Rev. William A. Vanderslice II, 63, of Red Hill passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 24th, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Marcia (Emerson) Vanderslice. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Francis and Louise (Karcher) Vanderslice.
Reverend Vanderslice was an Eagle Scout, graduated from Germantown-Stevens Academy in 1975; and received a bachelor’s in human resources from Upsala College in 1979. He earned his Clinical Pastoral Education from Bethany Medical Center, Kansas City, KS in 1980, and earned his Master of Divinity from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in 1983.
He served as the Pastor of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ridge Valley from 1983 to 1991. He was then called to be the Senior Pastor of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Red Hill from 1991 until 2015, served as Dean of the conference, as well as a Pastoral Intern Supervisor for the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. He was currently serving as the Senior Pastor of Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oreland, PA and was very involved with the South Eastern PA Synod of the Lutheran Church.
Along with his wife Marcia, he is survived by his daughter: Rachel, wife of Timothy Jacobs, of Ft. Washington, PA, and a son: Joshua, of Binghamton, NY; granddaughters: Mackenzie, Madison & Michaela.
All are invited to a viewing on Monday April 5th, from 2 – 4 PM and 6 – 8 PM at the Falk Funeral Home, 163 Main St., Pennsburg, PA 18073. A Graveside Services will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, April 6th in St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ridge Valley Cemetery. A Lutheran Memorial Service of Ressurection will be held at Christ’s Lutheran Church, 700 East Pennsylvania Avenue, Oreland, PA 19075. This service will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 700 E. Pennsylvania Ave, Oreland, PA 19075.
Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Pennsburg is in charge of arrangements. To offer online condolences to the family, visit his "Book of Memories" at falkfuneralhomes.com.