1925
John
2016
John Reichard
March 10, 1925 — May 20, 2016
John E. “Bud” Reichard, 91, formerly of Waynesboro, went to be with The Lord, Friday, May 20, 2016 in The Village of Laurel Run, where he had resided for the past year. Born March 10, 1925 in Five Forks, PA, he was a son of the late Edgar Glenn and Carrie Irene Harshman Reichard. Bud and his wife Esther spent their working lives running the family farm. After leaving the farm in the late 1970’s he was employed at Franklin Feed in Altenwald. His beloved wife of 64 years, Esther Skelly Reichard, whom he married December 7, 1946, preceded him in death on November 21, 2011.
He was a member of Solomon’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (Grindstone Hill) where he served on the cemetery committee and was a member of the Young Men’s Sunday School class. He was a life member of the FFA Alumni and was a member of the New Franklin Ruritan Club, Whirlybird Square Dancers, and the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and Advisory Council.
He is survived by two sons, Edgar and wife Frances of Chambersburg, and Jesse and wife Tonya of Waynesboro; two daughters, Gertie Reichard and Vickie Mickey and husband Jim all of Waynesboro; 9 grandchildren, Christopher, Brian, Bradley and Curtis Reichard, Christiana Brooks, Benjamin Mickey, Barbara Aldrich, Melinda Gross and Matthew Reichard and 16 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Glendora Moul of Chambersburg. In addition to his parents and wife, Bud was preceded in death by his sister, Janet Martin.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday May 29, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Solomon’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (Grindstone Hill), 4856 Wayne Road, Chambersburg, PA 17202. Pastor Bill Nienstedt will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service on Sunday at the church. Interment will be in the Grindstone Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Solomon’s Evangelical Lutheran Church at the address referenced above or Franklin County 4-H Development, 181 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, PA 17202.
Arrangements are entrusted to Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Chambersburg, PA.
Condolences and memories may be shared on his Book of Memories page at www.geiselfuneralhome.com.
He was a member of Solomon’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (Grindstone Hill) where he served on the cemetery committee and was a member of the Young Men’s Sunday School class. He was a life member of the FFA Alumni and was a member of the New Franklin Ruritan Club, Whirlybird Square Dancers, and the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and Advisory Council.
He is survived by two sons, Edgar and wife Frances of Chambersburg, and Jesse and wife Tonya of Waynesboro; two daughters, Gertie Reichard and Vickie Mickey and husband Jim all of Waynesboro; 9 grandchildren, Christopher, Brian, Bradley and Curtis Reichard, Christiana Brooks, Benjamin Mickey, Barbara Aldrich, Melinda Gross and Matthew Reichard and 16 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Glendora Moul of Chambersburg. In addition to his parents and wife, Bud was preceded in death by his sister, Janet Martin.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday May 29, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Solomon’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (Grindstone Hill), 4856 Wayne Road, Chambersburg, PA 17202. Pastor Bill Nienstedt will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service on Sunday at the church. Interment will be in the Grindstone Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Solomon’s Evangelical Lutheran Church at the address referenced above or Franklin County 4-H Development, 181 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, PA 17202.
Arrangements are entrusted to Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Chambersburg, PA.
Condolences and memories may be shared on his Book of Memories page at www.geiselfuneralhome.com.
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