The bowling alley, which has a bar, snack bar and small video game center, is open seven days a week, 9 a.m. A lot of customers “are upset with the closing,” he said. Standing behind the snack bar, Mark Lynch, who has been working at Thunderbird part-time for more than three years and lives nearby, said the bowling alley “is an easy place to meet up” with friends. ![]() ![]() Zeitz’s uncle once owned five bowling alleys, including a minority interest in the Willow Grove Thunderbird, which his aunt still holds, he said, adding closing the bowling alley was “not what she wanted.” “The land is worth a lot more,” and the owners have an agreement of sale with John Kennedy Ford, which plans to turn the bowling alley into a collision center, said Zeitz, who has no ownership interest in the Willow Grove lanes, but owns two Thunderbird bowling alleys in Philadelphia, which he bought from his late uncle. “It was offered to other properties, but no one else was interested in buying it as a bowling center. “The owners are in their 70s and looking to retire,” he said. The bowling alley, opened more than 50 years ago, became Thunderbird Lanes after being purchased by the current owners in 1985, Zeitz said during a lull in the action March 30. The bowling center at 1130 York Road will close to the public May 1, with leagues wrapping up May 16, according to David Zeitz, CEO for the Willow Grove Thunderbird who has been overseeing operations for seven years. Tributes may be made at the Web site listed below.UPPER MORELAND > The sweet sound of a bowling ball striking pins at the Thunderbird Lanes in Willow Grove will soon cease. Remembrances in his name to the Grace United Methodist Church Memorial Fund at the above address would be appreciated. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn. Main St., Telford, PA 18969 with a Funeral Service at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends may call Monday, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Walter Jr., and Anna Mary Giroud of Willow Grove, and uncle to many nieces and nephews. He was the loving grandfather of Caroline and Matthew Lynch and Brett Walter, brother of Charles Walter of Warminster and the late Linford S. of Skippack, Joseph Kevin Walter of Forest Lake, Minn., and the late Cheryl Ann Walter who died in 1968. Bill also loved baking and had an extensive collection of cookbooks and recipes that he enjoyed making.īill is the beloved father of Barbara Anne Lynch, wife of Robert, of Telford, William Sellers Walter Jr. ![]() ![]() Walter was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church Family in Telford where he also served as the Sexton for many years prior to retiring for health reasons in 2010.īill was very talented with all kinds of wood working, and during his lifetime created countless beautiful carvings, including holiday decorations, Walt Disney Characters replicas, full-sized Nativity sets, and a treasured large-sized carousel replica. He was a Brunswick Bowling Machine Mechanic for 40 years, employed with 30th Street Station Bowling Lanes in Philadelphia, Willow Grove Lanes, Willow Grove Moose Lodge, and the Thunderbird Lanes prior to retiring from that career. Navy veteran serving during the Korean War from 1952 to 1954 on the USS Siboney.įollowing discharge he was employed by Virnelson's Bakery for a number of years. He was 82.īorn in Roslyn, Pa., he was the son of the late Linford and the late Anna Mary (Franks) Walter.īill was a U.S. Walter of Telford, Pa., formerly of Fort Washington, Pa., went home to be with his Lord on Monday at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis.
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