By JOHN F. Morrison
MARY HELEN Manning has a problem: What to do with her husband's ski equipment? Her husband, Frank Turner Manning , a nearly 40-year government employee, was an avid skiier. In fact, his devotion to the sport extended all over the world. He hit all the famous spots in the United States, such as Vail, Copper Mountain and Steambo at in Colorado, as well as resorts in Ne- Manning vada, Utah, California and New England. He also hit the slopes in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Canada. As a member of the Blazers Ski Club and the See and Ski Group, he indulged in the wintry sport for some 25 years.
Frank Manning, a computer specialist and manager for the Department of Defense and later the Department of Health, Education and Welfare; substitute teacher in Philadelphia schools; Army veteran of World War II, and an active churchman, died Saturday. He was 82 and lived at Ford and Cranston roads, near City Avenue.
Manning was born in Boston, Ga., to Frank Turner Sr. and Marietta McCrea Manning . He was educated in the schools of Quitman, Ga., where he played football and basketball with such skill he won an athletic scholarship to South Carolina State College, now South Carolina State University, in Orangeburg, S.C. It was there that he met Mary Helen Brown. They were married on June 12, 1949. Manning served in the Army in the Philippines during World War II. He later enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. After retiring from the government, he became a mentor and substitute teacher for the school district. He was a member of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church for 55 years. He was an usher and helped out in various other church activities. During his government career and his church work, he received a number of awards. "He was a man who truly loved his family," his wife said. "He accepted with pride and joy the responsibility of caring for his family. He was well-loved and respected." He also is survived by a son, Frank T. Manning III, and three sisters, Evelyn Copeland, Emma Bell and Dorothy Moore.
Services: Funeral Mass 12:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, 345 N. 63rd St. Friends may call at 11:30 a.m. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Conshohocken.
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MARY HELEN Manning has a problem: What to do with her husband's ski equipment? Her husband, Frank Turner Manning , a nearly 40-year government employee, was an avid skiier. In fact, his devotion to the sport extended all over the world. He hit all the famous spots in the United States, such as Vail, Copper Mountain and Steambo at in Colorado, as well as resorts in Ne- Manning vada, Utah, California and New England. He also hit the slopes in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Canada. As a member of the Blazers Ski Club and the See and Ski Group, he indulged in the wintry sport for some 25 years.
Frank Manning, a computer specialist and manager for the Department of Defense and later the Department of Health, Education and Welfare; substitute teacher in Philadelphia schools; Army veteran of World War II, and an active churchman, died Saturday. He was 82 and lived at Ford and Cranston roads, near City Avenue.
Manning was born in Boston, Ga., to Frank Turner Sr. and Marietta McCrea Manning . He was educated in the schools of Quitman, Ga., where he played football and basketball with such skill he won an athletic scholarship to South Carolina State College, now South Carolina State University, in Orangeburg, S.C. It was there that he met Mary Helen Brown. They were married on June 12, 1949. Manning served in the Army in the Philippines during World War II. He later enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. After retiring from the government, he became a mentor and substitute teacher for the school district. He was a member of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church for 55 years. He was an usher and helped out in various other church activities. During his government career and his church work, he received a number of awards. "He was a man who truly loved his family," his wife said. "He accepted with pride and joy the responsibility of caring for his family. He was well-loved and respected." He also is survived by a son, Frank T. Manning III, and three sisters, Evelyn Copeland, Emma Bell and Dorothy Moore.
Services: Funeral Mass 12:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, 345 N. 63rd St. Friends may call at 11:30 a.m. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Conshohocken.
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By JOHN F. Morrison
MARY HELEN Manning has a problem: What to do with her husband's ski equipment? Her husband, Frank Turner Manning , a nearly 40-year government employee, was an avid skiier. In fact, his devotion to the sport extended all over the world. He hit all the famous spots in the United States, such as Vail, Copper Mountain and Steambo at in Colorado, as well as resorts in Ne- Manning vada, Utah, California and New England. He also hit the slopes in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Canada. As a member of the Blazers Ski Club and the See and Ski Group, he indulged in the wintry sport for some 25 years.
Frank Manning, a computer specialist and manager for the Department of Defense and later the Department of Health, Education and Welfare; substitute teacher in Philadelphia schools; Army veteran of World War II, and an active churchman, died Saturday. He was 82 and lived at Ford and Cranston roads, near City Avenue.
Manning was born in Boston, Ga., to Frank Turner Sr. and Marietta McCrea Manning . He was educated in the schools of Quitman, Ga., where he played football and basketball with such skill he won an athletic scholarship to South Carolina State College, now South Carolina State University, in Orangeburg, S.C. It was there that he met Mary Helen Brown. They were married on June 12, 1949. Manning served in the Army in the Philippines during World War II. He later enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. After retiring from the government, he became a mentor and substitute teacher for the school district. He was a member of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church for 55 years. He was an usher and helped out in various other church activities. During his government career and his church work, he received a number of awards. "He was a man who truly loved his family," his wife said. "He accepted with pride and joy the responsibility of caring for his family. He was well-loved and respected." He also is survived by a son, Frank T. Manning III, and three sisters, Evelyn Copeland, Emma Bell and Dorothy Moore.
Services: Funeral Mass 12:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, 345 N. 63rd St. Friends may call at 11:30 a.m. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Conshohocken.
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MARY HELEN Manning has a problem: What to do with her husband's ski equipment? Her husband, Frank Turner Manning , a nearly 40-year government employee, was an avid skiier. In fact, his devotion to the sport extended all over the world. He hit all the famous spots in the United States, such as Vail, Copper Mountain and Steambo at in Colorado, as well as resorts in Ne- Manning vada, Utah, California and New England. He also hit the slopes in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Canada. As a member of the Blazers Ski Club and the See and Ski Group, he indulged in the wintry sport for some 25 years.
Frank Manning, a computer specialist and manager for the Department of Defense and later the Department of Health, Education and Welfare; substitute teacher in Philadelphia schools; Army veteran of World War II, and an active churchman, died Saturday. He was 82 and lived at Ford and Cranston roads, near City Avenue.
Manning was born in Boston, Ga., to Frank Turner Sr. and Marietta McCrea Manning . He was educated in the schools of Quitman, Ga., where he played football and basketball with such skill he won an athletic scholarship to South Carolina State College, now South Carolina State University, in Orangeburg, S.C. It was there that he met Mary Helen Brown. They were married on June 12, 1949. Manning served in the Army in the Philippines during World War II. He later enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. After retiring from the government, he became a mentor and substitute teacher for the school district. He was a member of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church for 55 years. He was an usher and helped out in various other church activities. During his government career and his church work, he received a number of awards. "He was a man who truly loved his family," his wife said. "He accepted with pride and joy the responsibility of caring for his family. He was well-loved and respected." He also is survived by a son, Frank T. Manning III, and three sisters, Evelyn Copeland, Emma Bell and Dorothy Moore.
Services: Funeral Mass 12:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, 345 N. 63rd St. Friends may call at 11:30 a.m. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Conshohocken.
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