Henry C. Shankweiler, 88, of Schnecksville, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at The Phoebe Home, Allentown. He was the husband of Joyce E. (Schneck) Shankweiler to whom he was married 67 years. Born in South Whitehall Township, June 20, 1931, Henry was the son of the late Wilson J. and Ida C. (Newhard) Shankweiler. He graduated from the former South Whitehall High School, Class of 1949 serving as class president and Lehigh University in 1953. Henry faithfully and honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War era. He was employed at the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. as an Information Services Supervisor for 34 years before retiring in 1991. Since his formal retirement, he drove school bus for the Parkland School District for 20 years. Active in the life of his church and community, Henry was a member of Union Evangelical Lutheran Church, Schnecksville, formerly serving on church council. He was a member of the Upper Lehigh Lions Club, Schnecksville having received the Melvin Jones Fellow for his dedicated humanitarian services from Lions Clubs International Foundation. He formerly served as the Treasurer of the Schnecksville Grange #1684, was a member of the former Vernon G. Kern VFW Post # 8344, the Parkland Trojan Alumni Varsity Club, Grundsau Lodsch #16, and F. & A. M. Lodge # 326.

Survivors: In addition to wife, Joyce; children, David W. Shankweiler (Sally) of Schnecksville, Mark S. Shankweiler (Tara) of New York City, NY, John H. Shankweiler (Morgan) of Swarthmore, Ann M. Marko (John) of Schnecksville; sisters, Margaret N. Plessl of Elizabethtown, KY, Lucille N. Simock (Ronald) of Neffs; ten grandchildren.

Service: A private funeral service will be held at the Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc. in Schnecksville with the Rev. Gordon A. Camp officiating No public calling hours. Interment will follow the service at Jordan U.C.C. Cemetery, Allentown. Online expressions of sympathy may be recorded at www.heintzelmancares.com.

Contributions: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Union Evangelical Lutheran Church Vision 20/20 and/or the Upper Lehigh Lions Club, Fund of H.O.P.E. both in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box # 196, Schnecksville, PA 18078-0196.

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Published by Morning Call on Jun. 11, 2020.

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15 Entries

Lily Winzer

June 20, 2020

Dear David and Ann and family, I'm very sorry for the loss of your wonderful father. I was so privileged to get to know Hank during his time here at Phoebe. What a very special man he was! He touched my heart along with so many others here. We would have celebrated his birthday with him today even though he would much rather have celebrated it with you all. He was such a loving family man, always speaking so highly of all of you. He was so proud to be a one-man woman, loving Joyce since they were just kids. We'd have a singer come to Phoebe and he'd say, 'Why should I go hear someone else sing besides my wife? She's the best!' He was a man who knew his wife was the best, who knew his children were the best, who knew his own home was the best. There just was never any greener grass for Hank than all of you! I just want you to know that I have a special place for Hank in my heart. I'll continue to lift his name in prayer as well as Joyce.
Love,
Lily Winzer
Phoebe Home

Kenneth and Heather Skorinko

June 19, 2020

To Joyce and Family. We are so sorry to hear of your loss. Henry was a wonderful person. He will be greatly missed.

Glen Remaly

June 16, 2020

Dear Joyce and family,
I am so sorry for your loss. I have so many memories of Henry. The volleyball games, the readings he did at the Memorial day services, the jokes, and all the stories. I think about him every time I set up microphones and how he loved helping me and being called my "roadie". Rest in peace Henry

Glen A. Remaly

Marie Dean & Family

June 16, 2020

Dear Joyce & Family, Our deepest sympathy to all of you on the loss of Henry. He was a wonderful man and I am sure you will miss him dearly. I
We hope that your fond memories and our prayers will lhelp you at this difficult time.l

Susan Hartney

June 14, 2020

Dear Joyce and family,

Our sincere sympathy to all of you. Henry was quite a conversationalist and I always enjoyed talking with him. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

Gary and Susan Hartney

June 14, 2020

To the Shankweiler family,
My heartfelt condolences to you in this time of sorrow.
I will always remember him from our days at BSCO Saucon. He was a great person who took you under his wing, not only about work but the finer points of spraying and pruning apple trees. I will always remember his cheerful personality. RIP
Joe Domiter

Emory and Dianne (Frantz) Minnich

June 12, 2020

David, Sally and the Shankweiler family ,
Please accept our deepest sympathy in the loss of your father. He was a very respected member of the Schnecksville community.
Sincerely,

The Stangl Family

June 12, 2020

Ann, John, Ben & Olivia,
Each of you are in our prayers. Retain the wonderful memories to bring you peace. You have an amazing angel watching over each of you.
Prayers flowing for the entire Shankweiler Family!
Peace & Love always, Heidi, Ron & Veronica

Karl & Cathy Schmidt Family

June 12, 2020

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Marcia Theiss

June 12, 2020

Joyce please accept my sympathy and prayers for you and your family. I did not know him, but I remember your speaking about him at Choral Union rehearsals.

Alice Bastian Stahley

June 11, 2020

I have fond memories of Henry, Joyce & family from my childhood days when the Bastian & Shankweiler families participated with the Paul Weiand PA Dutch group at the Kutztown Folk Festival every summer. As an adult, living in Schnecksville I remember Henry putting around town on his motorcycle, stopping at the grocery store, always having a friendly smile and stopping to chat a bit! He was an asset to our community with his many years of dedicated service on many levels and will surely be missed. My condolences to Joyce and family.

Marshall Mangold

June 11, 2020

I worked with Hank at Bethlehem Steel for a few years, we both owned Volvo 760 Turbo-diesels at the time so we shared mechanics and vehicles issues with each other. He was a good and fair supervisor.

Melvin Smith

June 11, 2020

Dear Joyce & Family
My sincere condolences to Joyce, Sons and Daughter.
Henry was my first supervisor when I started working at Bethlehem Steel.
Those early years were the best of times I spent working there. I always
admired Henry for the way he conducted his family life, his dedication to
Joyce, his sons and daughter. His faith was always at the forefront of his life.
His dedication to his community and involvement in organizations like the
Grange, Lions Club, Grundsow Lodge and others also exemplified his life as
I knew It. The years after his retirement in joining us at our Beth Steel
retirement breakfasts, also showed how he cared about his former co-workers.

May He R.I.P.

Pr Dennis Moore

June 11, 2020

Dear Joyce and Family,
Pat and I wanted to express our sympathy to you regarding Henry's death. I enjoyed sharing the ministry at ULC with him and having him tutor me in PA Dutch. He was a great conversationalist.

One of the fondest pictures I have of him in my mind happened when he accompanied our disaster response group to the Ohio Valley. While rebuilding a home a young boy drove his atv up to the house to see how it was going. Henry started a conversation with him about his vehicle and the next thing I see is Henry sitting on it; turning is ball cap around and heading down the road. He came back with a big smile and when he got off he said, "Now, that's alright."

May God fill the void in your lives with God's love and compassions, as we keep you all in our prayers.

Blessings,

Pr. Dennis and Pat Moore

June 11, 2020

Thank you for your service to our country. Rest In Peace.

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