Archie J. Waidelich Jr., 88, of New Tripoli, died July 11, 2022, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.

He was the widower of Lillie (Williams) Waidelich, who died in 2014.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Archie J. Waidelich Sr. and the late Ruth (Hamm) Waidelich.

A 1952 graduate of Kutztown High School, he later worked as an equipment operator for PennDOT, Allentown, for 21 years until retiring.

Before that, he worked at the U.S. Steel Co., Fairless Hills.

He was a lifetime member of the Newtown Lodge 427 F&AM in Bucks County.

His survivors include daughters Ruthanne L. (Roy) Kunkel of Kempton, and Sandra L. (William) Daniels of New Tripoli; sons Thomas J. (Sonia) Waidelich of Bloomsburg, and Gary C. Waidelich of Allentown; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

His funeral service will be 2 p.m. July 15 in Robert S. Nester Funeral Home, 8405 Kings Highway, New Tripoli, with a calling hour at 1 p.m.

Interment in New Bethel Union Cemetery, Kempton. The Rev. Tad Schlegel will officiate.