William Harold Chamberlain1,2,3

M, #46670, b. 9 July 1913, d. 11 January 1990
Last Edited=21 Mar 2021
     William Harold Chamberlain was born on 9 July 1913, Brentwood, Suffolk County, NY.3,4,5 He was the son of William Chamberlain and Louise Webbe.3 Some sources record that William Harold Chamberlain was born on 9 July 1915, Brentwood, Suffolk County, NY.6 He married Claire J. Klinger, daughter of Russell Emanuel Klinger and Ruby H. Diehl.1 William Harold Chamberlain died on 11 January 1990, Levittown, Bucks County, PA, at age 76.7,2,3 He was buried at St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Burlington, Burlington County, NJ.7,8
Newspaper obituary:
William H. Chamberlain of Levittown
Dr. William H. Chamberlain, a prominent surgeon, died Jan. 11 at home in Levittown.
Dr. Chamberlain was born in Brentwood, N.Y., and lived in the Snowball Gate section of Levittown for 19 years.
He worked for Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol Township for 32 years and was chief of surgery for 20 years.
He was an officer in the Army Medical Corps during World War II.
Dr. Chamberlain was a member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He also was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a diplomat of the American Board of Surgeons.
He was a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Burlington, N.J.
Dr. Chamberlain is survived by his wife, Claire J. Chamberlain.
Services were Tuesday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Burlington. Burial was in St. Mary's churchyard.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lower Bucks Hospital, Bristol, Pa. 19007; the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, 1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 305, Washington, DC 20036; or the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Street Road, Lahaska, Pa. 18931.
Arrangements were made by the Faust Funeral Home, Hulmeville.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 21 Jan 1990, Sun, Page 430.7
Father*William Chamberlain3
Mother*Louise Webbe3

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Joann K. Garrison (http://www.doughertyfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/memsol.cgi; acessed October 31, 2016).
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Claire J. Chamberlain, Bucks County Courier Times, Mar. 20 to Mar. 21, 2021; online: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/…
  3. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN:     127286711; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
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  5. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Number: 127-28-6711; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  6. [S1207] United States Selective Service System, online www.ancestry.com, United States Selective Service System (The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis), downloaded 2011, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for William H. Chamberlain, The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 21 Jan 1990, Sun, Page 430.
  8. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224696176/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.