Howard L. Meeder

Howard L. Meeder, 100, of Gibsonia, Richland Township passed away on Monday morning at St. Barnabas. Howard and his wife had moved to St. Barnabas Retirement Village in 2009.

Born March 11, 1918, in Cranberry Township, he was the son of the late Harry and Angie Beers Meeder.

He had served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He had flown 31 missions over Germany and was a member of the National American Legion.

Howard had worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a rural carrier in Bellevue and Valencia for 37 years. A real estate broker, Howard had worked for Agnes Nicklas Realty for 24 years.

He was a member of the Pennsylvania Realtors Association and had built Grand Avenue Commons on Main Street in Mars. He also built and owned The HoDot Spot Restaurant, now Tomato Pie Café in North Park. He was a past president and secretary of the Mars Kiwanis Club.

A longtime member of the Mars United Presbyterian Church, Howard was a man of deep and abiding faith and touched many lives during his time serving as an elder, deacon, choir director, choir member, soloist and Sunday school teacher.

Howard cherished time with his family and friends. Gatherings around the dinner table, the piano and the bridge table were some of his greatest joys.

Surviving are two sons, Donald Meeder and his wife, Joan, and their three children, John, Cathrine, Emily and her husband, Nick, and John Meeder and his wife, Anne, and their two children, Ashley and Benjamin.

His eldest son, Robert, preceded him in death, but he also is survived by Robert's son, Joshua, and his son, Christian, and also Rob's daughter, Jessi, and her husband, Rob.

He also is survived by his wife's brother, Thomas Dewitt Kennedy, and his wife, Pam.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Dorothy Jean Kennedy Meeder, whom he married on June 5, 1946, and who died on Oct. 11, 2013; a son, H. Robert Meeder; and his brothers, Roland, Clyde and LaVerne.

MEEDER — Friends of Howard L. Meeder, who died Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars.A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Mars United Presbyterian Church, 232 Crowe Ave., Mars.Burial will be in Dutilh Cemetery, Cranberry Township.Memorial donations may be made to the Mars United Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 805, Mars, PA 16046.Directions and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.