Frederick C. Finken, Jr., 86 of Easton died Tuesday, November 15, 2011 in the VNA Hospice of St. Luke’s.
Born: June 30, 1925 in Easton he was a son of the late Frederick, Sr., and Anna Fortner Finken. His wife, the former Gretchen Kuebler died in 2010.
Personal: He was an instructor at Churchman’s Business College for 23 years and had his own public accounting practice. He was also an instructor at the American Institute of Banking from 1957 until 1971 and served in the Army Air Corps during WWII.
Memberships: He was a member of First United Church of Christ, Easton and Easton High School Class of 1943. A member of the Easton Kiwanis Club he had been their treasurer for more than 30 years.
Survivors: 2 daughters: Sally Newhartz and her husband Thomas of Bethlehem; Susan Kutzler and her husband Robert of Palmer Twp.; brother: John Finken of Palmer Twp.; 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife and a son Gary Finken in 2009.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Ashton Funeral Home, 14th and Northampton Sts., Easton with a calling period from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Interment will be in Riegelsville Cemetery.
Memorials: may be made to the Easton Kiwanis Foundation, %Joanne Cappellano, 130 Locke Heights Road, Bangor, PA 18013.
Stan Konya
November 17, 2011 at 9:01 am
Mr. Finken was my accounting teacher at Churchman’s Business College in 1961. He was a great teacher and gave me a good start in the business world and I thought of him often over the years.
Please accept my condolences over your loss.
Stan Konya