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William A. 'Bill' Seitzinger Sr.

Camden Catholic High School football star, 1950–1951

William A. “Bill” Seitzinger Sr.

William A. “Bill” Seitzinger Sr. was a star football player for Camden Catholic High School in the early 1950s. He was raised in Collingswood, New Jersey, and attended Camden Catholic High School, where he was #22 on the 1950 football team. He went on to attend the University of Georgia on an athletic scholarship.

He retired from GlaxoSmithKline and then worked with his wife Lorraine (Kopesky) Seitzinger at Cherry Lane Flower Shop in Southampton, Pennsylvania, which they owned and operated for 27 years.

William A. Seitzinger died Monday, August 18, 2008, in his home in Warrington, Pennsylvania, surrounded by his loving family, after a brief battle with cancer. He was 72.

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Mooseheart High School vs. Camden Catholic High School

Sponsored by Camden Lodge No. 111, Loyal Order of Moose. Game Committee: Dr. Ethan A. Lang, Chairman; Harry Rasmussen, William Palese, Joseph Simpson, Charles Schwarz, Louis Feinstein.

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Mooseheart High School vs. Camden Catholic High School – September 23, 1950. Game program sponsored by Camden Lodge No. 111, Loyal Order of Moose.

Camden Catholic High School Football – 1950 Season

Gettysburg Times –

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Gettysburg Times, October 18, 1950 — Benjamin “Sonny” Morrell, captain of the Camden Catholic High School football team, died of a broken neck suffered during a game with Bridgeton High School.

Camden Catholic High School 13, Seton Hall Prep 6

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Camden Catholic High School 13, Seton Hall Prep 6 – October 7, 1951. Newspaper clippings from Bill Seitzinger Sr.’s scrapbook.

Camden Catholic High School 47, St. Joseph’s Prep 6

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Camden Catholic High School 47, St. Joseph’s Prep 6 – September 30, 1951. Newspaper clippings from Bill Seitzinger Sr.’s scrapbook.

Camden Catholic High School 32, Woodrow Wilson High School 6

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Camden Catholic High School 32, Woodrow Wilson High School 6 – November 1951. Newspaper clippings from Bill Seitzinger Sr.’s scrapbook.

Camden Catholic High School 14, Trenton High School 0

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Camden Catholic High School 14, Trenton High School 0. Newspaper clippings from Bill Seitzinger Sr.’s scrapbook.

Camden Catholic High School 33, Woodrow Wilson High School 0

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Camden Catholic High School 33, Woodrow Wilson High School 0. Newspaper clippings from Bill Seitzinger Sr.’s scrapbook.

Camden Catholic High School 40, LaSalle Prep 6

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Camden Catholic High School 40, LaSalle Prep 6. Newspaper clippings from Bill Seitzinger Sr.’s scrapbook.

Camden Catholic High School 26, St. Joseph’s High School 0

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Camden Catholic High School 26, St. Joseph’s High School 0. Newspaper clippings from Bill Seitzinger Sr.’s scrapbook.

Obituary

BucksLocalNews.com –

1950 Camden Catholic football team photo — Bill Seitzinger Sr. is #22

William A. Seitzinger

William A. Seitzinger of Warrington died Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, in his home surrounded by his loving family, after a brief battle with cancer. He was 72. He was the husband of Lorraine (Kopesky) Seitzinger. They were married 52 years.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Catherine and Frederick Seitzinger. Bill resided in Collingswood, N.J. and attended Camden Catholic High School. He then attended The University of Georgia on an athletic scholarship.

He retired from Glaxco Smith Kline and then worked with his wife at Cherry Lane Flower Shop, Southampton, which they owned and operated for 27 years.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Linda and her husband, Ken Ferrier, of Perkasie, Lisa and her husband, Bryan Herrmann, of Silverdale, and Diane and her husband, Scott Martin, of Hilltown; and one son, Bill Seitzinger and his wife, Lori, of Doylestown. He also is survived by eight grandchildren, Christopher, Jamie, Ryan, Bill, Kenny, Danny, Kelly and Cory; two brothers, Robert and Fred; and two sisters, Karen Streahle and Letty Mohlberger. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Seitzinger.

Bill very much enjoyed spending time at the Jersey Shore, boating and fishing with his family. He was also active at the Doylestown Hospital Wellness Center, Warrington.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 856 Euclid Ave., Warrington. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 Wednesday evening and from 9:30 to 10:30 Thursday morning at Shelly Funeral Home, 1460 Easton Road, Warrington. Interment will be in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Warrington Township.

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