Thomas Howard Levering (1946-2010)

Thomas Howard Levering was born on 28 June 1946 in Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He died on 11 February 2010 in Pennsylvania. He married Nancy Jane Kauffman on 28 July 1968 in Pennsylvania.

Thomas Howard Levering

Intelligencer Journal, 12 February 2010

Thomas Howard Levering, 63, of Lititz, died peacefully Thursday Febrauary 11, 2010. Born in Ephrata, Tom is the son of Dorothy (Hoover) Diem and the late Howard Levering. He was happily married to Helen (Cox) Levering for 31 years.

An entrepreneur, Tom owned and operated R & T Homes of Akron since 1972. Tom was committed to his business and was driven to provide his customers with the best personal service. He also founded the Rawhide Saloon in Ephrata, where he enjoyed cooking and gathering with friends.

Tom attended Milton Hershey School. He wass a life-long car enthusiast and enjoyed racing cars at Maple Grove Speedway. He played semi-pro football for the Schuylkill Haven Coal Crackers, and the Lebanon Rams. Tom also sponsored and played on several slow pitch softball teams including a national championship team. Tom enjoyed riding his Harley, boating, snowmobiling, hunting, fishing and travel. He also had a love of cooking and sharing meals with family and friends at his Rehoboth beach house.

Tom was a veteran of the US Army and was awarded a National Defense Service Medal. He is a member of St. James Catholic Church.

In addition to his wife, Tom is survived by his children, Michelle, married to Timothy Ashworth of Lititz, Kimberly Hackman and Melissa Levering of Lititz, Amanda Levering, wife of Israel Fernandez of Lancaster and Matthew Levering of Philadelphia and five grandchildren. He is also survived by siblings Lamar, Gary, Michael, and David Levering, and Kate Hoffner, and many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and Friends are respectfully invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial being held Monday, February 15, 2010 at 11 AM at Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 320 Church Ave., Ephrata, PA 17522 with Rev. Paul V. Bryan C.SS.R. as Celebrant. A viewing will be held Sunday evening from 4 until 7 PM at Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Chapel, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. Interment will be in Brownstown Evangelical Cemetery, Brownstown, PA. To send an online condolence, please visit Snyderfuneralhome.com

PARENTS

Howard Levering

Dorothy Hoover

SPOUSES

Nancy Jane Kauffman

Helen Cox

CHILDREN

Melissa A. Levering

Michelle M. Levering

Kimberly S. Levering

Amanda Levering

Matthew Levering

SOURCES

• Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) 29 July 1968; 12 February 2010