Frank Arch Jr., 86, formerly of Hopewell Township, died Wednesday at Warren Haven Nursing Home, Oxford.
Born in Morrisville, Pa., he moved to Trenton at an early age and remained close to his Chambersburg roots and the Hungarian Reformed Church.
During the Depression, he apprenticed as a butcher with Mezzarro’s Brothers Meat Market in Trenton and was a railroad conductor during World War II. He later owned Archie’s Texas Weiners in Trenton, where he was known for his Greek sauce.
Legally blind since 1949, he still enjoyed poker and bowling. He and his son, Alan, won the Trentonian Classic Father and Son Bowling Tournament in 1966.
Brother of the late Vincent Arch and Rose Faris, he is survived by his wife, Hattie Arch of Harbourton; three sons, Frank III of Hackettstown, Barry of Hendersonville, N.C., and Alan of Tustin, Calif.; two brothers, Robert Lampros of Florida and George Miller of Virginia; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be 11:30 a.m. Monday at Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, Pennington Circle, Hopewell Township, with the Rev. Laszlo Ujj, pastor of Hungarian Reformed Church of Trenton, officiating.
Burial will be in Harbourton Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund of Hungarian Reformed Church, 180 Home Ave., Trenton,08611.
