William G. Thierfelder, 94, formerly of Palmer Twp., PA died Friday, September 18, 2015 at Moravian Village in Bethlehem, PA. Born April 9, 1921 in Providence, RI he was the son of the late Olga (Hantke) and Frederick Thierfelder.
A graduate of Brown University, he had been employed by Bell Laboratories in Allentown for 34 years before retiring in 1986. He was a member of the Palmer Moravian Church, where he had been a Trustee and Elder. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Palmer Twp. and the Telephone Pioneers of America. Bill was a former member of the Citizens Advisory Committee, the Safety Committee, the Environmental Steering Committee and the Municipal Sewer Authority all of Palmer Twp. and served in the Navy during WWII.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years: Virginia “Ginny” (Willis); a son William E. and his wife Judith of Jackson, TN; a daughter Anne Louise and her husband Walt Winter of Doylestown, PA; and 3 grandchildren: Katherine Anne, Sarah Beth and Maddie Grace.
Services are 2 PM Wednesday (Sept. 23) in Palmer Moravian Church, 2901 John St., Easton, PA with visitation 7 to 8 PM Tuesday in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton. Interment will be in Forks Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kiwanis Foundation of Palmer Township, PO Box 3165, Palmer, PA 18043 or the Allentown Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 748, Allentown, PA 18105-0748.
Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.
Jerry & Lilia Thomas
September 21, 2015 at 2:46 pm
Our condolences to Ginny and his their family. We will miss him as it was always fun to chat with him. With our love.
Dana Kenney
September 22, 2015 at 9:48 pm
Remembering Bill with loving fondness, and sending love and sympathy to Ginny. I will forever miss Bill’s conversation, the pride he possessed in speaking of his children and their families, his abiding love for Ginny, his intellect, and his sense of humor. He and Ginny are who I think of first when I sit at church, and it meant the world to me to attend worship with them. I know well of their love for Palmer Moravian Church and their friends there. Holding Bill and all his loved ones in prayer at this time.