Harry E. Peck III

 Harry E. Peck, III, 82, of Munster, IN, passed away Wednesday, October 4th, at Community Hospital, Munster, IN. He had been a resident of Bangor, PA and the village of Richmond, PA, for the majority of his life and always considered both as his home.

Harry was born in Wilson Boro., PA on June 14, 1935, a son of the late Emma Jane (Marshall) Peck and Harry E. Peck, Jr.

He was the widower of Linda K. (Mack) Hill Peck, who passed away in 1997. Harry was a 1953 graduate of Bangor High School and a 1956 graduate of the former Churchman's Business College in Easton. He enjoyed the study of astronomy, genealogy, history and nature. He was employed as an accountant at the former General Crushed Stone Co. in Forks Twp., PA., for 34 years, until retiring in 1996. Prior to that he was employed with the auditing firm of Palmer & Co. in Easton and the former Julius Keyser Co. in Bangor, PA. Harry served in the U.S. Army in Germany and was stationed with the 191st Medical Detachment, Nellingen, and the 75th Station Hospital, Bad Cannstatt, from 1958 to 1960.

He was a member of Richmond United Methodist Church in Bangor, PA, where he was a former member of the administrative board at the church. Harry was a charter member of the Bangor Alumni Association, a member of the Portland Masonic Lodge #311 F & A.M., a past master of the former Bangor Masonic Lodge #565 F & A.M., a member of the Scottish Rite in Allentown, PA, a member of the former Shutanka Chapter and Calypso Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania Cornwall Association, Penkernewek Society, and the National Rifle Assoc.

Harry is survived by a step son Jason E. Hill, husband of Amy Rome, of Chicago, IL, sister in law Peggy Mack of Bangor, PA, brother in law Dwight Mack, husband of Gayle, of Bangor, PA, two nieces Deborah Trayes, of Hatfield, PA and Jodi Laubach of Wind Gap, PA and one nephew Todd Mack of Easton, PA. Harry was preceded in death by his brother in law Walter "Junior" Mack.

Funeral services will be held at 10 AM on Tuesday, October 10th at the James B. Gaffney Funeral Home, 314 S. First Street, Bangor, PA, with Rev. Ed Van Arsdale officiating. Family and friends are invited to call 6 - 8 PM, Monday, October 9th at the funeral home. Burial will be held at Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Bethel, PA. Online condolences may be offered at gaffneyparsons.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Richmond United Methodist Church, 8538 S. Delaware Drive, Bangor, PA 18013 or to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105 or to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.