During WWII, PFC Ard was a member of the 311th Infantry, 78th Division and served in the European Theater.
Arthur E. 'Bill' Ard
MCALISTERVILLE - Arthur E. "Bill" Ard, 73, of McAlisterville RR2, died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, at the Lewistown Hospital.
Born April 1, 1926, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Joseph and Jennie (Bitner) Ard. His wife, Ruth L. (Amey) Ard, whom he married Aug. 16, 1947, survives.
Also surviving are: a daughter, Lisa J. Ard, Enola; five sisters, Grace Shoffstall, Somerset, Virginia Haines, McAlisterville, Nancy Fleisher, Lewistown, Joyce Fox, Middletown, and Carole Reed, Milroy.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Jane Ard.
He served from 1944-1946 in the 311th Infantry, 78th Division of the United States Army during World War II.
He operated his own farm for seven years and continued limited farming throughout his life. He also worked as a laborer for Pennsylvania and Conrail Railroads in the Enola yards from 1947-1960 and then again from 1976 until his retirement in 1988. He was a steel hauler for Caplan Trucking, Steubenville, Ohio from 1963-1976. Following retirement, he drove truck for Rickenbaugh's Building Supply, McAlisterville.
He was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Ronald C. Sheaffer Funeral Home, 16 Westfall St., McAlisterville, with the Rev. Ronald E. Landis and the Rev. Donald W. Raffensperger officiating. Interment will be in Goodwill Cemetery, McAlisterville RR1.
Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 7-9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to: the American Cancer Society, Mifflin-Juniata Unit, 26 N. Brown St., Lewistown, PA 17044.
Arthur E. 'Bill' Ard
MCALISTERVILLE - Arthur E. "Bill" Ard, 73, of McAlisterville RR2, died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, at the Lewistown Hospital.
Born April 1, 1926, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Joseph and Jennie (Bitner) Ard. His wife, Ruth L. (Amey) Ard, whom he married Aug. 16, 1947, survives.
Also surviving are: a daughter, Lisa J. Ard, Enola; five sisters, Grace Shoffstall, Somerset, Virginia Haines, McAlisterville, Nancy Fleisher, Lewistown, Joyce Fox, Middletown, and Carole Reed, Milroy.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Jane Ard.
He served from 1944-1946 in the 311th Infantry, 78th Division of the United States Army during World War II.
He operated his own farm for seven years and continued limited farming throughout his life. He also worked as a laborer for Pennsylvania and Conrail Railroads in the Enola yards from 1947-1960 and then again from 1976 until his retirement in 1988. He was a steel hauler for Caplan Trucking, Steubenville, Ohio from 1963-1976. Following retirement, he drove truck for Rickenbaugh's Building Supply, McAlisterville.
He was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Ronald C. Sheaffer Funeral Home, 16 Westfall St., McAlisterville, with the Rev. Ronald E. Landis and the Rev. Donald W. Raffensperger officiating. Interment will be in Goodwill Cemetery, McAlisterville RR1.
Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 7-9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to: the American Cancer Society, Mifflin-Juniata Unit, 26 N. Brown St., Lewistown, PA 17044.
During WWII, PFC Ard was a member of the 311th Infantry, 78th Division and served in the European Theater.
Arthur E. 'Bill' Ard
MCALISTERVILLE - Arthur E. "Bill" Ard, 73, of McAlisterville RR2, died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, at the Lewistown Hospital.
Born April 1, 1926, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Joseph and Jennie (Bitner) Ard. His wife, Ruth L. (Amey) Ard, whom he married Aug. 16, 1947, survives.
Also surviving are: a daughter, Lisa J. Ard, Enola; five sisters, Grace Shoffstall, Somerset, Virginia Haines, McAlisterville, Nancy Fleisher, Lewistown, Joyce Fox, Middletown, and Carole Reed, Milroy.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Jane Ard.
He served from 1944-1946 in the 311th Infantry, 78th Division of the United States Army during World War II.
He operated his own farm for seven years and continued limited farming throughout his life. He also worked as a laborer for Pennsylvania and Conrail Railroads in the Enola yards from 1947-1960 and then again from 1976 until his retirement in 1988. He was a steel hauler for Caplan Trucking, Steubenville, Ohio from 1963-1976. Following retirement, he drove truck for Rickenbaugh's Building Supply, McAlisterville.
He was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Ronald C. Sheaffer Funeral Home, 16 Westfall St., McAlisterville, with the Rev. Ronald E. Landis and the Rev. Donald W. Raffensperger officiating. Interment will be in Goodwill Cemetery, McAlisterville RR1.
Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 7-9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to: the American Cancer Society, Mifflin-Juniata Unit, 26 N. Brown St., Lewistown, PA 17044.
Arthur E. 'Bill' Ard
MCALISTERVILLE - Arthur E. "Bill" Ard, 73, of McAlisterville RR2, died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, at the Lewistown Hospital.
Born April 1, 1926, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Joseph and Jennie (Bitner) Ard. His wife, Ruth L. (Amey) Ard, whom he married Aug. 16, 1947, survives.
Also surviving are: a daughter, Lisa J. Ard, Enola; five sisters, Grace Shoffstall, Somerset, Virginia Haines, McAlisterville, Nancy Fleisher, Lewistown, Joyce Fox, Middletown, and Carole Reed, Milroy.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Jane Ard.
He served from 1944-1946 in the 311th Infantry, 78th Division of the United States Army during World War II.
He operated his own farm for seven years and continued limited farming throughout his life. He also worked as a laborer for Pennsylvania and Conrail Railroads in the Enola yards from 1947-1960 and then again from 1976 until his retirement in 1988. He was a steel hauler for Caplan Trucking, Steubenville, Ohio from 1963-1976. Following retirement, he drove truck for Rickenbaugh's Building Supply, McAlisterville.
He was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Ronald C. Sheaffer Funeral Home, 16 Westfall St., McAlisterville, with the Rev. Ronald E. Landis and the Rev. Donald W. Raffensperger officiating. Interment will be in Goodwill Cemetery, McAlisterville RR1.
Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 7-9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to: the American Cancer Society, Mifflin-Juniata Unit, 26 N. Brown St., Lewistown, PA 17044.
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