The service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Paradise (Holtzschwamm) United Church of Christ, Thomasville RD 1. Burial will be in Paradise (Holtzschwamm) Union Cemetery. Viewings will be 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Sauter-Irwin Funeral Home, 175 N. Main St., Spring Grove, and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church.
Mr. Spahr was born Jan. 23, 1914, in Admire, Dover Township. He was the son of the late William and Emma (Spangler) Spahr.
He was a farmer for almost 40 years in Lower Windsor Township and prior to that farmed in Paradise and Dover townships. He was a member of Paradise (Holtzschwamm) United Church of Christ, the National Arbor Society and American Association of Retired Persons.
Mr. Spahr is survived by a son, Marvin E. Spahr of York RD 12; two daughters, Phyllis M. Shoff of Wrightsville, and Doris E. McGuire of York RD 12; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Lloyd C. Spahr of East Berlin RD 2; and a sister, Viola Anderson of Yakima, Wash.
Officiating at the service will be the Rev. Dr. Gerald I. Gingrich, interim pastor of Paradise (Holtzschwamm) United Church of Christ.
Memorial contributions may be made to Old Union Holtzschwamm Church Memorial Society, Box 249A, Thomasville RD 1 17364. 12-20-94
York Daily Record (PA) - Wednesday, December 21, 1994
The service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Paradise (Holtzschwamm) United Church of Christ, Thomasville RD 1. Burial will be in Paradise (Holtzschwamm) Union Cemetery. Viewings will be 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Sauter-Irwin Funeral Home, 175 N. Main St., Spring Grove, and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church.
Mr. Spahr was born Jan. 23, 1914, in Admire, Dover Township. He was the son of the late William and Emma (Spangler) Spahr.
He was a farmer for almost 40 years in Lower Windsor Township and prior to that farmed in Paradise and Dover townships. He was a member of Paradise (Holtzschwamm) United Church of Christ, the National Arbor Society and American Association of Retired Persons.
Mr. Spahr is survived by a son, Marvin E. Spahr of York RD 12; two daughters, Phyllis M. Shoff of Wrightsville, and Doris E. McGuire of York RD 12; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Lloyd C. Spahr of East Berlin RD 2; and a sister, Viola Anderson of Yakima, Wash.
Officiating at the service will be the Rev. Dr. Gerald I. Gingrich, interim pastor of Paradise (Holtzschwamm) United Church of Christ.
Memorial contributions may be made to Old Union Holtzschwamm Church Memorial Society, Box 249A, Thomasville RD 1 17364. 12-20-94
York Daily Record (PA) - Wednesday, December 21, 1994
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Nora A. Spahr Tshudy
1898–1949
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Harry Andrew Spahr
1900–1966
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Grace Estella Spahr Fishel
1902–1966
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Mary Elizabeth Spahr Altland
1904–1977
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Helen Marie Spahr Altland
1906–1982
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Carrie Esther Spahr Longanbach
1908–1953
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Emma Jane Spahr Bentzel
1910–1981
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Margie Ellen Spahr
1912–1913
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Viola S "Peggy" Spahr Anderson
1917–2005
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Lloyd C Spahr
1921–2000
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Ruth Anna Spahr McKinley
1924–1988
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