Harold E. Lieberknecht, of York, died June 3, 2010.
Born on February 8, 1922, in Mt. Wolf, he was the son of the late Edward J. and Esther M. (Dietz) Lieberknecht.
A 1940 graduate of Hellam High School, Mr. Lieberknecht worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier for 33 1/2 years.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps and Air Force veteran during World War II and Korea, and was the recipient of a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.
Mr. Lieberknecht was a member of the Columbia VFW Post 2435 and was a past commander of the AbelPoff-Leithiser American Legion Post 469.
He played in the Hellam band, was a member of the Riverside Lodge #503 F&AM, where he was a past master, a member of the Harrisburg Consistory, York Gethsemane Commandery, the York Royal Arch Chapter #199, York Council #21, the Zembo Temple, the York Shrine Club, and was a life member of the National Rifle Assoc.
He is survived by a son, Benjamin H. Lieberknecht and his fiancée, Teir Siegfried of York; one granddaughter, Erika Lieberknecht of York; and a brother, Luther G. Lieberknecht of York.
He was preceded in death by a son, Harold E. "Sonny" Lieberknecht, Jr.; two sisters, Anna Rosch and Rachel Druck; and a brother, Robert C. Lieberknecht.
Interment was in Machpelah Cemetery, with military rights conducted by the York County Veterans Honor Guard.
Born on February 8, 1922, in Mt. Wolf, he was the son of the late Edward J. and Esther M. (Dietz) Lieberknecht.
A 1940 graduate of Hellam High School, Mr. Lieberknecht worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier for 33 1/2 years.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps and Air Force veteran during World War II and Korea, and was the recipient of a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.
Mr. Lieberknecht was a member of the Columbia VFW Post 2435 and was a past commander of the AbelPoff-Leithiser American Legion Post 469.
He played in the Hellam band, was a member of the Riverside Lodge #503 F&AM, where he was a past master, a member of the Harrisburg Consistory, York Gethsemane Commandery, the York Royal Arch Chapter #199, York Council #21, the Zembo Temple, the York Shrine Club, and was a life member of the National Rifle Assoc.
He is survived by a son, Benjamin H. Lieberknecht and his fiancée, Teir Siegfried of York; one granddaughter, Erika Lieberknecht of York; and a brother, Luther G. Lieberknecht of York.
He was preceded in death by a son, Harold E. "Sonny" Lieberknecht, Jr.; two sisters, Anna Rosch and Rachel Druck; and a brother, Robert C. Lieberknecht.
Interment was in Machpelah Cemetery, with military rights conducted by the York County Veterans Honor Guard.
Harold E. Lieberknecht, of York, died June 3, 2010.
Born on February 8, 1922, in Mt. Wolf, he was the son of the late Edward J. and Esther M. (Dietz) Lieberknecht.
A 1940 graduate of Hellam High School, Mr. Lieberknecht worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier for 33 1/2 years.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps and Air Force veteran during World War II and Korea, and was the recipient of a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.
Mr. Lieberknecht was a member of the Columbia VFW Post 2435 and was a past commander of the AbelPoff-Leithiser American Legion Post 469.
He played in the Hellam band, was a member of the Riverside Lodge #503 F&AM, where he was a past master, a member of the Harrisburg Consistory, York Gethsemane Commandery, the York Royal Arch Chapter #199, York Council #21, the Zembo Temple, the York Shrine Club, and was a life member of the National Rifle Assoc.
He is survived by a son, Benjamin H. Lieberknecht and his fiancée, Teir Siegfried of York; one granddaughter, Erika Lieberknecht of York; and a brother, Luther G. Lieberknecht of York.
He was preceded in death by a son, Harold E. "Sonny" Lieberknecht, Jr.; two sisters, Anna Rosch and Rachel Druck; and a brother, Robert C. Lieberknecht.
Interment was in Machpelah Cemetery, with military rights conducted by the York County Veterans Honor Guard.
Born on February 8, 1922, in Mt. Wolf, he was the son of the late Edward J. and Esther M. (Dietz) Lieberknecht.
A 1940 graduate of Hellam High School, Mr. Lieberknecht worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier for 33 1/2 years.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps and Air Force veteran during World War II and Korea, and was the recipient of a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.
Mr. Lieberknecht was a member of the Columbia VFW Post 2435 and was a past commander of the AbelPoff-Leithiser American Legion Post 469.
He played in the Hellam band, was a member of the Riverside Lodge #503 F&AM, where he was a past master, a member of the Harrisburg Consistory, York Gethsemane Commandery, the York Royal Arch Chapter #199, York Council #21, the Zembo Temple, the York Shrine Club, and was a life member of the National Rifle Assoc.
He is survived by a son, Benjamin H. Lieberknecht and his fiancée, Teir Siegfried of York; one granddaughter, Erika Lieberknecht of York; and a brother, Luther G. Lieberknecht of York.
He was preceded in death by a son, Harold E. "Sonny" Lieberknecht, Jr.; two sisters, Anna Rosch and Rachel Druck; and a brother, Robert C. Lieberknecht.
Interment was in Machpelah Cemetery, with military rights conducted by the York County Veterans Honor Guard.
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