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Express/Sunday Sunday, May 22, 1983, page B-4
John S. Xander, Former engineer of Riegelsville
John S. Xander, 80, of 901 Church Road, Riegelsville, a former
borough engineer and zoning officer for Riegelsville, died
Friday night in Easton Hospital.
Born in Easton, he was the son of the late Elmer and Annie
Ricker Xander.
Mr. Xander was a registerd professional engineer. He began
his career working for Thomas A. Edison in his laboratory and
later worked in the office of the Edison Cement Plant, Edison,
N.J.
He worked as an engineer for the Delaware Valley Joint Toll
Bridge Commission until 1945, when he joined Lehigh Foundries
Inc., West Easton. A good part of his working years was spent
with Bean Inc. Construciton Co., Easton. He was "loaned'
to the Easton Hosptial to supervise the construction of one
of the wings of the hospital. He returned to Bean and retired
in 1977.
Mr. Xander served Riegelsville as borough engineer and zoning
officer for a number of years.
He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Riegelsville,
and currently was serving on the consistory.
He was building and grounds chairman of the church and a member
of the Engineer Club of the Lehigh Valley. He was a graduate
of Easton High School Class of 1921 and attended Lafayette
College.
Mr. Xander was a 52 year Mason, and a member of the Dallas
Lodge No. 396 F&AM, Easton , Easton Forest NO. 35 of the
Tall Cedars of Lebanon and the Lehigh Consitory, Allentown.
Mr. Xander was a meber of the Riegelsville Fire Co. and the
Home Association of Post No. 950, American Legion, Riegelsville.
He had a particular interest in steam locomotives.
He is survived by his wife, the former Eva Headman; two sons,
J. David, Riegelsville and Edward H., Kintnersville R.D. 1,
Pa., and four granchildren.
Memorial services willl be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in St.
John's Church. Private interment of the ashes will take place
earlier in the day at the Reigelsville Union Cemtery.
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