Thomas H. Kline

RIVERSIDE - Thomas H. Kline, 68, of 529 Avenue E and 6th Street, entered into eternal life on Friday, March 28, 2008, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
He was born on Jan. 15, 1940, in Danville, a son of the late Harry and Annabel (Reichard) Kline.
Tom served in the Army and was a captain in the National Guard.
He worked at Merck, starting in 1959 and retired as a supervisor in 1993.
He was a member of East End, Southside, Friendship, and Washington Fire companies and was the longtime president of the East End Fire Company. He was also a member of the Elks and Moose, all in Danville. He was a member of the Liberty Valley Country Club and a past member of Frosty Valley Country Club.
Tom was an avid golfer and enjoyed spending winters RV-ing in Florida with Janice, Amy and friends. He was a devoted husband, father, Pappy and friend.
Tom spent countless hours at the East End and took great pride in his work there. He was a big fan of Penn State football and Phillies baseball and loved watching the teams play. His sense of humor was legendary.
Surviving are three daughters and two sons-in-law, Lori Ann and Jeff Steele, and Amy Lynn Vastine, both of Riverside and Tammy and Ray Jimenez, of Sunbury; four sons and two daughters-in-law, Hugh Hursh and Kathy Vastine, Jon Wilson Vastine Jr., Thomas L. and Cindy Kline and Timothy Kline, all of Danville; 10 grandchildren, Madison, Matthew, Hugh, Jon, Anna, Nicole, Kecia, Jackie, Michael and Tonja; two great-grandchildren, Benjamin and Christopher; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth and James Raup and Esther and Joseph Hettinger, both of Danville; and three step-brothers and spouses, Max and Dorothy Von Blohn, Dean and Jane Von Blohn, and Larry Von Blohn.
Tom was preceded in death by his wife, the former Janice Hummer, in 2006, and sister, Lois Gabriel, also in 2006, and his stepmother, Beatrice Kline.
Friends may visit with the family from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the Brady Funeral Home Inc., 320 Church St., Danville. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Edmund Minnick, retired, officiating.
Burial will follow in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Danville.
The family will provide flowers.
Donations may be made to the East End Fire Company, 1344 Bloom Road, Danville, PA 17821 in Tom's memory.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Brady Funeral Home, Inc.
This obituary was originally published in The Daily Item.