William R. Ballek

William R. Ballek, 79 of East Allen Township died suddenly on Saturday in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.

Bill and his wife Joan (Fehr) celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary last April.

Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Joseph and Fani (Zsisko) Ballek.

He was the youngest of 8 children.

Bill proudly served with the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict.

Bill Graduated from Lafayette College in 1962.

He was active with the church serving on the Church Council of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schoenersville and is currently a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bath, PA

He was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Company for 42 years in various positions.

He was a superintendent of the No's. 2 and 8 Machine Shop, was an engineer in the Drop Forge, graduated from the Loop Program at the steel and eventually retired in 1994 as the Superintendent of the Beth/Forge.

Bill was very athletic and served as a Ski Patroler for Camelback Mountain Ski Resort for over 50 years. He had been inducted in the Pa. Snow Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

He will be dearly missed by all the people he met. He is survived by his wife Joan at home,

his daughters Susan of Tannersville, PA and Lisa of Good Shepherd, Bethlehem, and several nieces and nephews and great nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his brothers Steve, Joseph, Alex, Charles and Louis and his sisters Bertha Sever and Ethel Chapman.

Funeral services will be held on Thusday at 11:00 a.m. at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schoenersville 2345 Grove Road Schoenersville-Hanover Township

The family will receive friends on Wednesday 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Connell Funeral Home 245 East Broad St. Bethlehem and on Thursday 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the Church.

Memorials may be made in Bill's name to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church 206 E. Main Street Bath, PA 18014, to Camelback Ski Patrol at Camelback Mt. Resort Tannersville, PA or to Good Shepherd of Bethlehem. 2855 Schoenersville Rd. Bethlehem 18018


Cemetery
Schoenersville Cemetery
2355 Grove Road
Allentown PA
US

Visitation
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Connell Funeral Home, Inc.
245 East Broad St.
Bethlehem PA 18018
US
610-868-8531

Visitation
Thursday, February 7, 2013
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Schonersville
2354 Grove Road
Schoenersville - Hanover Township PA
US

Service
Thursday, February 7, 2013
11:00 AM
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Schonersville
2354 Grove Road
Schoenersville - Hanover Township PA
US

Funeral HomeConnell Funeral Home, Inc.
245 East Broad St.
Bethlehem PA - 18018
US
610-868-8531