Roy Whitmoyer, Jr.

Roy Whitmoyer, Jr., 87, of Orangeville, a short-term guest at the Berwick Retirement Village and formerly of Stony Brook Circle in Lightstreet, passed away on Saturday evening, September 11th, 2010. Born July 11, 1923 at home in Washingtonville (Limestone Township) he was a son of the late Roy C. and Margaret (Derr Elliott) Whitmoyer. On February 2nd, 1945 he married the former Carmen I. Wagner of Westover, PA and they celebrated 42 years of marriage prior to Carmen's passing in 1987. Roy drove truck in the 50's and 60's hauling cars for Chrysler and Dodge in Buffalo, NY and later for Ford Motor Company in Novi, Michigan. Roy worked for Robbin's Mobile Homes in Berwick in the late 60's before starting his own business known as "Roy's Mobile Home Service" servicing and setting mobile and modular homes throughout northeast Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Roy's real passion was his antique cars, especially his red Falcon convertible and his red Econoline pickup. He enjoyed traveling to various meets and charity shows with his red convertible. Roy was a member of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) and the local Susquehanna Region of the AACA. He enjoyed music and spending time at the Washingtonville Fire Department and also loved square dancing at Jerseytown and Northumberland. In his later years, he was noted for his pumpkin pie baking and visiting the Bobby George Farms in Lewisburg where he would come home with a load of sausage and scrapple. He will be missed at the Bloomsburg Diner where he enjoyed eating breakfast with his buddies every morning. He was a member of the California Grange 941, Pomona Grange 31, and the Pennsylvania National Grange where he was a trustee and prior officer. He especially enjoyed the preparations for the spring and fall chicken barbeques. Surviving are his sister, S. Anne Everett of Lightstreet; sister-in-law, Bessie (Pfleegor) Whitmoyer of Washingtonville; daughter, Dottie Allen of Orangeville; five sons: Roy D. and Susan, of Millville; Robert W., of Bloomsburg; Karl E., and his wife, Alison, of Berwick; James N. and his wife Kathy, of Bloomsburg; Keith R. and his wife, Irina, of Bloomsburg; 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Roy was preceded in death by his wife, of 42 years, Carmen I. Whitmoyer, and by his brother, John N. Whitmoyer. Relatives and friends will be received Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 PM at the McMichael Funeral Home, Inc., 4394 Red Rock Road, Benton (Rt. 487). Relatives and friends are also are invited to attend funeral services on Wednesday at 10 AM at McMichael's in Benton with the Rev. Allen F. Acor, officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery, Berwick.

Roy Whitmoyer, Jr.

July 11, 1923 - September 11, 2010