Former Tamaqua council president laid to rest

A horse-drawn hearse leads the funeral procession Saturday for civic leader Lewis Erbe. While en route to St. Jerome's Church Cemetery, the entourage passed three doors away from Erbe's West Broad Street home. Erbe, who died Wednesday, was a U. S. Army veteran during the Korean War, later serving on Tamaqua Borough Council for 32 years, also as president. DONALD R. SERFASS/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS