A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at Susquehanna Memorial Gardens, 250 Chestnut Hill Road, York, with full military honors provided by the York County Veterans Honor Guard. Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 1551 Kenneth Road, York, is in charge of arrangements.
Born on August 21, 1921, in Mt. Holly Springs, he was a son of the late Joseph and Norma (should be Naomi) Cleaver.
Howard was a woodworker for York Casket Co. until his retirement. After retiring, he worked for over 20 years at Weis Markets. Mr. Cleaver was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, serving with the 101st Airborne Division and was a POW. He was the recipient of three bronze service stars. Dutch was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Mr. Cleaver is survived by one daughter, Debra Waltman and her husband, Jeffrey of Hanover; two stepsons, Dennis G. Ness and his wife, Chris of York, and Sidney E. Ness and his wife, Joyce of Galeton; one grandson; five granddaughters; two great-grandsons; and one great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Russell and Edward Cleaver; and three sisters, Jane Griffie, Helen Thumma, and Margaret Richwine.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at woundedwarriorproject.org/Donate. Send Condolences at BestLifeTributes.com
Published in York Sunday News on Feb. 16, 2014
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at Susquehanna Memorial Gardens, 250 Chestnut Hill Road, York, with full military honors provided by the York County Veterans Honor Guard. Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 1551 Kenneth Road, York, is in charge of arrangements.
Born on August 21, 1921, in Mt. Holly Springs, he was a son of the late Joseph and Norma (should be Naomi) Cleaver.
Howard was a woodworker for York Casket Co. until his retirement. After retiring, he worked for over 20 years at Weis Markets. Mr. Cleaver was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, serving with the 101st Airborne Division and was a POW. He was the recipient of three bronze service stars. Dutch was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Mr. Cleaver is survived by one daughter, Debra Waltman and her husband, Jeffrey of Hanover; two stepsons, Dennis G. Ness and his wife, Chris of York, and Sidney E. Ness and his wife, Joyce of Galeton; one grandson; five granddaughters; two great-grandsons; and one great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Russell and Edward Cleaver; and three sisters, Jane Griffie, Helen Thumma, and Margaret Richwine.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at woundedwarriorproject.org/Donate. Send Condolences at BestLifeTributes.com
Published in York Sunday News on Feb. 16, 2014
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