Dwight L. ‘Skip’ Koerber Jr., 70, of Clearfield died Sunday, June 7, 2015 at Penn Highlands Clearfield.
He was a follower of Christ who sought to serve the Lord and others in all that he did. He lived his life of service through being a husband, a father, a grandfather, a coach, a board member, an attorney and a mentor.
He loved life and people. He lived life to the fullest, as he never missed an opportunity to connect with others and was always up for an adventure. He impacted his family, his church and his community in numerous and various ways that are still being discovered by those closest to him.
Mr. Koerber was born April 1, 1945 in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Dwight and Helen (Toth) Koerber. He graduated from Upper St. Clair High School and earned a Bachelor’s degree from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
He then entered active duty with the U.S. Army and served one tour in Vietnam before being honorably discharged with a rank of captain. Following his military service, he pursued a career in law and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Law School.
After beginning his career in Washington D.C., he moved with his family to Clearfield in 1980 to practice law, where he was presently in partnership with Eric Cummings.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and a board member of the Clearfield County Area Agency on Aging. He was currently serving as the solicitor for the Clearly Ahead Development and the Clearfield Foundation.
Mr. Koerber was also a former Clearfield Area School District board member. One of the ways he was best known in the community was through his enthusiastic and tireless work as a “founding father” of Clearfield Soccer over the past three decades.
He was passionate about getting others involved in the sport he loved while also investing countless hours off the field with players, coaches, referees and parents he met through soccer.
His love for the Lord and others was also displayed through his involvement with his local church, Center Grove United Methodist Church.
His faith was particularly shaped by his participation in the Promise Keepers men’s ministry and he volunteered in a number of other leadership and service roles in the church.
His commitment to the growth of the global church was evident through taking a mission trip to Sierra Leone and serving on the board for TeachBeyond, a Christian mission organization focused on education.
Mr. Koerber’s legacy of loving and serving will be always cherished by his family that has been richly blessed by his life. He is survived by his wife, Nancy (Gilchrist) Koerber to whom he was married March 4, 1972 and three children, Matthew Koerber and his wife, Chrissie, Megan deMontaigne and her husband, Matthew and Michael Koerber and his wife, Sharon.
He is survived by nine grandchildren, Isaac, Theo, Norah and Stella Koerber, Ella and Catherine deMontaigne and Caleb, Camden and Cooper Koerber and his step-mother, Elsa McCloud Koerber.
Mr. Koerber is also survived by four brothers, Richard Koerber and his wife, Audrey, James Koerber and his wife, Janet, John Koerber and his wife, Nancy and Bob Koerber and his wife, Cindy; three sisters, Lynne Sheppard, May Oles and her husband, Gary and Jennifer Mielke and her husband, Doug; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hyde Wesleyan Church with the Rev. Dr. Randy Willis officiating. Burial will follow in the Crown Crest Memorial Park, Hyde.
Friends will be received from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Centre Grove United Methodist Church. Additional visitation will be held from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hyde Wesleyan Church.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Centre Grove United Methodist Church, 1100 Village Rd., Clearfield, or to the Clearfield Soccer Association, P.O. Box 886, Clearfield.
The Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield, is in charge of arrangements.
To sign the online guestbook, visit www.beardsleyfuneralhome.com.