Louis E. Vernon Sr.

LOUIS E. VERNON SR., WWII - KOREAN WAR VETERAN Louis E. Vernon Sr., 85 years, of Elverson, passed away Thursday, March 24th, at his residence. Born in Phillipsburg, NJ on December 3, 1925, he was the son of the late Mary H. (Graham) and Clarence H. Vernon and was the widower of Fior (Castiglia) Vernon, who passed away on March 17, 2007. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1951. In World War II he was a Seaman First Class/Petty Officer serving as a gunner on Liberty Ships to Russia. During the Korean War, he was a Seaman First Class/Petty Officer being an equipment operator with the Seabees. In 2002 he received a letter and medal from the Russian Embassy thanking him for his service during World War II in defeating Nazism. He was employed as a railroad worker with the Pennsylvania Railroad, and later at Conrail, as a track and wreck foreman. He was a member of Delaware Masonic Lodge #52, Consistry board of W. Jersey Shrine, Cresent Temple of Trenton, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, VFW Post #9308, Phillipsburg, NJ, American Legion Post, Morgantown, PA, Boy Scouts of America Order of the Arrow. He was also Silver Beaver Award recipient. Louis is survived by two sons, Edward L., husband of Joanie Vernon, Sr., of Pottstown, and Louis E. Vernon, Jr., of Pottstown. He is also survived by three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by one grandchild and his brother, Donald J. Vernon. Services are private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements entrusted to the John P. Feeney Funeral Home, in Reading's Centre Park Historic District, 625 N. 4th St. at Centre Ave., Reading, PA 19601. Obituary and condolences at johnfeeneyfuneralhome.com