- Date Of Death: January 31, 2016
- State: Pennsylvania
Glenn F. Bosworth Jr. of Quakertown, died Sun. Jan. 31st in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center. He was 82. He was the beloved husband for 31 years of Nancy Helen (Walp) Bosworth. Born in the Gladwin section of Philadelphia, October 11, 1933, he was the son of the late Glenn Faron and Marie (Decker) Bosworth. He was a resident of Quakertown since 1985 moving from Durham, PA. Previously a resident of Warminster where he was a member of the Horsham Fire Company and Captain of the Horsham Ambulance Corp. He graduated from Dobbins Technical School in Philadelphia. As a young student he huckstered vegetables and worked at the Philadelphia Zoo summers. For three years before graduation he was employed as a baker for Pheifer’s Bakery, Sixteenth and Lehigh Streets, Philadelphia, learning the trade from his father. After graduation he worked for three years at the Lamberts Bakery in Stone Hurst Hills, Upper Darby. Glenn was in the Merchant Marines for four years in the Aviation Division. Later he was manager of a diner for the Hollywood Diner Corporation in Newark, Delaware and ran their bakery. After that he worked at Danish Bakers in Rockledge and also had his own catering business in the Horsham area. After that he was the head baker at Hescheys Eclaur Shop on Carter Avenue in Philadelphia. He started teaching baking at the Upper Bucks Area Vocational and Technical School in 1976 and left there in 1985. He worked for a while at the Village Pantry Bake Shop in Peddlers Village, Lahaska until becoming employed with Country Home Bakers who later turned their business over to Spectrum Sales and Marketing as their bakery technician. He trained bakers in the Acme Markets. He was a member of the Quakertown Historical Society being president for 11 years and vice president for 3 terms. He was responsible for erecting the replica of the Liberty Bell in from of Liberty Hall, West Broad St., Quakertown, symbolizing its stay there in 1777. He was honored for that by the Sons of the American Revolution being the only non-member to receive the Good Citizenship Award. He was cubs master for the Cub Pack in Warminster, was a former member of the Northampton Town Melitia. He was a member of the Antique Automobile Club of America, DeSota car club, Lionel Train Club, MTH Train club and a life member of the Handymans Club of America. He hobbies included refinishing furniture, woodworking, antique cars, model trains and various collections. He had great love for his grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them. He was sixth of eleven children and was preceded in death by his parents; son, Steve; sisters, Ruth, Gertrude, Hazel and Louise; brothers, Charles and Ronald and infant twins. In addition to his wife, he is survived by sons, Glenn of Homa, LA, Scott and wife, Patricia of Quakertown and Glenn of Warminster; brothers, Donald, wife Dee and Douglas, wife Edna; stepson, Mark Fosbenner of Allentown; stepdaughter, Donna Brinze, husband Kevin of Quakertown; seven grandchildren, Glenn, Crystal, Scott, Craig, Dylan, Taylor and Travis; three great grandchildren, Alyssa, Tyler and Jocelyn.
