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Dr Richard H Wanner

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Dr Richard H Wanner Veteran

Birth
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
25 Nov 2006 (aged 89)
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden of One Solitary Life, lot 033-B, space 1
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Richard H Wanner, 89, resident of Thornwald Home, Carlisle, and formerly of Parker St., Carlisle, died Saturday, November 25, 2006, at the home.

Born on June 8, 1917 in Lancaster, Pa., he was the son of the late Harry E. and Anna M. Hershey Wanner and the widower of Dorothy E. Biggs Wanner who died Feb. 12, 2000.

He was a graduate of F&M College, Lancaster where he received his Bachelor of Arts and Psychology. He received his masters and doctorate degree in education from Harvard University. Dr. Wanner was an emeritus professor of psychology and education at Dickinson College where he was a former Dean of the college.

He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Carlisle where he served as an elder. He was a member of the Carlisle YMCA camp committee and founder and president of the Board of the Carlisle Early Education Center. A member of the American and Eastern Psychological Association, he established the psychology program and was the first psychologist for the Carlisle Area School District. Richard was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII serving in the Philippines.
Richard H Wanner, 89, resident of Thornwald Home, Carlisle, and formerly of Parker St., Carlisle, died Saturday, November 25, 2006, at the home.

Born on June 8, 1917 in Lancaster, Pa., he was the son of the late Harry E. and Anna M. Hershey Wanner and the widower of Dorothy E. Biggs Wanner who died Feb. 12, 2000.

He was a graduate of F&M College, Lancaster where he received his Bachelor of Arts and Psychology. He received his masters and doctorate degree in education from Harvard University. Dr. Wanner was an emeritus professor of psychology and education at Dickinson College where he was a former Dean of the college.

He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Carlisle where he served as an elder. He was a member of the Carlisle YMCA camp committee and founder and president of the Board of the Carlisle Early Education Center. A member of the American and Eastern Psychological Association, he established the psychology program and was the first psychologist for the Carlisle Area School District. Richard was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII serving in the Philippines.


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  • Added: Jan 5, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17302835/richard_h-wanner: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Richard H Wanner (8 Jun 1917–25 Nov 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17302835, citing Westminster Memorial Gardens, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by JenniferW (contributor 46821075).