Harley Sherwood Reeder1 
M, (26 March 1929 - 15 September 2007)
- Relationship
- 9th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
Harley Sherwood Reeder was born on 26 March 1929 at Montoursville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2 He was the son of Foster A. Reeder and Edna Florence Updegraff.1 Harley Sherwood Reeder married, at age 24, Lorraine Bass, daughter of Leon Bass and Pearl Hunter, on Sunday, 17 May 1953 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2 Harley Sherwood Reeder died on 15 September 2007 at age 78 years, 5 months and 20 days.1
He was in the Army Engineer Corps during the Korean War. He was a civil engineer. His obituary was published on 19 September 2007 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
Harley S. Reeder, age 78, of Democrat Road, Mickleton, N.J., formerly of Montoursville, where he was born on March 26, 1929, died on Sept. 15, 2007.
He was predeceased on July 8, 2002 by his loving wife, the former Muriel J. King and his brothers J. Harris, V. Dale. He was the son of the former Foster A. and Florence (Updegraph) Reeder.
He is survived by a brother, James F. of Montoursville; the loving father of his daughter, Karen R. Humhries and husband Rick of Collingswood, N.J; his son, Harley B. Reeder and wife JoAnn of Woodbury Heights, N.J; his son, David A. Reeder and his wife Mary Rose Of Somerdale, N.J; six grandchildren: David, Alex, Alysia, Breanna, Benjamin and Carissa; a stepson, Stanley Stewart of Westville, N.J; and a grand niece, Courtney R. Paleschic of Mickleton, N.J.
Mr. Reeder graduated from Montoursville High School in 1947, served overseas in the US Army in the Korean War from 1951-1953 where he received a Letter Of Commendation from his commanding officer. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering in 1957.
He was a member of the American Legion and VFW. He was a former member of the Society of American Military Engineers and a former Director of the American Society of Highway Engineers. He was a superintendent of the former Lycoming Construction Company of Williamsport, PA, working on construction of sections of the Northeast Extension of the PA Turnpike in 1955, I-81 in 1958-60, the Baltimore Beltway in 1961 and I-80 in 1962-66. He was Senior Vice President of American Dredging Company of Camden, NJ where he worked for 27 years until 1993. He retired from Weeks Marine, Inc. of Camden, NJ in 1994.
He was a member of the Clonmell United Methodist Church in Gibbstown, N.J., where he served on various committees; past coordinator of the Acolyte program and attended many Bible study classes. He enjoyed his family, woodworking, gardening, reading and fishing.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing 9:30 a.m. and funeral services 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Clonmell United Methodist Church, 516 W. Broad St., Gibbstown, N.J. Interment Wenonah Cemetery, Mantua.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Clonmell UM Church, 516 W. Broad St., Gibbstown, NJ 08027. Tributes and memories may be shared at: www.mcgfuneral.com. McGuinness Funeral Home, Woodbury, NJ, "The Lifetime Tribute Funeral Home."1
He was in the Army Engineer Corps during the Korean War. He was a civil engineer. His obituary was published on 19 September 2007 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
Harley S. Reeder, age 78, of Democrat Road, Mickleton, N.J., formerly of Montoursville, where he was born on March 26, 1929, died on Sept. 15, 2007.
He was predeceased on July 8, 2002 by his loving wife, the former Muriel J. King and his brothers J. Harris, V. Dale. He was the son of the former Foster A. and Florence (Updegraph) Reeder.
He is survived by a brother, James F. of Montoursville; the loving father of his daughter, Karen R. Humhries and husband Rick of Collingswood, N.J; his son, Harley B. Reeder and wife JoAnn of Woodbury Heights, N.J; his son, David A. Reeder and his wife Mary Rose Of Somerdale, N.J; six grandchildren: David, Alex, Alysia, Breanna, Benjamin and Carissa; a stepson, Stanley Stewart of Westville, N.J; and a grand niece, Courtney R. Paleschic of Mickleton, N.J.
Mr. Reeder graduated from Montoursville High School in 1947, served overseas in the US Army in the Korean War from 1951-1953 where he received a Letter Of Commendation from his commanding officer. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering in 1957.
He was a member of the American Legion and VFW. He was a former member of the Society of American Military Engineers and a former Director of the American Society of Highway Engineers. He was a superintendent of the former Lycoming Construction Company of Williamsport, PA, working on construction of sections of the Northeast Extension of the PA Turnpike in 1955, I-81 in 1958-60, the Baltimore Beltway in 1961 and I-80 in 1962-66. He was Senior Vice President of American Dredging Company of Camden, NJ where he worked for 27 years until 1993. He retired from Weeks Marine, Inc. of Camden, NJ in 1994.
He was a member of the Clonmell United Methodist Church in Gibbstown, N.J., where he served on various committees; past coordinator of the Acolyte program and attended many Bible study classes. He enjoyed his family, woodworking, gardening, reading and fishing.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing 9:30 a.m. and funeral services 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Clonmell United Methodist Church, 516 W. Broad St., Gibbstown, N.J. Interment Wenonah Cemetery, Mantua.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Clonmell UM Church, 516 W. Broad St., Gibbstown, NJ 08027. Tributes and memories may be shared at: www.mcgfuneral.com. McGuinness Funeral Home, Woodbury, NJ, "The Lifetime Tribute Funeral Home."1
Children of Harley Sherwood Reeder and Lorraine Bass
Last Edited=9 Apr 2009
Citations
- [S1328] Harley S. Reeder obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 19 September 2007. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituaries/sections.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S15] June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family (Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1433 Elderwood Ct. N.W.: J. S. Lutz, 1988), p. U-70.