Kenneth A. Wyerman

Kenneth A. Wyerman, 99, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at his home at Simpson Meadows on Monday, August 13, 2024.  Born in Duncansville, PA, Blair County, he was the son of the late Luther Earl Wyerman and Mary Estella (Boop) Wyerman.  Ken graduated from Hollidaysburg, PA Senior High School in 1941 at the age of 16, and served in the Army Air Corps during the Second World War.  He then attended Pennsylvania State University, graduating in 1950.  Upon graduation, he took a job in the electric maintenance department at Lukens Steel Company in Coatesville, where he would spend the next 36 years as an electrical engineer.

Ken was the beloved husband of Audrey Jane (Miller) Wyerman who he married in 1950 and with whom he would share 66 years of marriage. He was a very active member of Friendship United Methodist Church, teaching Sunday school classes, serving as Treasurer, and head of the finance committee.  He enjoyed traveling with his family on trailer camping trips across the United States.  In his retired years, he traveled with the Parkesburg Senior Club to various locations across the nation and around the globe.  He and the family always enjoyed spending two weeks camping at the shore every summer. He was an avid reader, researcher of the family genealogy, and fan of Penn State football. He enjoyed crossword puzzles, Sudoku, and telling jokes.

The cherished father of Susan W. Ivey of Elkton, MD, Thomas K. Wyerman of Downingtown, Theodore K. Wyerman and wife Paula of Lawrenceville, GA, Scott R. Wyerman of Silver Spring, MD,  and Nancy L. Wyerman of Downingtown, Ken also had four grandchildren and one great grandchild, who knew him as their “Pap-pap”.  He was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and Donald Wyerman, and one sister, Leota Shope.

Funeral services will be held on August 26 at 11:00 am at Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main Street, Parkesburg, PA followed by interment at the Friendship Methodist Cemetery, Coatesville, PA 19320.  Family and friends are also invited to attend the visitation at the funeral home from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Ken’s memory to the Friendship UMC at 123 E. Friendship Church Road, Coatesville, PA 19320 or the Caring Friends Fund at Simpson Meadows, 101 Plaza Drive, Downingtown, PA 19335.

For those unable to attend the service a live stream will be provided. To view the livestream please click HERE.

Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com