Former York High teacher, athletic director and coach Vernon M. "Pikey" Ness, 69, died today at York Hospital
He was the husband of Ruth R. Frederick Ness.
Mr. Ness was born in York, son of the late R. Murray and Mary E. Thatcher Ness.
He retired in 1976 as a teacher at William Penn Senior High School, and was a former athletic director and golf coach at the school.
He was a retired U. S. Army captain and veteran of World War II, and a recipient of the Purple Heart in the South Pacific.
A 1939 graduate of Gettysburg College, he was a member of the Gettysburg Alumni Association of York county. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church for more than 50 years, and was a former Sunday School supervisor. He was a member of the Lutheran Men's Club of York County, a member of the Out Door Country Club, the University Club, American Legion Post 127, the disabled American Veterans, Chapter 24 of the American Association of Retired Persons, the Pennsylvania Retired Public School Employees Association and was a life member of Goodwill fire Co.
York Dispatch October 5, 1985
He was the husband of Ruth R. Frederick Ness.
Mr. Ness was born in York, son of the late R. Murray and Mary E. Thatcher Ness.
He retired in 1976 as a teacher at William Penn Senior High School, and was a former athletic director and golf coach at the school.
He was a retired U. S. Army captain and veteran of World War II, and a recipient of the Purple Heart in the South Pacific.
A 1939 graduate of Gettysburg College, he was a member of the Gettysburg Alumni Association of York county. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church for more than 50 years, and was a former Sunday School supervisor. He was a member of the Lutheran Men's Club of York County, a member of the Out Door Country Club, the University Club, American Legion Post 127, the disabled American Veterans, Chapter 24 of the American Association of Retired Persons, the Pennsylvania Retired Public School Employees Association and was a life member of Goodwill fire Co.
York Dispatch October 5, 1985
Former York High teacher, athletic director and coach Vernon M. "Pikey" Ness, 69, died today at York Hospital
He was the husband of Ruth R. Frederick Ness.
Mr. Ness was born in York, son of the late R. Murray and Mary E. Thatcher Ness.
He retired in 1976 as a teacher at William Penn Senior High School, and was a former athletic director and golf coach at the school.
He was a retired U. S. Army captain and veteran of World War II, and a recipient of the Purple Heart in the South Pacific.
A 1939 graduate of Gettysburg College, he was a member of the Gettysburg Alumni Association of York county. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church for more than 50 years, and was a former Sunday School supervisor. He was a member of the Lutheran Men's Club of York County, a member of the Out Door Country Club, the University Club, American Legion Post 127, the disabled American Veterans, Chapter 24 of the American Association of Retired Persons, the Pennsylvania Retired Public School Employees Association and was a life member of Goodwill fire Co.
York Dispatch October 5, 1985
He was the husband of Ruth R. Frederick Ness.
Mr. Ness was born in York, son of the late R. Murray and Mary E. Thatcher Ness.
He retired in 1976 as a teacher at William Penn Senior High School, and was a former athletic director and golf coach at the school.
He was a retired U. S. Army captain and veteran of World War II, and a recipient of the Purple Heart in the South Pacific.
A 1939 graduate of Gettysburg College, he was a member of the Gettysburg Alumni Association of York county. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church for more than 50 years, and was a former Sunday School supervisor. He was a member of the Lutheran Men's Club of York County, a member of the Out Door Country Club, the University Club, American Legion Post 127, the disabled American Veterans, Chapter 24 of the American Association of Retired Persons, the Pennsylvania Retired Public School Employees Association and was a life member of Goodwill fire Co.
York Dispatch October 5, 1985
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