Obituaries and Memories
John Moneypenny
October 17, 1925
August 26, 1974
Obituary
John Moneypenny – Obituary
Tuesday, August 27, 1974, “The News Herald”
Deaths, Funerals
John Moneypenny
Funeral Services for John Moneypenny, 48, of 2530 Nevada St., Allentown, Pa., will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Frances Cabrini Church with Fr. Frederick Slaven, pastor, officiating.
Mr. Moneypenny died Monday morning in Allentown Hospital.
Born Oct. 17, 1925 in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Moneypenny resided in Allentown for two years and was a former Conneaut resident. He was a member of the St. Thomas Moore Church of Allentown and the American Legion. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II.
He was employed as production manager for Wolloch Company of Allentown.
Survivors include his wife, Mary L. Gurto Moneypenny; sons Steven and Jack at home; daughters, Mrs. Daniel (Sheila) Schneider, Sharon, Pa., Mrs. Alfred (Joyce) Hackett, Allentown, and Brenda, Fay and Pamela at home; a brother, Lawrence Moneypenny of Brooklyn, N.Y. and a sister, Mrs. George (Marie) Zimmerman, Massapequa, L.I.
He was preceded in death by his parents John and Mary Cameron Moneypenny.
Friends and relatives can call at the Raisian Funeral Home between 7 and 9 p.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Saturday, August 31, 1974, “The News Herald”
Death, Funeral
John Moneypenny
A High Mass was offered for John Moneypenny, 48, of 2530 Nevada St., Allentown, Pa., at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Frances Cabrini Church with the Rev. Frederick Slaven, pastor, offering the funeral Mass.
Miss Marie Walter served as organist and soloist during the Mass.
Burial followed in St. Joseph Cemetery. The American Flag was presented to Mrs. Moneypenny for services rendered by her late husband during World War II.
Pall bearers were Frank Gurto,k Pat Gurto Joseph Gurto, David Gurto, James Speer and john Lewis.
Friends and relatives attended the services from Ashtabula, Independence, Cortland, Parma, Massapequa, L.I.; Brooklyn, N.Y.;Greenville, Mars, Sharon and Allentown, Pa.
Mr. Moneypenny died Monday morning in Allentown Hospital.
The Raisian Funeral Home was in charge of services.
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