Frank B. Gorges

Frank B. Gorges, 89 Frank B. Gorges, 89, Born November 21, 1922 in Wynnewood, PA. Died July 17, 2012 in Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA as a result of a stroke. He was a resident of the Rosemont Presbyterian Retirement Village in Rosemont, Pa and previously resided with his wife Mary in Lansdowne. Frank was in the U.S. Coast Guard 1942 to 1945; served on the USS Pettit, a destroyer escort. Also in the U.S. Navy 1950 to 1952 where he served on the USS Perry, Destroyer and obtained rank of Radioman Second Class. Frank was a Sheetmetal Worker at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 1968 to 1987. He was a Deacon at the Lansdowne Presbyterian Church; amember of the Lansdowne Union Athletic Association, the Lansdowne Neighbors Club, a volunteer at Bryn Mawr Hospital and Lansdowne Meals on Wheels and a past member of Boy Scouts of America. Survivors: His wife Mary Jane Gorges (Greer); god-daughter Nancy Ellen Stahl of Willow Grove, PA; cousin Gary Thomas of San Jose, CA; his father Frank Benjamin Gorges; his mother Florence E Gorges (nee Greene). Memorials may be sent in memory of Frank Gorges to Rosement Presbyterian Retirement Village Friendship Fund, Rosement Presbyterian Retirement Village, 404 Cheswick Place, Rosemont, PA 19010.