Dean R Wertz

Dean R. Wertz

April 24, 2025

Dean R. Wertz, 69, of Schneck Dr., Pine Grove, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at UPMC West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg.

Born on May 5, 1955 in Pottsville, he was a son of Anna Gilbert Wertz and the late Richard A. Wertz.

Dean was a 1973 graduate of Pine Grove Area High School.

He was a plumber and worked for Indiantown Gap Military Reservation as well as being a jack-of-all trades.

Dean enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, and going upstate to the cabin. He was a social member of the Pine Grove VFW, H. H. & L. Fire Co. #1, and Ten Pin, and was a lifetime member of the Pine Grove Fish and Game and the Pine Grove American Legion, where he was past president of the Sons of the American Legion. He was also a member of the Pine Grove Masonic Lodge #409 F. & A.M.

Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his wife of 50 years, Wanda Morgan Wertz; three daughters, Jennifer Gerhart of Flying Hills, Heather Legarht and significant other Nathan Harwick of Pine Grove, Amy and husband Greg Zimmerman of Pine Grove; five grandchildren, Magdalayne, Mason, and Mitchell Peters, Hadyn Zimmerman, and Ava Legarht; a sister, Missy and husband Jerry Witherow of Pine Grove; nieces and nephews.

Memorial Services will be held on Friday, May 2, 2025 at 6:30 P.M. at the H. L. Snyder Funeral Home, Inc., Pine Grove, with Pastor Barry Spatz officiating. There will be a visitation on Friday, May 2, 2025 from 5:00 P.M. until 6:30 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer contributions be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 312 S. Tulpehocken St., Pine Grove, PA 17963 in his memory.

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