John R. Feitig

1949 - 2018

John R. Feitig

Cornwall Borough - John R. Feitig passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. He was 68 at the time of his death. John was the husband of Margery G. Feitig, who passed away on September 23, 2016.

John and Margery were married on Columbus Day weekend, October 12, 1974 in Madison, CT. John and Margery were soul mates. John R. Feitig was born in Philadelphia, on September 29, 1949. He was the son of L. Robert Feitig and Keturah "Betty" Harps Feitig and grew up in the Stroudsburg area.

During the summers his family would travel to Ocean City, NJ where many fond memories of childhood were formed. John was a graduate of Stroudsburg High School, and Moravian College where he attended for his undergraduate degree. He received his Master's Degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. John worked for many years at the Lebanon VA Medical Center as a Physical Therapist. He retired from the VA Medical Center on December 28, 2001.

John was a member of the Lebanon Rotary Club, and the Lebanon Kiwanis Club and loved to attend the theater. He also had a lifelong love of music, and was especially adept at playing the drums. His love of the drums started when at age five the family would gather around the piano and John would play his toy drum and his father would play the piano. John's love for playing the drums most recently caused him to join the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Praise Team as their percussionist. His playing was greatly appreciated by the congregation.

John R. Feitig is survived by his sister, Sally F. Caruso and her husband, Richard Caruso of Villanova, PA. He is also survived by Peter Caruso and Jonathan Caruso, sons' of Sally and Richard Caruso; as well as Jordan Samet and Jeremey Samet, sons' of John R. Feitig's twin sister, Mary Feitig Samet who predeceased him.

There will be a memorial service at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Lebanon, with Rev. Robin Morgan officiating. John's family requests that donations be made to St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in lieu of flowers or other gifts.