William H. Goodwin III ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: 1318 N. 13th St., Reading, PA in 1993 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁷

2. Residence: on 6 Nov 2001 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁵

3. Residence: on 26 Sep 2010 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹

4. Obituary: Reading Eagle: obituary of William H. Goodwin III on 5 Oct 2010 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁸ William H. Goodwin III, 70, Reading, passed away Oct. 2, 2010, at 12:59 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late William H. Goodwin Jr. and Mary J. (Walters) Goodwin.

He was the husband of Bonnie M. (Beechert) Goodwin.

William was a 1957 graduate of Reading High School.

In earlier years, he had been employed by the National Guard as a military pay specialist, from 1963 to 1967, and also at former City Bank and Trust Co., from 1957 to 1963. He was a part-time employee of Heister Lanes for 18 years , from 1970 to 1988. His last employment was at Glen-Gery Corp. for 32 years, last working in January 2000.

Mr. Goodwin was a member of St. Mark's UCC, Reading, where he served on the consistory and personnel and property committees.

He was a member of many organizations, including Reading Company Technical and Historical Society, National Model Railroad Association, Pennsylvania Indian Hobbyist Association and Boy Scouts of America, where he was a past Webelo leader.

He was in the Air National Guard.

Surviving in addition to his wife are four children: sons: Michael L. Goodwin, husband of Helen, Riverview Park; Kevin J. Goodwin, husband of Kristin, Wernersville; and Brian T. Goodwin, husband of Renee, Greencastle; and a daughter, Michelle E. (Goodwin) West, wife of S. Lance West, Sarasota, Fla.

There are also seven grandchildren: Brandi, Steven, Meghan, Alexa and Madison Goodwin; and Savannah and Alexandra West.

Other survivors include four sisters: Ann (Goodwin) Williams, wife of Harry C. Williams, Haddonfield, N.J.; Phyllis (Goodwin) Weirich, wife of Robert J. Weirich Jr., Wernersville; Joan (Goodwin) Reynolds, wife of James Stover, Phoenix, Ariz.; and Jean (Goodwin) Lebo, wife of Rick A. Lebo, The Villages, Fla.

Memorial services will be at St. Mark's UCC (West Greenwich and Ritter streets) on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at 11 a.m., with Pastor Walton R. Horn officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Inurnment will be private in Forest Hills Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions may be made to ALS Association, Greater Philadelphia Chapter, 321 Norristown Road, Suite 260, Ambler, PA 19002; or St. Mark's UCC Memorial Fund, 211 W. Greenwich St., Reading, PA 19601.

Bean Funeral Homes, Hampden Heights, is in charge of arrangements.

William married Bonnie Mae Beechert, daughter of Vernon Stanley Beechert and Doris Mildred Drace. (Bonnie Mae Beechert was born on 1 Jul 1940 in Reading, Berks, PA,^{7 9} died on 26 Dec 2023 in Reading, Berks, PA ^{6 9 10} and was buried on 2 Jan 2024 in Reiffton: Forest Hills Memorial Park, Berks, PA ^{6 9}.)