William H. Eisel, Jr., of Penick Village, Southern Pines, NC, formerly of Easton, died Saturday, September 7, 2013, in First Health Hospice House, Pinehurst, NC.
Born: August 27, 1919 in Easton, PA he was a son of the late William and Florence (Weisenberger) Eisel, Sr. His wife, Lena P. (Long) Eisel died in 2003, they had been married for 62 years at the time of her death.
Personal: He was employed by Mack Printing, Easton as a typesetter for over 40 years before retiring and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a seaman second class. He was a 1937 graduate of Easton High School where he participated in track and baseball. A lover of all sports, he was a frequent spectator of Lafayette College sports and never missed a sporting event that his son participated in during his high school and college years. His summers were spent at Saylor’s Lake, Saylorsburg, where he was president of both the fishing club and the lake homeowner’s association. He also coached their Little League baseball team, the Saylor’s Lake Indians.
Survivors: A son: William H. Eisel, III and his wife, Lois Ann, of Seven Lakes, NC; two grandchildren: Matthew Eisel of Mechanicsburg, PA and Jennifer Henning of Danville, PA; two great-grandchildren: Elizabeth and Elijah Henning of Danville; and an aunt: Dorothy Eisel of Palmer Twp.
Services: Will be 11:30 a.m. Friday (9/13) in the Ashton Funeral Home, 14th and Northampton Sts., Easton, PA with a calling period from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Interment will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine.
Memorial Contributions: May be made to Penick Village Residents’ Council Fund, 500 E. Rhode Island Avenue, Southern Pines, NC 28387 or First Health Hospice Foundation, 150 Applecross Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374.
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