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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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