John E. Powell

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John E. Powell, 80, of Allentown, died Monday, July 23, 2007, at Cedarbrook. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth M. (Dougherty) Powell who passed away June 7, 2006. Born in Camden, N.J., he was the son of the late John E. and Dorothy C. (Feiger) Powell. He was a 1964 graduate of LaSalle College, Philadelphia. A U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict, Powell was a Certified Safety Professional for the Kemper Insurance Company of Philadelphia for over 30 years. He was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Orefield. Survivors: Son, John E. Powell Jr. of Glastonbury, Conn.; daughters, Jeanne E. Stock of Allentown, Carol Ann Powell-Haggerty of Larkspur, Calif.; Christine M. Schoenleber of Naperville, Ill., Lisa M. Hibbs of Sanatoga, Pa.;15 grandchildren and a great-grandson. Services: Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, in St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 1879 Applewood Drive, Orefield. A calling hour will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., Friday, in the church. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Wescosville. Arrangements by the J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home Inc., Allentown. Contributions: May be made in his memory to the Alzheimers Association, 100 N. 17th Street, Second Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 or to the Diakon Hospice Saint John, 5000 Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA 18104.