John H. "Big John" Kemmerer, Jr., 76, of Springfield Twp., died Monday, October 30, 2006 in his home. He was the beloved husband of Anna T. (Calabrese) Kemmerer. They were married 51 years on October 15th. Born in Bethlehem, PA he was the son of the late John H., Sr. & Mildred (Hillman) Kemmerer . He was a supervisor for the former Bell Atlantic Telephone now Verizon retiring in 1988. John was a member of the Bell Telephone Pioneers. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during the Korean War. In addition to his wife he will be sadly missed by his children Joanne wife of Gregory Barnowsky of Springfield Twp., Brian S. and his wife Mary of Springfield Twp., and Dorena wife of Jay Harris of Salisbury Twp., a daughter in law Tammie Kemmerer of Springfield Twp. 11 grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son David J. Services will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. in the C. R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. (www.crstrunk.com) 821 W. Broad St. Quakertown. Call Saturday 9:00-11:00 A.M. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to VNA of St. Luke's 1510 Valley Center Parkway, Suite 200, Bethlehem, PA 18017 or to the Upper Bucks Regional EMS P.O. Box 105 Revere, PA 18953 Service Information A service summary is not available
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