Obituaries

William E. Holden, Sr., 89, of Palmer Township, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in Easton Hospital.

Born: April 22, 1922 in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was a son of the late Harry B. Holden and Grace E. (Loudenberry) Frace.

Personal: He and his wife, the former Helen R. Hoover were married 69 years. He graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1939 and served in the Army during WWII.  He worked for L & M Fabrication, Bath until retiring in 2009. Prior to that he worked for Nazareth Steel Fabricators.

Memberships: He was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Wilson Borough and served on church council. He was a Boy Scout leader with Troop #4, Wilson Borough and was a member of Phillipsburg Lodge 52, F & AM; Easton Forest #35, Tall Cedars of Lebanon; Valley of Allentown Consistory; Good Fellows Club, Bethlehem; William Parsons Chapter #185, Order of Eastern Star, Easton and American Legion, Brown and Lynch  Post #9, Palmer Township.

Survivors: wife, Helen; daughter, Alice M. Pflugler and her husband, Robert of Nazareth; son, William E. Holden, Jr. and his wife, Patricia of Plainfield Twp.; 8 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

Services: 1:00 pm Saturday in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton. Call from noon until service time in the funeral home.

Contributions: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.