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Charles Lester Freed was born on 6 February 1914 in Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 He died in May 1970, at age 56.^1,3 He was buried in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (Section C, Row 3), Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹

Lydia Fredrica Klinger was born on 6 September 1909 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.^1,2 She died on 11 June 2002, at age 92.¹ She was buried in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (Section C, Row 3), Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹

Loretta Mae Freed was born on 25 January 1934 in Pennsylvania.^1,3,2 She and William S. Wismer were married on 22 April 1950.⁴ She died on 1 September 2017, at age 83. She was buried on 8 September 2017 in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (Section C, Row 3), Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,4

Loretta Mae Freed was a Published Poet.⁴

Loretta M. Wismer of Hilltown Township passed away Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, at her home. She was 83.

She was the wife of the late William S. Wismer who died Dec. 17, 2016.

Born in Perkasie, she was the daughter of the late Charles Lester and Lydia Frederick (Klinger) Freed.

A homemaker, Mrs. Wismer had assisted her husband in his business, Wismer Machine Co., Inc., Sellersville, over the years.

She was a former member of First Baptist Church of Perkasie and Christ Church, Perkasie, where she served as a soloist in the church choir.

An avid reader, Mrs. Wismer was a published poet. She also enjoyed drawing, music and singing.

She is survived by three children, Pamela Jean Moyer of Cottage Grove, Tenn., William Robert Wismer of Sellersville, and Linda D. Wismer of Perkasie; nine grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by a son-in-law, N. Dale Moyer, on March 7, 2014.

Her funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at the Bernard Suess Funeral Home, 606 Arch Street, Perkasie, where family and friends may call from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Perkasie.

William S. Wismer was born on 13 December 1931 in Bedminster, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹ He and Loretta Mae Freed were married on 22 April 1950.² He died on 17 December 2016, at age 85.¹ He was buried in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹

William S. Wismer was a Machinist/ Owner Wismer Machine Company, Inc.² William S. Wismer of Perkasie went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was 85.

He was the loving husband of Loretta M. (Freed) Wismer. The couple celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on April 22, 2016.

Born in Bedminster Township, he was the son of the late Noah and Verna (Shive) Wismer.

Mr. Wismer worked as a machinist most of his life. He owned and operated Wismer Machine Company, Inc., Sellersville, for more than 30 years, retiring in 1998. Prior to that, he worked for the U.S. Gauge, Division of AMETEK, Sellersville. He started his working career hauling milk for B.R. Scholl, East Rockhill Township.

He was a former member of the First Baptist Church, Perkasie, and Christ Church, Perkasie, where he served as a Deacon and sang in the church choir.

An avid hunter, he also enjoyed riding motorcycles, fishing, gardening, and traveling to and spending time in Nova Scotia.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Pamela Jean Moyer of Cottage Grove, Tenn., and Linda D. Wismer of Perkasie, a son, William Robert Wismer of Sellersville; nine grandchildren; and 29 great grandchildren; two brothers, Emerson Wismer of Westfield, Pa., and Herbert Wismer and his wife, Carol, of Wellsboro, Pa., and a sister, Edna Fulmer and her husband, Marvin, of Savinsville, Pa. He was preceded in death by a son-in-law, N. Dale Moyer; a brother, Noah Wismer, and a sister, Dorothy Gabel.

His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Bernard Suess Funeral Home, 606 Arch St., Perkasie, where family and friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Perkasie.

The Intelligencer, Dec. 19, 2016.

N. Dale Moyer died on 7 March 2014.¹

Edward Nungesser Wimmer was born on 3 May 1886 in Pennsylvania.³ He died on 18 June 1973, at age 87.³ He was buried in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania.³

Pearl Elaine Simmons was born on 24 March 1921 in Ithaca, Gratiot, Michigan.^1,2 She and Harold William Pierce were married on 29 June 1943 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.¹ She and Harold William Pierce were divorced on 26 September 1947 in Kent County, Michigan.³ She died on 10 October 2011, at age 90.² She was buried in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Cascade Township, Kent, Michigan.²

Pearl Elaine Simmons was a Stenographer.¹