Brent L. Peters, 68, of Whitehall and Venice, Fla., formerly of Orefield, died Jan. 13, 2015, in Venice. He was the husband of Debra (Cunningham) Peters for 27 years last May. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late LeRoy Peters and the late Luella (Zimmerman) Peters Zettlemoyer.

He was a graduate of Northwestern Lehigh High School and Muhlenberg College.

He was a career banker, starting at First National Bank and Merchants Bank, both of Allentown. He was especially proud of his involvement as an original organizer, chairman, president and CEO of East Penn Bank in Emmaus. He valued the relationships he established with employees, customers, shareholders and directors as some of his most treasured. Prior to retiring from banking in 2014, he was a founder, president and CEO of the Bank of Bird-In-Hand, Lancaster County.

He was an active member of the community and his involvement in many organizations showed in all of his interests. His commitment to community service extended to his past leadership roles as chairman of the board of Sacred Heart Hospital, chairman of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers, president of the Emmaus Rotary Club and chief of Greenawalds Fire Company.

He had numerous board positions with organizations including The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, Wildlands Conservancy and Phoebe Ministries.

He enjoyed boating, fishing, sporting clay shooting and his 1961 Corvette. He was a member of Venice Freedom Boat Club, Maskenozha Rod and Gun Club, Allentown Area Corvette Club, the Masonic Lodge and the Rajah Shriners.

He is survived by his wife; son, Stephen, of Portland, Ore.; daughters, Amanda Wisell, of Ft. Collins, Colo., and Alana and her husband Toby Douglas, of Decatur, Ga.; sister, Eileen and her husband Ron George, of Schnecksville; grandson, Keiran Wisell; granddaughter, Chloe Peters; uncle; cousins; niece and nephew.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Hospital Foundation, 421 Chew St., Allentown, 18102 or to Muhlenberg College, 2400 Chew St., Allentown, 18104.

Services will be held 11:30 a.m. Jan. 23 at Keller Funeral Homes, Inc., 1018 Church St., Fogelsville. Visitation will be 8:30 to 11:15 a.m.