Irving Augustus Bittle, 83, of Easton, PA formerly of Plainfield, NJ died Friday, March 7, 2014 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus.
Born: July 18, 1930 in Union City, NJ he was a son of the late Irving A., Sr. and Florence J. (Martin) Bittle.
Personal: A 1948 graduate of Plainfield High School, he was a Captain with the Plainfield Fire Department, Plainfield, NJ retiring after 25 years. He also served in the National Guard.
Memberships: He was an Elder and Deacon at the Evangelical Free Church in Lakehurst, NJ for 30 years and a leader of the Bible Study Fellowship for Ocean and Monmouth Counties. He was also a member of the Gideon Society.
Survivors: His wife of 62 years: F. Marian (Hunsicker) Bittle; children: Susan Carol Harrison and her husband Rod of Easton PA; Marian Louise Rosen of Gum Spring, VA; Janet Grace Kopecky and her husband Joseph of Readington, NJ; Edward M. Bittle, Sr. and his wife Anne of Whitehall, NY; sister: Marjorie E. Miller of Sacramento, CA; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services: Will be held 3:00 PM Monday (Mar. 10) in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton with a calling period from 2 to 3 PM. Interment will be in the Schwenksville Cemetery.
Memorial Contributions: May be made to the Gideon Society.
Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.
Margie Pittman Sance
March 10, 2014 at 12:37 pm
Aunt Marian, Susan, Mary Lou, Janet, Ted and family,
We are praying for you and praising God for the many accomplishments of your husband and father.
It was good for me to read about Uncle Irving and his life. I read to Mother also. Aunt Marian we want to talk to you soon.
Love Sis and Aunt and Niece and cousin Margie Pittman Sance’
Keith Pittman
March 14, 2014 at 9:43 am
To the Bittle family,
My Uncle Irving is an integral part of some of my favorite childhood memories, ie, summers (and that one Christmas) in the Poconos with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. I particularly recall with great fondness Uncle Irving’s great wit, which was coupled with his willingness to engage his nieces and nephews (and of course his own children). He was one of those people that we can look back on as having influenced us when we were young and impressionable because he was a real person who treated us a real person. He will be missed.
My condolences and best regards to my Aunt Marian and my cousins,
Keith