Lawrence E. Buckwalter, age 80, husband of the late Elizabeth (Hiestand) Buckwalter, of Upper Pottsgrove, PA died January 10, 2012 in the Phoenixville Hospital. Born in Spring City, PA, he was a son of the late Charles C. and Clara P. (Zollers) Buckwalter. He attended the former Spring City High School. Mr. Buckwalter retired from the Phoenix Steel Co. after 34 years of service, then worked for 5 years at Montgomery Hospital.

Mr. Buckwalter is survived by two daughters, Barbara, wife of William Endrey, of Phoenixville, Cathy, wife of Martin Bradfield, of Upper Pottsgrove; one son, Charles, husband of Mary Grace (Haenn) Buckwalter, of Ambler, PA; four grandchildren, Shelley Endrey, Emily Buckwalter, Jeff Fuhrman, Amy Fuhrman. Mr. Buckwalter was pre-deceased by one brother, Charles Calvin Buckwalter.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Service at the Campbell-Ennis-Klotzbach Funeral Home, Inc., Main Street at Fifth Avenue, Phoenixville, PA on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 11:00 AM. Officiating will be the Rev. David Hyatt. Burial will be held privately. Friends will be received from 10:00 - 11:00 Saturday morning at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in his name to the Penn State Dance Marathon, which raises money to combat pediatric cancer, c/o Amy Fuhrman, 221 Mervine Street, Pottstown, PA 19464. Money raised is donated to the Four Diamonds Fund, a charity devoted to defeating pediatric cancer through research and caring for patients at Penn State Hershey Medical Center's Childrens Hospital. Condolences may be made by visiting www.PhoenixvilleFuneralHome.com.