Merritt C. Pearson, 82, Recipient of the Purple Heart [Obituary]

Merritt C. Pearson, 82, of South Whitehall Township died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Salisbury Township. He was born in Hellertown on Jan. 15, 1931 to the late Merritt and Mabel Pearson. He served our country faithfully in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. Merritt was a math teacher in the Saucon Valley School District for many years until retiring. He was a member of First United Church of Christ, Hellertown, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart, MOPH, Chapter 0190. 

SURVIVORS

Son: Merritt C. of Allentown; sisters: Mary E. Kalynych and Joyce Raudenbush, both of Hellertown.

SERVICE

Family and friends are invited to call from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 at the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., 326 Main St., Hellertown. The calling hour will be followed by the service at 11 a.m. The interment with military honors will conclude services at Union Cemetery of Hellertown. Online expressions of sympathy can be recorded at www.heintzelmancares.com.

CONTRIBUTIONS

In lieu flowers, memorials may be made to the Military Order of the Purple Heart, MOPH, Chapter 0190, c/o Michael J. Mescavage, 386 Hard Hill Road, Hamburg, PA 19526.