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Albert J. “Al” Conrad

Date of Death: April 30, 2017
Visitation
Kish Funeral Home, Inc.
2811 West Chester Pike
Broomall, PA 19008
Thursday 5/4, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Kish Funeral Home, Inc.
2811 West Chester Pike
Broomall, PA 19008
Friday 5/5, 8:00 am
Service
Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery
1600 S. Sproul Rd.
Springfield, PA 19064
Friday 5/5
Mass
St. Rose of Lima Church
1901 Chester Pike
Eddystone, PA 19022
Friday 5/5, 10:00 am

Conrad Albert “Al” J. Conrad, Sr. of Lester, PA, age 83, on April 30, 2017, husband of Elizabeth “Betty” (nee Horgan), father of Albert “Al” J. Conrad, Jr. (Colleen), Denis J. Conrad (Lena), grandfather of Jennifer, Michelle Doyle (Mike), Stephanie, Albert J. Conrad, III (Brittany),Colleen, Anna, & Victoria, great grandfather of Makayla and Malik Conrad,Continue Reading

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Mary and Emily Barrowman ( parson) left a message on May 9, 2017:
So sorry for your loss. You all are in my prayers. Love you all
Mary Cummings left a message on May 6, 2017:
My sincere sympathy to the Conrad family. RIP Al.
Steven Sharp left a message on May 5, 2017:
Betty, Al Jr.,Dennis and family.
I am sorry for your loss. Working with Al for 17 years was not always easy, but I learned quite a bit. Remember: What we keep in memories is ours unchanged forever.
Frank Feola left a message on May 4, 2017:
My condolences to the Conrad family. Al, Rest In Peace. The pain is gone. We had a lot of fun riding our Harleys together. We did the Skyline Drive Run in Virginia and had great time. God bless you for your kindness to me.
Evie Daniel left a message on May 4, 2017:
God Bless you Al you are safe now in the arms of the Lord R.I.P.
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Audrey left a message on May 3, 2017:
Uncle Al, you endured so much, especially these last several months, fighting the best fight of your life. I am certain you now rest in heavenly peace where there is no suffering and pain. You touched so many lives and will be terribly missed. Until we meet again, we keep you and your family close in prayer and forged in our hearts forever. Aunt Betty, although the circumstances were trying, I feel honored and blessed to have been able to sit by your side, pray with you and your family this past month. God Bless Us, - Audrey
Lisa Daniel left a message on May 3, 2017:
Rest in peace!
Christopher Esker left a message on May 3, 2017:
Our prayers and love and thoughts to Aunt Betty, Al, Denny and their families on the passing of Uncle Al - he was certainly one of a kind, from RC airplanes to boats to motorcycles, from sweating the plumbing at Atwood Lake to sitting behind the controls of the boat on the river for a cruise. We'll remember him fondly for those who will miss him the most, and there's sure to be a place in the next world for Uncle Al and a heaven-bound Harley Davidson, with a few stops along the way. Chris and Kay Esker, Emily, Maddy, and Christopher
Denis Conrad left a message on May 3, 2017:
On Sunday April 30th, my beloved dad, Albert J. Conrad Sr, passed away peacefully... surrounded by his family.

When I was a little boy of four, we lost our Nanna. Mom told me I asked her where she was. Mom told me she responded "The happy part of her was now with God in Heaven, and the sleepy part was here to rest". Solace to a four year old, an integral stepping stone to a life lesson in the future.

You never think it will happen, a parent lost. And, a seemingly impenetrable iron one at that. Not iron, harder. Forged from a metal rare in nature within an illusive hidden foundry... Always steadfast and sure, resilient against obstacles. Even after being buried alive when I was a teen, he recovered... bounced back... fought back. From this son's perspective, even as the years advanced, no barrier could withstand him. I was sure he'd always be here... sitting at our kitchen table drinking tea and eating all my cookies... talking about silly nonsense, the past, things serious, about mistakes, forgiveness, the future...

And now, gone. I'm no longer able to ask even the most mundane triviality... Only flooded with images of the past... helping put my kitchen floor back together again at the age of 78, with bad knees, without one complaint... cobbling together a motorcycle from a pile of junk parts... pounding kingpins into my first car, an old Postal Jeep, complete with colorful language... building a car together and winning the Soap Box Derby in Boy Scouts... being on the sidelines as my brother and I marched in band competitions... sitting on his lap and not liking his smoking... setting up the trains for Christmas... finding out by sneaking down the steps he and Mom were Santa Claus...

Thanks Dad, for the memories... for all the moments you gave me I can't again experience. For making me the person I am, the Dad I am. I would give all of them up for one more chance to tell you I love you, and to thank you for all you did, all you sacrificed, the long hours you worked so we could have, so I could inevitably become the person I am today...

I miss you terribly...

So, after a valiant struggle against incredible odds, Dad now rests. I try to take comfort in knowing you no longer has to do battle with the odds you were fighting against, and fiercely I might add. You now can rest, so that the happy part can be in the comfort of the Lord.

And thus, mounted on Heavenly Harley Davidson he sets off on a wild ride to the next step... the ultimate road trip... from from this world into the next.

You will not be forgotten.
Patt Perillo-Webster left a message on May 2, 2017:
Aunt Betty I am grateful for the time we spent together at the hospital. I love you very much and you are not alone.

Uncle Al I will miss you so much. I love you with all my heart. Keep my seat in heaven warm!

Love you forever,

Patt
Dan & Grace Ann Troxel left a message on May 2, 2017:
RIP Mr. Conrad
Sending our sincere condolences to the family.
Kish Funeral Homes left a message:
Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.
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