Robert E. Plank

Robert Edward Plank died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the Souderton Mennonite Home. Born on February 24, 1931 in Paoli, PA, he was 84 years of age. Mr. Plank resided in Audubon, PA and was born and raised in Paoli, PA. He was the son of the late Jacob and Mary Plank. He graduated from Tredyffrin Easttown High School in 1948. Mr. Plank enlisted in the United States Navy on 1951, where he served in the Korean Theatre aboard the battleship USS New Jersey, being honorably discharged in 1955. He then attended machinist school at Spring Garden Institute of Technology, and attended night school at Temple to acquire needed academic subjects to pursue an Engineering degree. He graduated Villanova University with a BSME degree in 1968. Mr. Plank was formerly employed at Burroughs Corporation, now known as Unisys, where he was a manager of Product Evaluation, retiring after 32 years of employment in 1986. Mr. Plank married his wife, the former Dolores (Lori) Hopson of Oaks, PA in 1958, recently celebrating their 57th year of marriage in January. Mr. Plank and his wife always gave praise to their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for drawing them closer than ever upon their acceptance of Him. Bob attended Faith Church of Worcester in Fairview Village, PA for many years, working as Sexton during the early years of the church's construction. Surviving are his wife Dolores, children Robin and husband Robert Carsto of Royersford, and her daughter, Sarah and husband Chris Kratz of Hatfield, Wendy and Vince Spiziri of Boston, and theur son Andrew of Seattle, WA, Robert E. Plank Jr. and wife April, and their children Justin, Danae, Chad, Chelsea, and Cayden of Stony Brook, Long Island, NY, and Susan and husband Jeffrey Vance, and their children, Ryan, Brandon, and Kyle of Audubon, formerly Trooper. He was preceded in death by his parents Jacob and Mary Plank of Paoli, sisters Virginia, Lois Daly of Exton, William of Florida and Phyllis Harwood of Berwyn. Other siblings include Janet Hesterwerth of Lakewood, CO, Margaret Donnelly of Strafford, Patricia Schneider of West Grove, Roy Plank of Lawton, OK, and many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral service at the Faith Church of Worcester, 1341 Quarry Hall Road, Fairview Village, PA 19403 on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 11:00 AM. Services will be conducted by Pastor Tony Taylor. Interment will take place privately in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, PA. Friends will be received at the church Saturday morning from 9:30-10:45 AM. Memorial contributions can be made to AstraZeneca Hope Lodge, 125 S. Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130 or to Faith Church of Worcester at the address above. Funeral arrangements are being made by Campbell-Ennis-Klotzbach Funeral Home, Inc., Main Street at Fifth Avenue, Phoenixville. Condolences may be offered online by visiting www.PhoenixvilleFuneralHome.com.

Robert E. Plank

February 24, 1931 - March 17, 2015