Allen E. Weikert

GETTYSBURG Allen E. Weikert, 92, a resident of the Gettysburg Lutheran Retirement Village, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012. His wife, Margery (Pick) Weikert, died November 9, 2004. He was born in Adams County, on March 4, 1920, son of the late Mervin D. and Katie (Breighner) Weikert. Mr. Weikert was a graduate of Gettysburg High School Class of 1939 and Strayer University. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, serving with the U.S. Navy. Mr. Weikert owned and operated Hunt Avenue American Motors/Jeep for many years and owned and managed numerous rental properties. He is survived by a daughter, Kathryn Boyer and her husband, Richard of Biglerville; three grandchildren, Curt A. Boyer and his wife, Sonya of Clinton, N.J., Amy Boyer Thomas and her husband, Wesley of Biglerville, and Matthew W. Boyer of Gabrorone, Botswana; two great-grandchildren, Elsa and Kiersten Boyer of Clinton, N.J.; a sister, Anna Gilbert of Littlestown; a brother, Mervin D. Weikert, Jr. and his wife, Helen of Biglerville; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, Ralph R. Weikert. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 10 a.m. from St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 45 W. High St., Gettysburg, with Fr. Bernardo Pistone, Celebrant. The family will receive friends at the church on Saturday from 9:15 to 10 a.m. A private interment will be held in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Orrtanna. Memorials can be made to the Adams County SPCA, 11 Goldenville Road, Gettysburg, PA l7325. A full obituary and online condolences can be made at monahanfuneralhome.com