Wallace E. Bierer

Wallace "Wally" Edward Bierer of Quakertown formerly of Pottstown passed on Sunday, May 12, 2013 of renal failure. Wally was born in Uniontown, PA on January 24, 1923 to the late Wallace "Lucky" Bierer and Ivy Marie (Green) Bierer. He was the eldest of three children. He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1942 after proudly serving in the Navy (Atlantic Theatre) during WW II aboard the U. S. Destroyer USS Tolman. He started his career with Playford Romesburg as a typewriter repairman in Uniontown, PA. His unique ability with the gift of gab landed him a job with Remington Rand as a salesman. He was also employed by American Sterilizer of Erie PA as their Government Armed Forces Sales Rep. He left Sterilizer for a job with Weber Dental of Canton, Ohio as their Philadelphia Sales rep, then their Armed Forces Rep selling and installing dental equipment to Military Bases Nationwide. When he retired from Weber he started his own business "WEB Dental" which provided refurbished dental equipment to dentist's in the area. He married the "girl next door" Anna Cecilia Maher on a Friday, his 24th birthday and in St. John's Rectory in Uniontown. He always laughed when Anna reminded him they had to have fish as their wedding meal. Wallace was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He and Anna celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary in January. He was also an avid bass fisherman having spent years vacationing with his son at Lake Champlain, NY. He was a proud Veteran of World War II and a Patriotic American insisting on buying only made in USA products. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 242 in Quakertown. He will be dearly missed by his children, daughter Mary Ann Windmassinger and her husband Mark of Quakertown with whom he resided, his son James of Danboro, his grandson "The Gyrene" Sgt Mark D. Windmassinger, Jr. of the USMC. He is also survived by his step granddaughter Annemarie Marino and her children Casey and Chase, his sister Gayle and her husband John of Manning, South Carolina. Also surviving are his nieces and nephews of South Dakota, South Carolina and Pennsylvania. He was preceded in death by his brother Richard Blaine Bierer of Sioux Falls, SD. Graveside Services will be held on Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at Washington Crossing National Cemetery 830 Highland Rd., Newtown, PA 18940. Arrangements are being handled by C. R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. (www.crstrunk.com) Quakertown. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Wounded Warrior Project 1120 G. Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005, or to St. Luke's Hospice Development Office 801 Ostrum St. Bethlehem, PA 18015, or to a charity of one's choice. Service Information A service summary is not available