John S. “Jack” Bigelow, 91, of Palmer Township, formerly of Forks Township, died Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Easton Hospital.
Born March 2, 1928 in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was a son of the late Ramon and Gertrude (Morrow) Bigelow. He and his wife, Arline (Bianchi) Bigelow were married 68 years.
Jack retired from Equitable Insurance, Easton in 1990 after 20 years. Prior to that he was a fireman for the Easton Fire Department for over 20 years. He served in the Navy during WWII and was a member of Belfast Bible Church, Nazareth, VFW Post 15040, and Easton Lodge, #152, Free and Accepted Masons.
Surviving with his wife, Arline, are his children, Christine Yaworski and her husband, Michael; Robin Markle and her husband, Brent; John Bigelow and his wife, Karen; and James Bigelow and his wife, Jody; 10 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. His sister, Amelia “Peggy” Bigelow died earlier.
Services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in Belfast Bible Church, 483 Belfast Rd., Nazareth. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am until service time on Thursday in the church. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Belfast Bible Church, 483 Belfast Rd., Nazareth, PA 18064 or Center for Animal Health and Welfare, 1165 Island Park Rd., Easton, PA 18042. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.
Brenda K.
May 21, 2019 at 1:28 pm
I remember John as an all around nice manager at Equitable in Easton who never would do or say something to harm anyone. God Bless John and his family!
Maribeth and David Renne
May 21, 2019 at 2:52 pm
We share our heart felt condolences with Mrs. Bigelow and all of the Bigelow family. The love you all feel for him and for each other is his beautiful legacy. He will live forever in your hearts.
JERRY FLAVELLE
July 23, 2019 at 8:55 pm
To the Bigelow Family, I am so sorry for your loss. I was hired as a Easton Fire Fighter and had the pleasure of working with Jack for several years before he retire.
He was always helpful to me as the new man on the shift.