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REV. CHARLES ZWEIZIG, EX-HEAD OF ALLENTOWN COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

The Rev. Dr. Charles R. Zweizig, 79, pastor of Salem United Church of Christ, Allentown, 1954-76, and former president of the Allentown Council of Churches, died Tuesday in Allentown Hospital.

He was the husband of Grace E. (Lough) Zweizig, and resided at 1618 Walnut St., Allentown. They observed their 51st wedding anniversary last June.

Before coming to Allentown, Rev. Zweizig served Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church, Harrisburg, for seven years, and First Evangelical and Reformed Church, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, for eight years.

Following graduation from Lancaster Theological Seminary in 1932 and a year of graduate study at Yale Divinity School, he was ordained in Bethany Reformed Church, York, in 1934 and served there until 1939.

Rev. Zweizig was a past chairman of ecumenism for the Lehigh County Conference of Churches and past president of the Lehigh Association of the Penn Northeast Conference of the UCC.

He was former chairman of the Committee on Educational Institutions, Lehigh Synod, had served on the executive committee of the Lehigh County Conference of Churches.
Born in Hamburg, he was a son of the late James and Mamie (Hinterleiter) Zweizig.

Rev. Zweizig was a former director of the Lehigh County Tuberculosis and Health Society Inc. and was a former board member of the Episcopal House, Allentown.

A 1929 graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from F&M; in 1951.

He was a Grand Prelate of the Knights of Templar of Pennsylvania 1953-54.

Surviving with his widow are two sons, the Rev. Charles R. Jr. of Columbus, Ohio, and Dr. Douglas L. of Middleton, Wis.; a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Whitner of Allentown; two sisters, Irene, wife of Abner W. Becker of Harrisburg, and Mrs. Frank Rarick of Orwigsburg, and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Salem UCC. Calling hours will be 7-9 p.m. Thursday in the Stephens Funeral Home, 1335-37 Linden St., and 9:30 a.m. Friday until services in the church.

By The Morning Call
Jan 28, 1986 at 12:00 am
Lehigh Valley News.

Charles married Grace Lough on 14 Jun 1934 in Frederick County, MD. Grace was born on 22 May 1907 in Frederick County, MD; died on 12 Jan 2005 in Allentown, Lehigh County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Charles Russell Zweizig was born on 9 Jun 1935 in York County, PA; died on 14 Apr 2012 in Kenton, Hardin County, OH; was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick County, MD.