Obituary of George MacFarland

George MacFarland, 73 made his debut in heaven on Wednesday, July 14 surrounded by his family. He fought a brave and heroic year long battle with cancer. George was born on December 6, 1936 in Philadelphia to George and Mary MacFarland. He has 2 younger brothers, John and Bob with whom he loved to spend time. He graduated from Cheltenham High School where he met the love of his life and best friend, Betsy Heacock. George went to The University of Delaware, became a member of the ATO fraternity and graduated with degrees in Engineering and Fine Arts. George and Betsy were married in 1958 and have three daughters, Margee, Kate and Jennifer. They had 51 wonderful years of marriage. During his working career he worked for Philadelphia Electric and Raychem Corporation. The family moved to Los Altos in 1971. His work with Raychem moved the family to France for 2 years and George and Betsy to Australia for 2 years. He retired in 1997 after 31 years with Raychem. George and Betsy loved to travel and spend time with extended family. Once he retired, George loved to golf with his many golf buddies, volunteer with OICW/Jobtrain, tutor 4th graders in reading at a local elementary school , teach Sunday School at PBC, body surf on the Jersey shore, play bocci ball on the beach, ride his bike, and cheer his 6 grandchildren on in a variety of sporting events. George was a man of integrity, strong faith in His Savior, Jesus Christ, and had great zest for life. He loved people and will be missed by many. Services will be held on Saturday, August 14 at 2 pm at Peninsula Bible Church. For more information please visit: www.spanglermortuary.com. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society or CaringBridge.org.




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