Richard F. Kolb, 75, of East Greenville, passed away, Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. He was the husband of Marianne R. (Ruppert) Kolb, celebrating 40 years of marriage on December 31, 2017.
Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Benjamin Kolb and Virginia (Woodward) Yost.
He proudly served his country as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps during Vietnam.
Richard owned and operated Powderbourne, Inc. with his wife for the past 38 years. Prior to that, he owned Kolb’s Chevron in Pennsburg for 10 years.
He attended St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sumneytown.
Surviving along with his wife are two children, Karl and his wife, Karla of Colorado Springs,CO and Bryan and wife, Sharon of Pennsburg; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Esther Bauer of Frisco, TX; and two brothers, Charles Kolb of Spinnerstown and Benjamin Kolb of Nampa, ID.
In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by a sister, Edith Frank.
A memorial service will be held at 11 am, on Friday, February 16, 2018 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 3104 Main Street, Green Lane, PA 18054 with the Rev. Rebecca L. Schanely officiating Family and friends are invited to a visitation from 10 to 11 am at church prior to the service. Arrangements are entrusted to Mann-Slonaker, Funeral Home, 222 Washington Street, East Greenville, PA 18041. Sympathy may be extended to the family at www.mannslonakerfuneralhome.com.
Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Animals in Distress, 5075 Limeport Pike, Coopersburg, PA 18036.
Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Benjamin Kolb and Virginia (Woodward) Yost.
He proudly served his country as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps during Vietnam.
Richard owned and operated Powderbourne, Inc. with his wife for the past 38 years. Prior to that, he owned Kolb’s Chevron in Pennsburg for 10 years.
He attended St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sumneytown.
Surviving along with his wife are two children, Karl and his wife, Karla of Colorado Springs,CO and Bryan and wife, Sharon of Pennsburg; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Esther Bauer of Frisco, TX; and two brothers, Charles Kolb of Spinnerstown and Benjamin Kolb of Nampa, ID.
In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by a sister, Edith Frank.
A memorial service will be held at 11 am, on Friday, February 16, 2018 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 3104 Main Street, Green Lane, PA 18054 with the Rev. Rebecca L. Schanely officiating Family and friends are invited to a visitation from 10 to 11 am at church prior to the service. Arrangements are entrusted to Mann-Slonaker, Funeral Home, 222 Washington Street, East Greenville, PA 18041. Sympathy may be extended to the family at www.mannslonakerfuneralhome.com.
Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Animals in Distress, 5075 Limeport Pike, Coopersburg, PA 18036.
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