June 16, 2003|The Morning Call
Jason R. McFarland, 32, of 6772 Ridge Road, Zionsville, died June 13 in his home. He was married to Kim (Fritz) McFarland for three years last month.
A 2001 graduate of Lincoln Technical Institute, South Whitehall Township, he was an electronics field service technician for Micro-Clean Inc., Bethlehem.
Born in Easton, he was a son of Hugh and Debra (Hoadley) McFarland, both of Nazareth.
He was a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Nazareth.
An Army veteran of Desert Storm, he served as a corporal and drove the Bradley fighting vehicle. He was a member of American Legion Post 9, Palmer Township, and the Navy League.
He was a member of the Holy Family Club and Vigilance Hose Company No. 1, both of Nazareth, and the Hecktown and Tatamy fire companies.
He was a member of the Lehigh Valley Amateur Golf Association; Bangor Basketball League, and the Nazareth and Palmer softball leagues.
Survivors: Wife; parents; brother, Jamie of Nazareth; maternal grandmother, Arlene Finken of Cresco; maternal grandfather, Richard Hoadley, and paternal grandmother, Jackie Koehler, both of Nazareth.
Services: military, 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Nazareth Moravian Church. Call 7-9 p.m. Friday, Reichel Funeral Home, 220 Washington Park, Nazareth.
Contributions: Greg Kelly Memorial Fund for Orphan Cancer Research, c/o the funeral home.
