The Intelligencer
Sunday, August 17, 2003
ERNEST O. GOELZ
ERNEST O. GOELZ died on August 11, 2003.
He was the beloved husband of SUSAN GOELZ
and the father of GLENN GOELZ and his wife, ELIZABETH, GREGG
GOELZ and his wife, JANICE, and GARY GOELZ. He was the
grandfather of TYLER and JENNA BROWN and JUSTIN MARTINA. He was
the son of the late OTTO GOELZ and the late BETTY GOELZ.
Ernest was a 1953 graduate of Lehigh
University with a bachelor of science degree in engineering. At
Lehigh he was a member of the Tower and Asa Packer societies and
participated in the Lehigh Scholarship Program. He was class
agent for the Class of 1953.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to
1956, reaching the rank of first lieutenant and was a lieutenant
colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves.
From 1968 to 1997, he was the founder and
president of MTI Corp., which manufactured equipment for the
electronics industry.
He was a member of Gloria Dei Church since
1992, serving as the director of the endowment fund for three
years and as its chairman for two years and was the originator
and meeting facilitator for "Initiative 2001."
He also was co-chairman of Stewardship Team
2001 and was an opportunity ambassador from 1992 until 2003.
He was a founding director and board member
of First Service Bank. He was also a member of the Executive
Committee 341, the International Organization of CEOs, the
Vereinigung Erzgebirge, and both Philadelphia Sail and Main Line
Ski clubs.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
a joint memorial service for Ernie and his mother, Betty, at 1
p.m. on Thursday at Gloria Dei Church, 570 Welsh Road,
Huntingdon Valley, where friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in
his memory to the Gloria Dei Endowment Fund, 570 Welsh Road,
Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006.
Wetzel and Son Funeral Home, Willow Grove
www.wetzelandson.com