Carl W. Imbt

Carl W. Imbt,92, of Stroud Township, died Friday morning, March 29, 2024 at the Scenic View Personal Care Home in Palmerton. He was the husband of the late Elinor A. (Miller) Imbt with whom he shared 67 years of marriage at the time of her death on May 21, 2019.
Born on March 18, 1932 in Stroudsburg, he was a son of the late Wilbur and Edna (Hockenberry) Imbt and was a lifetime resident of Monroe County.
He joined the United States Naval Reserves in 1949 and was a Korean War Veteran having served active duty in the Navy from 1951 to 1953. During those years he was on the USS 746 Taussig Destroyer and the USS Oriskany on the off shores of North Korea..
Carl was a 1950 graduate of East Stroudsburg High School and in earlier years worked at Line Material and as an appliance repairman for A.B. Wyckoff in Stroudsburg. He then worked for the United States Postal Service first as a city and rural carrier in Stroudsburg and later as a rural carrier in Tobyhanna from where he retired in 1990.
Carl was a long-time member of the East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church and volunteered with General Ambulance Corps for ten years.
Surviving are three children, Randall "Randy" Imbt and fiancée Terry Bontrager of Orbisonia, Kathy Smith and husband Rodney of Kunkletown and Diane Keller and husband William of Cassville; six grandchildren, Laura Bealer and husband Adam of Palmerton, Amanda Getz and husband Brad of Kunkletown, Corey Smith and wife Tiffany of Kunkletown, Kyle Courtright and wife Cody of Airville, Zachary Valentine of York, and Sarah Polaski and husband Brian of Delaware; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by three siblings, Roy, Dessie and Claude.
Services will be held on Friday, April 12th, at the William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main St., Stroudsburg with viewing beginning at 1:00 pm followed by the funeral service at 2:00 pm with Rev. Jennifer Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Laurelwood Cemetery.