Richard C. Householder Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Richard C. Housholder, 87, of Daugherty Twp., passed away Friday, July 1, 2016, in the Good Samaritan Hospice, Heritage Valley Beaver. Born September 10, 1928, in Daugherty Twp., a son of the late Amos and C. Esther Flinner Housholder, he was a retired self-employed farmer and a member of St. John Burry's United Evangelical Protestant Church, where he was a member of church council and served various other church positions. He was a member of the Farm Bureau and the P.F.A. and was on the board of directors for the Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. He is survived by his wife, Deloris R. (Pflug) Housholder; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Janet M. Doyle and Elva J. and Wayne Harley, all of Daugherty Twp., and Joy M. and Gale Zahn, Marion Twp.; seven grandchildren, Douglas Harley and his wife Danielle, Jodi Strobel and her husband Bronson, Jeri Yeck and her husband Bryan, Thomas Harley and his wife Katherine, Gena Tokar and her husband Thad, Mark Harley and his wife Kelley, and Aaron Harley; 12 great-grandchildren and one sister, Alice Wilson, Daugherty Twp. He was preceded in death by a son-in-law, C. Frank Doyle and three brothers, Harold and Ken Housholder and John Householder. Friends will be received Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. in the WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC., 349 Adams St., Rochester, and Wednesday from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. in St. John Burry's Church. Officiating is his pastor, the Rev. Win Groseclose. Interment will follow in Burry's Church Cemetery. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to St. John Burry's Church, 1835 Rt. 68, Rochester, PA 15074. The family would like to thank the Good Samaritan Hospice nurses, Rachel, Lynn, Beth Ann and Dawn for the care and comfort they gave to Richard.

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Richard C. Householder

September 10, 1928 - July 1, 2016