Robert J. Newcomb, 83, of Lower Macungie Township, died Oct. 14, 2013, at the Lehigh Center, Lower Macungie Township. He was the husband of Evelyn H. (Rick) Newcomb. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a son of the late Beldon K. and Barbara (Jourdan) Newcomb.

He served our country faithfully in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a medical technician and briefly as an information and education officer just prior to his discharge in 1953.

He held several financial management positions with General Electric Financial Services Group. After completing his master's degree in personnel administration, he became manager of corporate training and development where he developed, produced and taught programs in management, sales, insurance and career building. He was also a member of the New Jersey and national chapters of the American Society for Training and Development prior to retiring in 1990.

He was an active member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Durham where he served as its youth director and member of its church council for a number of years.

He is survived by his wife; son, Robert C. and his wife Christine, of Cynthiana, Ky.; daughter, Lynn M. and her husband Tim H. Leichliter, of Upper Black Eddy; sister, Laura C. Ahrens, of Middle Village, N.Y.; sister-in-law, Elfriede C., of Mineloa, N.Y.; grandchildren, Travis, Michelle, Justin, Casey-Jo, Jamie, Kelly and Clayton; great-grandchildren, Dakota, Caleb, Morgan, Lexi, Braedyn, Jayse, Tyler, Saige and Faith and his "church family." He was predeceased by a son, Glenn W. who died in September and a brother, Kenneth, who died in November 2012.

Contributions may be made to the church, 821 Durham Road, Durham 18039.

Arrangements were made by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.