George W. Fritz, 75, of Topton, died Sept. 30, 2018, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.

He and his wife Joyce G. (Smith-Kunkel) Fritz celebrated 50 years of marriage in July.

Born in Snyders, he was a son of the late Lewis and Jennie (Kunkel) Fritz.

A 1961 graduate of Kutztown High School, he was later a heavy equipment operator, last working at Empire Excavating in Reading, before retiring in 2008.

He was a veteran in the Vietnam War having served with the U.S. Marine Corps.

In addition to his loving wife, he is survived by his son Richard K. (Kathleen) Kunkel Jr. of Lenhartsville; grandchildren Kenneth (Christine) Kunkel and Andrew (Ashley) Kunkel; great-grandchildren Christopher, Cameron and Alexa Kunkel; sisters Shirley, wife of Ernest Heintzelman, of Kempton, and Ethel Hollenbach of Emmaus.

He was predeceased by a brother, Edgar.

His funeral service will be 11 a.m. Oct. 8 in Robert S. Nester Funeral Home, 8405 Kings Highway New Tripoli, PA 18066, with a calling hour at 10 a.m.

Interment with military honors will follow at New Bethel Union Cemetery, Kempton.

The Rev. Gary Whittington will officiate.

Go to nesterfuneralhome.com to leave condolences for the family.