Palm, PA. Along with his wife, he is survived by son Martin L. Kriebel and his wife, Kay M. of Alburtis, and daughter Kathleen R., wife of David Misner, Glenside; grandchildren Amy E. (Kriebel), wife of Jonathan Portzline, Fleetwood, Sarah E. Misner, North Wales, and Julia A. Misner, Conshohocken; and sister Miriam Huber, Quakertown. He was preceded in death by sisters Emarine Bachman, Verna Schultz, Elizabeth Graber, Pauline Slemmer and Dorothy Brunner and brothers Ira, Asher, Russell, Lloyd and Harold. Services will be held Friday, 11AM, February 4, at Palm Schwenkfelder Church, 833 Gravel Pk, Palm. Friends and family may call Thursday evening from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Falk Funeral Home, 163 Main Street, Pennsburg, PA, and at 10AM at the church. Interment to follow services in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Palm Schwenkfelder Endowment Fund, PO Box 66, Palm, PA 18070. To offer online condolences visit www.falkfuneralhomes.com.