Crime & Safety
Upper Providence Firefighter Passes Away
Timothy Wheeler had been battling cancer for several years. May he rest in peace.
A former firefighter with the Upper Providence Township Fire and Emergency Services has passed away after a battle with cancer, the township announced on Sunday.
Wheeler had been battling cancer for several years, which had kept him from his duties.
Wheeler served with Engine Company 93. "The members of the DFES will certainly miss Firefighter Wheeler.God speed Timmy, this is rubbish!" the township fire officials wrote in honor of Wheeler.
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Funeral arrangements and an obituary are forthcoming.
Rest in peace, Firefighter Wheeler.
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Image courtesy Township of Upper Providence Department of Fire and Emergency Services.
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