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 Raymond
A. Alleman, 87, of Covenant Crossing, Brethren Village, formerly
of Bluff View Dr. died on Thursday, January 6th at 7:10 AM.
He was born in Mercersburg, son of the
late Paul K. And Myra Shoemaker Alleman. He was married 57 years
to Isabell Elaine Erzen.
During World War II, he served in the
Field Artillery, U.S. Army in Germany, Austria and France.
Ray graduated from Penn State
University in 1950 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He
was a licensed Professional Engineer. Following graduation, he was
employed by Baldwin-Lima Hamilton Corp., Eddystone, PA for five
years. In l956, he came to Lancaster to work for RCA in the
Equipment Development Division where he served as an engineering
leader. He held several patents in connection with his work. After
retirement in 1988, he was called by Buckbee-Mears Corp.,
Cortland, NY for the dismantling of a plant in San Juan, Puerto
Rico for shipment to Shenzhen, China. He worked in China on
reassembling the plant for manufacturing there. On completion of
that project, he worked as a consultant for Thomson, Lancaster,
retiring in 1998.
Ray enjoyed golf, bridge, photography,
gardening, stamp collecting and travel. He traveled extensively,
both on business and for pleasure. He was a member of St. Peter's
Lutheran Church, The Pennsylvania Society of Professional
Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the
Central Pennsylvania Chapter of NAIC and Silver Threads.
He is survived, in addition to his
wife, by three sons: Raymond A. Jr. (Patricia) in Exton, PA;
Charles R.Baltimore, Robert W. (Jennifer), Lancaster, three
grandchildren: Justin A., Lancaster, Kathryn Grace and John
Christian, Baltimore, and a sister, Elizabeth Bucy, Mercersburg.
The family will receive friends at St.
Peter's Lutheran Church, 10 Delp Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601 on
Saturday, January 8, 2011from 10-11AM. The service will follow at
11AM with the Revs. Craig Ross, Jacquelyn Roderick, and Vicar
Trevor Hahn officiating. Interment in St. Peter's Lutheran
Cemetery. Please omit flowers. Contributions in Ray's memory may
be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church. To send an online
condolence, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. Charles F. Snyder
Jr Funeral Home & Crematory, 717-560-5100 |
