Henry C. Shankweiler, 88, of Schnecksville, died June 9, 2020, in Phoebe Home, Allentown.

He and his wife, Joyce E. (Schneck) Shankweiler, were married 67 years.

Born June 20, 1931, in South Whitehall Township, he was the son of the late Wilson J. and Ida C. (Newhard) Shankweiler.

A 1949 graduate of the former South Whitehall High School, where he served as class president, he graduated from Lehigh University in 1953.

He faithfully and honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War era.

An information services supervisor at the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. for 34 years, he retired in 1991.

Since his formal retirement, he drove school bus for the Parkland School District for 20 years.

Active in the life of his church and community, he was a member of Union Evangelical Lutheran Church, Schnecksville, formerly serving on church council.

He was a member of the Upper Lehigh Lions Club, Schnecksville, having received the Melvin Jones Fellow for his dedicated humanitarian services from Lions Clubs International Foundation.

He formerly served as treasurer of Schnecksville Grange 1684, was a member of the former Vernon G. Kern VFW Post 8344, the Parkland Trojan Alumni Varsity Club, Grundsau Lodsch 16, and F&AM Lodge 326.

In addition to wife, he is survived by children David W. Shankweiler (Sally) of Schnecksville, Mark S. Shankweiler (Tara) of New York City, N.Y., John H. Shankweiler (Morgan) of Swarthmore, Ann M. Marko (John) of Schnecksville; sisters Margaret N. Plessl of Elizabethtown, Ky., Lucille N. Simock (Ronald) of Neffs; and 10 grandchildren.

A private funeral service will be held at Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Schnecksville, with the Rev. Gordon A. Camp officiating There will be no public calling hours. Interment will follow the service at Jordan UCC Cemetery, South Whitehall.

Expressions of sympathy may be made at heintzelmancares.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church Vision 20/20 and/or to the Upper Lehigh Lions Club Fund of H.O.P.E. both c/o the funeral home, P.O. Box 196, Schnecksville, PA 18078-0196.