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Lee C. Jerauld
d. Dec 2, 2011
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Lee C. Jerauld, 86, of Clarks Summit, died Friday morning at Community Medical Center in Scranton. His wife, Elizabeth Zamushinsky Jerauld, died in 1990.
Born in LaPlume, son of the late Bruce and Jennie Ritterbeck Jerauld, he was a graduate of Benton High School. Before retirement, he was the chief engineer of WDAU/WYOU TV and WGBI Radio for more than 50 years. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and Our Lady of the Abingtons Church.
Lee enjoyed ham radio and was instrumental in starting a local ham radio club. He was a loving father and grandfather as well as a gentle, soft-spoken man who impacted many lives and will be greatly missed.
Surviving are a son, Eugene, Clarks Summit; a daughter, Joan Barnett, Clarks Summit; son-in-law, Michael; a sister, Evelyn Heier, Binghamton, N.Y.; two grandsons, Daniel and William Barnett; several nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by a brother, Vern.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of the Abingtons Church, 700 W. Main St., Dalton.
Friends may call Monday, 3 to 7 p.m., at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Memorial contributions may be made to one's favorite charity.
Born in LaPlume, son of the late Bruce and Jennie Ritterbeck Jerauld, he was a graduate of Benton High School. Before retirement, he was the chief engineer of WDAU/WYOU TV and WGBI Radio for more than 50 years. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and Our Lady of the Abingtons Church.
Lee enjoyed ham radio and was instrumental in starting a local ham radio club. He was a loving father and grandfather as well as a gentle, soft-spoken man who impacted many lives and will be greatly missed.
Surviving are a son, Eugene, Clarks Summit; a daughter, Joan Barnett, Clarks Summit; son-in-law, Michael; a sister, Evelyn Heier, Binghamton, N.Y.; two grandsons, Daniel and William Barnett; several nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by a brother, Vern.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of the Abingtons Church, 700 W. Main St., Dalton.
Friends may call Monday, 3 to 7 p.m., at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Memorial contributions may be made to one's favorite charity.
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