Ruedi Kennard Stocker; 67; of Enola; Pa.; went home to be with his Lord and Savior. He passed away Sunday; Oct. 31; 2010; in the Lehigh Valley Health Network; Cedar Crest and I-78; Allentown. He was born in Huntington; N.Y. on Feb. 7; 1943. He was the son to the late Hansruedi and Winnifred Soper Stocker. Methodist by faith; he was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Catasauqua; Pa. Ruedi most recently had attended the Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Enola. Since 2001; he had resided in Enola and previously in Northampton; P.; and Buffalo; N.Y. He was a U.S. Army Captain during the Vietnam era; and served in the Corp of Engineers from 1965 to 1967. Ruedi was also a member of the American Legion; Post No. 0945. He had a bachlors of science in business economics and worked in the insurance industry for 40 years. He worked for Allstate Insurance Co. as a claim supervisor from 1967 to 1972 in Washington; D.C.; Maryland Casualty Co. as a senior claim adjuster and then a claim supervisor from 1972 to 1978 in Washington; D.C.; Maryland Casualty Co. as a claim manager from 1978 to 1994 in Buffalo; N.Y.; TIG Insurance Co. as a unit manger from 1994 to 1995 in Bethlehem; Pa.; Cambridge Integrated Services Group; Inc as a unit manager from 1995 to 2001 in Bethlehem; Pa.; and Gallagher Bassett Services; Inc. as a senior claims representative from 2001 to 2008 in Mechanicsburg; Pa. He retired after 40 years in the insurance industry. Ruedi loved spending time with his friends and family. He was an avid fisherman; hunter and sports fan. He also enjoyed walking; reading; being in the woods and watching sunrises and sunsets with the love of his life; Jill. He was loved and adored by every life he touched. Survivors include his wife; Jill Sickles Pencil Stocker; three sons and two daughters-in-law; Ruedi and Ariel Stocker; of Buffalo; N.Y.; Eric Stocker; of Cheekatowago; N.Y.; and Dane and Shannon Stocker; of Collins; N.Y.; one stepson; Robert M. Pencil; of Macungie; Pa.; one brother and sister-in-law; Richard and Anne Stocker; of Augusta; Mass.; and one grandson; Kyle Stocker. Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday; Nov. 5; in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY; INC.; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon; www.fergusonfuneralhomeandcrematory.com; (724) 929-5300. Funeral services will be in the funeral home Saturday; Nov. 6; at 10 a.m. with the Rev. David Zona officiating. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society and The American Legion; Post No.0945; 800 N. Front Street; Wormleysburg; PA 17043.

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