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William Goebert Obituary

William A. Goebert
William A. Goebert, 86, of Allentown, died December 10, 2011 in the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. He was the husband of Doris M. (Gehringer) Goebert. They would have been married for 64 years in January. He was a salesman at Wagner Appliance in Allentown until retiring. Prior to that, he was a salesman for Snyders Television, Allentown and was a wholesale route man at Lehigh Valley Dairy, Allentown. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Raymond R. and Chrissie (Peltz) Goebert. He served the United States Navy during WWII. He was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Allentown. He was a former member of the Mountainville Lions Club and the Franklin Social Club. Survivors: Wife; daughters, Sharon A. Peacock of Catasauqua and Gale M. Sikora of Miami, FL; sister, June Durback of Allentown; grandsons, Tim Peacock and his wife Kelly, Brian Peacock and Anthony Sikora; and great-grandchildren, Tyler, Joseph, Nikolas, Brianna, Collin and Logan. Services: Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the J. S. Burkholder Funeral Home, 16th and Hamilton Sts., Allentown. Call Tuesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Contributions: May be made in his memory to the Church, 26 S. 10th St., Allentown, PA 18102.

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Published by Morning Call on Dec. 11, 2011.

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Doris (Schmidt) Behum

December 14, 2011

Doris and family, So very sorry to hear of Bill's passing. May God give you the strength to bear this cross. God Bless!

Valerie Rex

December 13, 2011

My deepest sympathies to all of you. Very sorry to hear of Bill's passing, he was a wonderful man. I will always remember his "stories". May his memories and stories keep you comforted in your time of grief.
Sincerely, Valerie and George

Edward Ritter

December 13, 2011

God bless. Remembering the hours we spent at Hess's fixing shavers.

Ruthie and Tommy Esposito

December 11, 2011

Our sincere condolences on your loss. Bill was such a wonderful person and will be remembered always. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.

Frank and Mandy Snyder

December 11, 2011

Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Peacock family. May your memories comfort you in this time of grief. Please let us know if you need anything!

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