Daniel P. Olpere of Montgomery Township

Daniel P. Olpere, 66, of Montgomery Township passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of 39 years to Diane (nee Beighey).

Born on July 13, 1951 in Pittsburgh and grew up in Oakmont, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Edna (nee Phillips) Olpere.

Dan attended Penn State University, earning a Bachelor’s in Community Development and his Master’s in Public Administration. He was a life member of the Penn State University Alumni Association and loved Penn State football.

Dan had a long, successful career in local government for over 40 years. He was fully committed and dedicated to providing excellent service to the communities he served. From 1979 to 1999, he served as first manager of Montgomery Township, during which the township population quadrupled. Dan had also managed the boroughs of Lemoyne and Perkasie, as well as Lower Providence Township and Upper Macungie Township. He retired from Upper Macungie Township on September 30, 2017.

He consulted for a number of municipalities through his company, Local Government Management Services, LLC and taught as an adjunct professor in the Masters of Public Administration program at Villanova University.

Dan was well-known and highly regarded in local government. He was a member of the International City Managers Association (ICMA), Association for Pennsylvania Municipal Management (APMM), and American Planning Association (APA). Dan also served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Norristown (PA) Katherine Gibbs School. He was also a longtime member of Sanctuary United Methodist Church. Dan’s work ethic was second-to-none, but in his free time, he enjoyed tackling various household projects, working outside, watching Penn State football, and exposing his children to his favorite classic rock music. He was immensely proud of his three daughters and had a special bond with his two granddaughters.

Along with his wife, he is survived by three daughters: Lindsey (David) Kriegel, Kelsey (Nicholas) Nocero, and Tracey (Joseph) Stassi; brother David (Margaret) Olpere; and granddaughters Madeline and Stella. He is preceded in death by his sister Donna (Brian) Miller and parents Nicholas and Edna Olpere.

Visitation will be on Sunday, April 29 from 4:30 - 8 p.m. at Huff & Lakjer Funeral Home, 701 Derstine Avenue, Lansdale, PA. On Monday, April 30 from 9 - 10:45 a.m., friends and relatives are invited to an additional visitation, followed by a service at 11 a.m at Sanctuary United Methodist Church, 1346 E. Prospect Avenue, North Wales, PA. Interment will immediately follow at Whitemarsh Memorial Park, 1169 Limekiln Pike, Ambler, PA.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine, 3535 Market Street, Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104 or Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065.