Obituary of William J. McCandless

NAME OF DECEASED: William J. McCandless ADDRESS: Collegeville, PA AGE: 82 OCCUPATION: Retired Plant Maintenance Supervisor with Wyeth Labs of East Whiteland, Pa OTHER INFORMATION: Born in Philadelphia, PA on July 13, 1932 William has been living in Collegeville, Pa for the last 10 years, formerly of Sharon Hill, Pa and Philadelphia, Pa where he was born and raised He was a member of St. Eleanor's RC Church of Collegeville, Pa and a former member of Holy Spirit RC Church of Sharon Hill, Pa He was a graduate of West Catholic High School, class of 1950 He served in the US Army during the Korean War, where he received the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal William worked with Wyeth Labs of East Whiteland, Pa for over 39 years before retiring in 1994 He was an avid sports fan especially for the Philadelphia Teams DATE OF DEATH: Monday November 10, 2014 PLACE OF DEATH: Paoli Memorial Hospital of Paoli, PA SPOUSE: Laura ( McLoughlin ) SURVIVORS: Wife of 60 years, Laura M. McCandless Collegeville, PA Daughter: Laura Green Upper Chichester, PA Daughter: Jeanne McCandless Wallingford, PA Son: John P. (& Joanne) McCandless Macungie, PA Daughter: Madeline (& Robert) Badolato Springfield, PA Brother: Joseph McCandless Newtown, PA Sister: Madeline McCandless New Hope, PA Sister: Helen Murphy Clifton Heights, PA Sister: Kathryn Cooper Holland, PA Also Survived By 5 Grandchildren, & 2 Great Grandchildren Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a Brother John McCandless , & a sister Sr. Maria Augusta, SSJ PARENTS: (Deceased) John P. & (Deceased) Madeline ( Kramer ) McCandless SERVICES: His Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 10:00 AM from the St. Eleanor's RC Church, 647 Locust Street, Collegeville, Pa 19426 FRIENDS MAY CALL (VIEWING) ON: Saturday Morning from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM at the Church INTERMENT: Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, PA MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE IN HIS MEMORY TO: Williamson Trade School, 106 South New Middletown Road, Media, Pa 19063 OR Little Sister of the Poor, 5300 Chester Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa 19143 Arrangements by Moore, Snear & Ruggiero Funeral Home of Conshohocken, East Norriton & Trappe 610-489-7900»(Do not delete this line. It does not print. Text that is to appear on web must be entered before this line) William has been living in Collegeville, Pa for the last 10 years, formerly of Sharon Hill, Pa and Philadelphia, Pa where he was born and raised He was a member of St. Eleanor's RC Church of Collegeville, Pa and a former member of Holy Spirit RC Church of Sharon Hill, Pa He was a graduate of West Catholic High School, class of 1950 He served in the US Army during the Korean War William worked with Wyeth Labs of East Whiteland, Pa for over 39 years before retiring in 1994 He was a avid sports fan especially the Philadelphia Teams