Norman E. Tilden, St., 99 entered eternal life on February 11, 2019. He was the husband of Ruth (Allen) Tilden.

Born in Benedict, Nebraska he was the son of the late Roy and Blanche (Schneringer) Tilden. He received his bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1942 and worked as a Civil Engineer for Exxon Corp. from 1942-1968 and continued in the field. Norman was an amateur had radio enthusiast and member of several civil engineering societies.

Survivors: wife Ruth; daughter, Barbara Thompson; son, Norman E. Tilden, Jr.; sister, Ruth Pike; 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Service: Monday, 11 a.m. in the Old Chapel of the Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem. Arrangements entrusted to Long Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at wwwlongfuneralhome.com

#2-Published in the Enterprise July 9, 2010

Ruth Allen Tilden, 99, died June 30, 2010, in Allentown, Pa. Her husband, Norman E. Tilden Sr., 99, preceded her in death on Feb. 11, 2010, also in Allentown. Individual church services were held in Bethlehem, Pa., at the time of their deaths.

The couple had requested that their final resting place be in Blair. Members of the family will gather at noon, Friday, July 9, at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in Blair, and a gravesite memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. at the Allen family cemetery, CL Co. Road P 37.

Ruth Allen Tilden was born and raised in the Blair area. She was the daughter of Helen M. Pierce and Clyde M. Allen.

Norman E. Tilden was the son of Blanche Schneringer and Dr. Roy Tilden.

Because of Norman Tilden's work as a civil engineer with Standard Oil of N.J. (now known as Exxon), the couple and their two children lived in many different areas, including 15 years in Caracas, Venezuela.

Mrs. Tilden, educated as a teacher, spent a number of years teaching English at the Language Institute in Caracas. After retirement in 1984, they moved to Pensacola, Fla., where their home was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. They then relocated to Allentown, to be near their daughter and grandchildren.

They are survived by their daughter, Dr. Barbara Tilden Thompson of Allentown; son and daughter-in-law, Norman E. Jr. and Carmen Fuentes Tilden of Caracas; Norman Sr.'s sister, Ruth Pike of Prescott, Ariz.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.