Frederick Allen White Jr., 90, of Clearwater, passed away peacefully at home on November 9, 2018. Allen was born August 28, 1928 at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA to Frederick A. and Elizabeth Wachter White. He was the brother of the late Elsie Carbey, Arthur White and Eleanor Alcorn Stein.
Educated in the Philadelphia School System, he lived most of his life in the Germantown section of Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs. Allen married his wife, Marian Groben, on August 19, 1950 and together they had three sons. Allen entered funeral service at the age of 15 years old for Kirk and Nice in Germantown, PA for summertime employment.
After two years, he decided that this would be his lifetime career. He attended Eckel’s College of Mortuary Science and graduated in 1949. He obtained his PA State Funeral Directors License in 1951.
He went to work for the Wetzel Funeral Home in Willow Grove, PA and stayed there for 19 years. He then purchased and operated Wetzel Funeral Home under the name of Wetzel White Funeral Home until retiring in 1988. After retiring, Allen and his wife moved to Village on the Green in Clearwater permanently in 1995 where their three sons lived with their families in the Clearwater area.
He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Old York Road in PA as well as the Chamber of Commerce Montgomery County, PA and the PA State and National Funeral Directors Association. He was very active in his communities’ activities. He served many terms on the governing board of the Patio Homes Association right up until his passing.
He was passionate about traveling with friends, golfing (that special day on Nov. 14, 2012 getting that hole-in-one) at Countryway with his V.O.G. buddies, gardening (spending 20+ years on garden committee), music, animals, and always lending a helping hand to anyone who needed one. Allen was predeceased by his wife, Marian; sons, Steven and Robert; and grandson, Corey.
He is survived by his son, Jared (Fuzzy) White and his four legged companion, Yogie; grandsons, Ron and Tyler; nieces, nephews, and his longtime dear friend, Doreen Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 10:00 – 11:45 am on Thursday, Nov. 15 at the David C. Gross Funeral Home in Clearwater.
A celebration of life will follow at 12:00 noon graveside at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, 2860 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Pinellas, 3040 SR 590, Clearwater, FL 33759. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Belcher Road Chapel in Clearwater is serving the family.
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