- Date Of Death: March 21, 2012
- State: Pennsylvania
Charles Zellner Sr., 81, of Fountain Hill, died on Wed., March 21, 2012 in his home. He was the husband of the late Dolores M. (Balik) Zellner, for 59 years, until she died on April 25, 2009. Born in Fountain Hill, he was the son of the late Erwin and Gertrude (Maurer) Zellner; and was also the son of late Howard and Rose (Hoffert) Cougle. Charles worked as a millwright for the Bethlehem Steel for 42 1/12 years, until retiring. Later he worked as a bus driver for Laidlaw for 13 years and for Foreign Auto in Bethlehem for 4 years. He was a member of St. Ursula Roman Catholic Church in Fountain Hill. Surviving: daughter, Karen Bilyk of Bethlehem; son, Charles Jr. (Rebecca) of Emmaus; siblings Donald of Forks Twp., Jack (Maria), Marline Bilger all of Allentown, Jean Kemp of Wilson, Tommy (Elsie) of Emmaus, Tim (Betty) and Bobby (Karen) all of Hamburg; grandchildren Lynn (Joshua), Cynthia (Shawn), Rachel (Cory), Charlie (Jordan); great-grandchildren Jorge, Victoria, Shawn, Jr., Adriana, Aiden and Aaron. He was predeceased by daughter, Michele E. Zellner; son-in-law, Daniel S. Bilyk; siblings Elmer, Howard, Charles, Louie, Mary, Dolly, Margaret and Elizabeth.
