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 Robert
Kimber Beach Sr., 84, of Millersville died Friday, June 11, 2010
at The Glen at Willow Valley.
Born in
Shamokin, PA, he was the son of the late Kimber and Lydia Shoop
Beach. He married Edna Grace Heiser, August 29, 1947 in
Philadelphia.
Mr. Beach
served during World War II as a pharmacist's mate with the U.S.
Navy's 140th Construction Battalion in the South
Pacific. After the war, he attended Pierce Business College in
Philadelphia. He joined Philco in early 1950s and by the mid-60's
was Philco- Ford's Director of Far East Operations based (with his
family) in Bangkok, Thailand. Upon returning to the U.S. in 1969,
Mr. Beach was named Vice President of Domestic and International
Marketing Operations for Ford Aerospace, based in Washington, D.C.
After retirement from Ford Aerospace in 1990, he worked as a
marketing consultant and in several executive positions for Yamada
Corp.
A devout born-
again Christian, Mr. Beach gave his time and talents to God's work
through the Gideons, Grace Reformed Episcopal Church in Glenolden,
PA, St. Philips Reformed Episcopal Church in Warminster, PA, Belle
View Baptist Church in Alexandria, VA, and Millersville Bible
Church. He loved being a witness about his faith in Christ.
Mr. Beach
always enjoyed time with his extensive family and his friends. His
overseas travels took him too many of the nations in Asia, the
Middle East, Europe, Central America and South America. His
leisure pursuits included golf, reading, rousing games of
Scrabble, UNO and Yahtzee, football, and family vacations to the
Outer Banks and Hilton Head.
Survivors
include his wife, seven children: Robert Jr. husband of Debra
Beach, Lansdowne, PA, John husband of Phyllis Stahl Beach,
Columbus, IN, David husband of Kimberly
Maricich
Beach, Gambrills, MD, Mark husband of Naomi Beach, Geneva,
Switzerland, Charles husband of Laura Beach, Oakton, VA, Deborah
wife of Frank Angilletta, Spotsylvania, VA, Grace wife of Kent
Kelly, Warrenton, VA, twelve grandchildren: April, Robert,
Francis, Kate, Brianna, Dana, Elliot, Audrey, Somer, Ben, Wesley
and Joe, one brother, Richard husband of Dorothy Beach, Ephrata,
PA, two sisters: Betty Smith, Lancaster and Margaret Baxley,
Cupertino, CA.
He was
preceded in death by three brothers: Jack, Chet, Bill Beach and a
sister, Helen Schickley.
A Memorial
Service will be held at Millersville Bible Church, 1940 New
Danville Pike, and Lancaster, PA on Monday, June 28, 2010 at
11:00AM. The family will greet family and friends after the
service. Contributions may be made in Robert's memory to Ascera
Care Hospice, 315 Primrose Lane, Suite 101, Mountville, Pa 17554
or Gideons International, Lancaster South Campus, Box 366, Willow
Street, PA 17584. Arrangements are by the Charles F. Snyder
Funeral Home, Millersville. To send online condolences, please
visit, SnyderFuneralHome. com. |
