My father-in-law passed away at Gettysburg Hospital. He is survived by wife of 48 years Annabelle Strickhouser Bair, sons EUGENE BAIR (& wife Helen) of Gettysburg, Fred Allen Bair (& wife Carol)and Randy Bair (& wife Alice), and daughter CherylAnn Riley (now married to Fred Froelicker)He is also survived by 9 grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, and a sister Gladys Myers of Littlestown.
Fred is the son of the late late Harry L and Pruda Harmon Bair.
Fred served in the Army and is a WWII vetern. He retired from PENNDOT where he was the Paving Foreman in Adams County, Pa. In addition to PENNDOT Fred and Annabelle had a farm and prior to PENNDOT he had milk routes going to various farms picking up the milk and taking them to the Dairy. He always said "Your aren't a man till you can pick up a milk can in each hand and set them on the truck" and believe it or not - he could do it & so could his son Gene who helped on the milk routes before following his father to PENNDOT.He was a member of St John's Luthern Church, Littlestown, Littlestown FOE & VFW, McSherrystown Home Association, Gettysburg American Legion, and Last Man's Club, Gettysburg.Pall Bearers were his Grandchildren" Roman Bair, Shawn Bair, Shannon Bair, Jason Bair, Joshua Bair, Jeremy Bair, Terry Miller, and Ethan Sentz.
My favorite memories of my dear father-in-law:
On weekends in the winter we would play cards (Pitch) and it always tickled Dad when I would tell Gene what trump he had left. (I always counted trump and Gene couldn't figure out how I did it).
After Dad suffered several mini-strokes and afterwards lost his sense of humor but for some reason I could always get him to laugh.
My husband Gene & I had a large garden on their farm and one year Gene prepared the land and then I took a vacation day from work to plant the garden. Gene told me to plant whatever I wanted and when he came down after work he walked up through the garden asking what was planted. He started up the first row I said lettuce on the left and spinach on the right, he walked further and I gave the same answer, further down the row it was the same answer. He stepped it off & I had planted 120 feet of lettuce & 120 feet of spinach. Gene went into the house and was telling his Dad and Dad laughed till the tears rolled down his cheeks. Gene asked what in the world we were going to do with 120 feet of lettuce & 120 feet of spinach & the answer - eat it.
Once we were talking of the weather and if we should take some hay down or if it was going to rain. Gene said "Well - we can't control the weather" and his Mom replied "Even if we could what would we do - one would want rain and someone else would want sun" My answer was "Sell it to the highest bidder" This really made Dad laugh. He agreed - sell it to the highest bidder.
Fred is the son of the late late Harry L and Pruda Harmon Bair.
Fred served in the Army and is a WWII vetern. He retired from PENNDOT where he was the Paving Foreman in Adams County, Pa. In addition to PENNDOT Fred and Annabelle had a farm and prior to PENNDOT he had milk routes going to various farms picking up the milk and taking them to the Dairy. He always said "Your aren't a man till you can pick up a milk can in each hand and set them on the truck" and believe it or not - he could do it & so could his son Gene who helped on the milk routes before following his father to PENNDOT.He was a member of St John's Luthern Church, Littlestown, Littlestown FOE & VFW, McSherrystown Home Association, Gettysburg American Legion, and Last Man's Club, Gettysburg.Pall Bearers were his Grandchildren" Roman Bair, Shawn Bair, Shannon Bair, Jason Bair, Joshua Bair, Jeremy Bair, Terry Miller, and Ethan Sentz.
My favorite memories of my dear father-in-law:
On weekends in the winter we would play cards (Pitch) and it always tickled Dad when I would tell Gene what trump he had left. (I always counted trump and Gene couldn't figure out how I did it).
After Dad suffered several mini-strokes and afterwards lost his sense of humor but for some reason I could always get him to laugh.
My husband Gene & I had a large garden on their farm and one year Gene prepared the land and then I took a vacation day from work to plant the garden. Gene told me to plant whatever I wanted and when he came down after work he walked up through the garden asking what was planted. He started up the first row I said lettuce on the left and spinach on the right, he walked further and I gave the same answer, further down the row it was the same answer. He stepped it off & I had planted 120 feet of lettuce & 120 feet of spinach. Gene went into the house and was telling his Dad and Dad laughed till the tears rolled down his cheeks. Gene asked what in the world we were going to do with 120 feet of lettuce & 120 feet of spinach & the answer - eat it.
Once we were talking of the weather and if we should take some hay down or if it was going to rain. Gene said "Well - we can't control the weather" and his Mom replied "Even if we could what would we do - one would want rain and someone else would want sun" My answer was "Sell it to the highest bidder" This really made Dad laugh. He agreed - sell it to the highest bidder.
My father-in-law passed away at Gettysburg Hospital. He is survived by wife of 48 years Annabelle Strickhouser Bair, sons EUGENE BAIR (& wife Helen) of Gettysburg, Fred Allen Bair (& wife Carol)and Randy Bair (& wife Alice), and daughter CherylAnn Riley (now married to Fred Froelicker)He is also survived by 9 grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, and a sister Gladys Myers of Littlestown.
Fred is the son of the late late Harry L and Pruda Harmon Bair.
Fred served in the Army and is a WWII vetern. He retired from PENNDOT where he was the Paving Foreman in Adams County, Pa. In addition to PENNDOT Fred and Annabelle had a farm and prior to PENNDOT he had milk routes going to various farms picking up the milk and taking them to the Dairy. He always said "Your aren't a man till you can pick up a milk can in each hand and set them on the truck" and believe it or not - he could do it & so could his son Gene who helped on the milk routes before following his father to PENNDOT.He was a member of St John's Luthern Church, Littlestown, Littlestown FOE & VFW, McSherrystown Home Association, Gettysburg American Legion, and Last Man's Club, Gettysburg.Pall Bearers were his Grandchildren" Roman Bair, Shawn Bair, Shannon Bair, Jason Bair, Joshua Bair, Jeremy Bair, Terry Miller, and Ethan Sentz.
My favorite memories of my dear father-in-law:
On weekends in the winter we would play cards (Pitch) and it always tickled Dad when I would tell Gene what trump he had left. (I always counted trump and Gene couldn't figure out how I did it).
After Dad suffered several mini-strokes and afterwards lost his sense of humor but for some reason I could always get him to laugh.
My husband Gene & I had a large garden on their farm and one year Gene prepared the land and then I took a vacation day from work to plant the garden. Gene told me to plant whatever I wanted and when he came down after work he walked up through the garden asking what was planted. He started up the first row I said lettuce on the left and spinach on the right, he walked further and I gave the same answer, further down the row it was the same answer. He stepped it off & I had planted 120 feet of lettuce & 120 feet of spinach. Gene went into the house and was telling his Dad and Dad laughed till the tears rolled down his cheeks. Gene asked what in the world we were going to do with 120 feet of lettuce & 120 feet of spinach & the answer - eat it.
Once we were talking of the weather and if we should take some hay down or if it was going to rain. Gene said "Well - we can't control the weather" and his Mom replied "Even if we could what would we do - one would want rain and someone else would want sun" My answer was "Sell it to the highest bidder" This really made Dad laugh. He agreed - sell it to the highest bidder.
Fred is the son of the late late Harry L and Pruda Harmon Bair.
Fred served in the Army and is a WWII vetern. He retired from PENNDOT where he was the Paving Foreman in Adams County, Pa. In addition to PENNDOT Fred and Annabelle had a farm and prior to PENNDOT he had milk routes going to various farms picking up the milk and taking them to the Dairy. He always said "Your aren't a man till you can pick up a milk can in each hand and set them on the truck" and believe it or not - he could do it & so could his son Gene who helped on the milk routes before following his father to PENNDOT.He was a member of St John's Luthern Church, Littlestown, Littlestown FOE & VFW, McSherrystown Home Association, Gettysburg American Legion, and Last Man's Club, Gettysburg.Pall Bearers were his Grandchildren" Roman Bair, Shawn Bair, Shannon Bair, Jason Bair, Joshua Bair, Jeremy Bair, Terry Miller, and Ethan Sentz.
My favorite memories of my dear father-in-law:
On weekends in the winter we would play cards (Pitch) and it always tickled Dad when I would tell Gene what trump he had left. (I always counted trump and Gene couldn't figure out how I did it).
After Dad suffered several mini-strokes and afterwards lost his sense of humor but for some reason I could always get him to laugh.
My husband Gene & I had a large garden on their farm and one year Gene prepared the land and then I took a vacation day from work to plant the garden. Gene told me to plant whatever I wanted and when he came down after work he walked up through the garden asking what was planted. He started up the first row I said lettuce on the left and spinach on the right, he walked further and I gave the same answer, further down the row it was the same answer. He stepped it off & I had planted 120 feet of lettuce & 120 feet of spinach. Gene went into the house and was telling his Dad and Dad laughed till the tears rolled down his cheeks. Gene asked what in the world we were going to do with 120 feet of lettuce & 120 feet of spinach & the answer - eat it.
Once we were talking of the weather and if we should take some hay down or if it was going to rain. Gene said "Well - we can't control the weather" and his Mom replied "Even if we could what would we do - one would want rain and someone else would want sun" My answer was "Sell it to the highest bidder" This really made Dad laugh. He agreed - sell it to the highest bidder.
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