Archie I. Hollenback, 87, son of , Archibald and Phoebe (Brown) Hollenback.
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Archie I. Hollenback, 87, son of , Archibald and Phoebe (Brown) Hollenback.
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Posted: 18 May 2008 5:04AM GMT |
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: Fravel, Phillips, Wright, Hollenback, BROWN,
Lock Haven, PA,
Archie I. Hollenback, 87,
of Lock Haven, died at the Gatehouse at Divine Providence Hospital in Williamsport on Sunday, May 11, 2008.
He was born in Duryea on April 12, 1921, a son of the late Archibald and Phoebe (Brown) Hollenback.
Archie was Baptist by faith and was raised on a farm in Duryea. He attended Williamsport Community College (Penn Tech) for three years and worked in the Civil Conservation Corps camps prior to entering World War II.
Archie worked as a supervisor for the Ray-O-Vac Co. and also worked at West Pharmaceuticals in Jersey Shore for two years.
He was a workaholic who enjoyed all types of projects at home. He was an avid sports enthusiast - especially football - and enjoyed hunting and fishing in his younger years.
He served his country during World War II as a member of the U.S. Army.
On June 23, 1979, Archie married Jean Fravel, who survives in Lock Haven.
Also surviving are two sons;
eight daughters;
one adopted daughter;
a brother, Clayton Hollenback of Pittston;
a sister, Betty Wright of Muncy; 32 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Viola Phillips, in 1977 and by two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at Helt Funeral Chapel, 232 Hogan Blvd., Mill Hall, at 8 p.m. Thursday with Deacon William R. Felmlee officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Interment will take place in Cedar Hill Cemetery on Friday with full military honors.
Memorials in his memory are requested to The Gatehouse at Divine Providence Hospital in Williamsport.
Archie I. Hollenback, 87,
of Lock Haven, died at the Gatehouse at Divine Providence Hospital in Williamsport on Sunday, May 11, 2008.
He was born in Duryea on April 12, 1921, a son of the late Archibald and Phoebe (Brown) Hollenback.
Archie was Baptist by faith and was raised on a farm in Duryea. He attended Williamsport Community College (Penn Tech) for three years and worked in the Civil Conservation Corps camps prior to entering World War II.
Archie worked as a supervisor for the Ray-O-Vac Co. and also worked at West Pharmaceuticals in Jersey Shore for two years.
He was a workaholic who enjoyed all types of projects at home. He was an avid sports enthusiast - especially football - and enjoyed hunting and fishing in his younger years.
He served his country during World War II as a member of the U.S. Army.
On June 23, 1979, Archie married Jean Fravel, who survives in Lock Haven.
Also surviving are two sons;
eight daughters;
one adopted daughter;
a brother, Clayton Hollenback of Pittston;
a sister, Betty Wright of Muncy; 32 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Viola Phillips, in 1977 and by two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at Helt Funeral Chapel, 232 Hogan Blvd., Mill Hall, at 8 p.m. Thursday with Deacon William R. Felmlee officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Interment will take place in Cedar Hill Cemetery on Friday with full military honors.
Memorials in his memory are requested to The Gatehouse at Divine Providence Hospital in Williamsport.