1926
Earl
2019
Earl Waterhouse Jr.
September 9, 1926 — April 27, 2019
Earl Marcus Waterhouse, Jr. died, in Hospice care at the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, at the age of 92 on April 27, 2019.
A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held on Friday, May 3 at 11:00 at The Church of the Good Samaritan in Paoli, Pennsylvania.
Earl was born on September 9, 1926 to Earl M. Waterhouse, Sr. and Doris Waterhouse (née Harvey).
He grew up in North Philadelphia, graduating from Northeast High School. During high school, he worked as a bicycle delivery boy for a local butcher shop. After graduation, Earl worked as an apprentice photoengraver at Triangle Publications in Philadelphia, which published TV Guide and Seventeen magazines.
A year and a half later, he was drafted into the Army at the end of World War II. He served in the Philippines for 14 months before being discharged and returning to work as a photoengraver at Triangle for the next 25 years. He met and married Jean C. Milne, and they lived in Llanerch and Springfield (Delaware County), Pennsylvania, where they raised four children together.
After a divorce some years later, Earl married his second wife, Carole. When Carole died of cancer, Earl met and married Ruth Benedict. Earl enjoyed gatherings with his family, at which he visited with his children, grandchildren, and three great granddaughters.
He was an avid professional and college sports fan, and especially liked watching broadcasts of the Phillies' and Eagles' games.
Earl and Ruth enjoyed a wonderful retirement together, cruising to ports around the world, visiting San Diego, and spending the summers at a vacation home in Bridgton, Maine. On many of these occasions, Earl enjoyed visiting with Ruth's sons: Mark, John, and Jim, and their families.
Earl is survived by his wife: Ruth Benedict; his younger brother: Donald Waterhouse and his wife, Joan; children: Barry, Rick, Jeff, and Kim; daughters-in-law: Kathy, Julie, and Liz, and son-in-law: Steve; nieces: Donna, Debbie, and Diane; grandchildren: Jonathan, Jason, Lauren, Tim, Jaime, Bill, Dan, Rachel, and Olesya; and great grandchildren: Nora, Natalie, and Naomi.
In thanks for the wonderful care he received in the Hospice and Palliative Care Unit, donations in Earl's memory are requested to the Hospice Unit at Coatesville VA Medical Center. Please write check to "Department of Veteran's Affairs" and reference either Earl Waterhouse or Hospice Unit in memo section, then mail to Coatesville VA Medical Center, 1400 Blackhorse Hill Road, Coatesville, PA 19320 or online at www.coatesville.va.gov.
A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held on Friday, May 3 at 11:00 at The Church of the Good Samaritan in Paoli, Pennsylvania.
Earl was born on September 9, 1926 to Earl M. Waterhouse, Sr. and Doris Waterhouse (née Harvey).
He grew up in North Philadelphia, graduating from Northeast High School. During high school, he worked as a bicycle delivery boy for a local butcher shop. After graduation, Earl worked as an apprentice photoengraver at Triangle Publications in Philadelphia, which published TV Guide and Seventeen magazines.
A year and a half later, he was drafted into the Army at the end of World War II. He served in the Philippines for 14 months before being discharged and returning to work as a photoengraver at Triangle for the next 25 years. He met and married Jean C. Milne, and they lived in Llanerch and Springfield (Delaware County), Pennsylvania, where they raised four children together.
After a divorce some years later, Earl married his second wife, Carole. When Carole died of cancer, Earl met and married Ruth Benedict. Earl enjoyed gatherings with his family, at which he visited with his children, grandchildren, and three great granddaughters.
He was an avid professional and college sports fan, and especially liked watching broadcasts of the Phillies' and Eagles' games.
Earl and Ruth enjoyed a wonderful retirement together, cruising to ports around the world, visiting San Diego, and spending the summers at a vacation home in Bridgton, Maine. On many of these occasions, Earl enjoyed visiting with Ruth's sons: Mark, John, and Jim, and their families.
Earl is survived by his wife: Ruth Benedict; his younger brother: Donald Waterhouse and his wife, Joan; children: Barry, Rick, Jeff, and Kim; daughters-in-law: Kathy, Julie, and Liz, and son-in-law: Steve; nieces: Donna, Debbie, and Diane; grandchildren: Jonathan, Jason, Lauren, Tim, Jaime, Bill, Dan, Rachel, and Olesya; and great grandchildren: Nora, Natalie, and Naomi.
In thanks for the wonderful care he received in the Hospice and Palliative Care Unit, donations in Earl's memory are requested to the Hospice Unit at Coatesville VA Medical Center. Please write check to "Department of Veteran's Affairs" and reference either Earl Waterhouse or Hospice Unit in memo section, then mail to Coatesville VA Medical Center, 1400 Blackhorse Hill Road, Coatesville, PA 19320 or online at www.coatesville.va.gov.
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