WILLIAMSTOWN • Merlene V. Reitenbach, 86, of Williamstown, passed away Friday, Sept. 27 at UPMC, Pinnacle, Harrisburg. She was born in Williamstown, Sept. 26, 1933, a daughter of the late Charles and Virginia Kissinger Bowerman. She was a graduate of the former Williams-town High School. Merlene was a homemaker most of her life; her life revolved around her family. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Williamstown, where she was a Sunday school teacher. Merlene was a Republican Committee and majority inspector of the Election Board for the Williamstown Borough. She was a former Williams Valley Band Booster president and a cheerleading adviser for many years. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting and baking. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Reitenbach Sr., 2001; and two brothers, Roy and Dave Bowerman. Surviving are her three children: Ralph Reitenbach Jr., Winterhaven, Fla.; Debra A. Mace (Wayne) and Kathy Ferraro (David), both of Tower City; one sister, Edith Umholtz, Duncannon; seven grandchildren: Angie, Luke, Michelle, Shandra, Kyle, Chelsea and Emily; and great-grandchildren: Ava, Mia, Brady and Weston. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 5 from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Home, Inc., Tower City. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. at the chapel. Memorial donations in her memory can be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church, 134 N. East St., Williams-town, PA 17098. To sign the guest book, visit dimonfuneralhome.com
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Merlene V. Reitenbach
