George R. Finkbeiner

Finkbeiner, George R.George R. Finkbeiner, 90, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 21, 2015, in Westminster Village. He was the husband of Beatrice Brown Finkbeiner for 28 years and the late Edythe (Grauer) Finkbeiner, who died in 1984. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late George Christopher and Elsie (Perl) Finkbeiner. George served in the U. S. Navy during World War II as a torpedo man in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. He received a B.S. in geology from Muhlenberg College where he made life-long friends as a member of Phi Kappa Tau. He was employed as a technical sales engineer in the wire belt industry for many years before retiring. A water color artist with a special fondness of the outdoors and wild life, George was a member of the Palette Club. He enjoyed playing bridge and traveling. For many years he and his wife lived half of the year in New Bern, North Carolina. Survivors: Wife, Beatrice; sons, Wesley (Patricia) and Mark; daughter, Lisa (Carsten) Gardan; brother, John; sister, Betty Worsinger; grandchildren, Heather, Eric and Christopher; step-daughters, Candi Hoffman and Stacy (Joseph) Birkel; step-son, Todd (Donna) Brown; step-grandchildren, Emily, Gregory, Andy, Spencer and Nate; and a great-granddaughter, Blaire. He was predeceased by a step-grandson Peter Hoffman. Services: A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, in First Presbyterian Church, 2234 Center Street, Bethlehem. Family and friends may call from 1 p.m. until service time. Arrangements, Pearson Funeral Home, Inc., Bethlehem. www.pearsonfh.com Contributions: St. Luke's Hospice, c/o Development Office, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015, or Westminster Village, 803 N. Wahneta Street, Allentown, PA 18109.