Albert J. Holzer

Albert J. "AJ" Holzer, 82, of Cressona, passed away Tuesday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.

Born in Orwigsburg, July 1, 1924, he was a son of the late Eugene and Bertha Mame Wessner Holzer.

He served in the Army as a private in Company I, 179th Infantry, 45th Division in World War II.

He worked on track maintenance for the Lehigh Valley Railroad for 7½ years and then worked as a crane operator for Alcoa, Cressona, for 28½ years until retiring.

He was a member of Bethany Christian Fellowship Church, Cressona, and a lifetime member of the DAV Marne Chapter, Pottsville. He received his 25-year pin from Alcoa, and was a member of the Aluminum Workers Union 405, Cressona.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Russell, Leroy and Carl Holzer; a sister, Mildred Moyer.

Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Ellen I. Willingham Holzer, Cressona; a son, Robert L. Holzer and his wife, Patricia Y., Pine Grove; a daughter, Patricia A. "Patty" Marcusky and her husband, Joseph J., Orwigsburg; two sisters, Catherine Teter, Orwigsburg, and Dorothy O'Neil, Schuylkill Haven; twin brothers, Richard Holzer, Perkiomenville, and Edgar "Dutch" Holzer, Decatur, Ga.; six grandchildren, Russell, Sharon, Daniel, Yvonne, Dennis and Christine; four great-grandchildren, Sean, Cyndell, Amanda and Thomas; nieces and nephews.

Religious services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday from Robert A. Evans Jr. Funeral Home, 208 Pike St., Port Carbon, with the Rev. Nelson R. Reppert officiating. Relatives and friends are invited to a viewing from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Bethany Christian Fellowship Church, Front and Railroad streets, Cressona, PA 17929. Interment with military honors will be in Cressona Cemetery, Cressona.