October 31, 1979 Obituaries WILLIAM F. BARTO William F. Barto, 65, of RD1 Mount Joy, died last week while on a bus trip: He was the husband of Helen Bailor Barto, who survives him. He was born in Mount Joy, a son of the late Edwin and Katie Fach Barto. He lived for 30 years in Rome, New York, where he worked in civil service at Griffith Air Force Base. He first settled there after his discharge from the Air Force at the end of World War Two. He retired in 1969 and moved back to Mount Joy. He was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church, the Mount Joy Lions Club, the American Legion, the Friendship Fire Co. #1, the Leisure Club, the Mount Joy Area Histori- cal Society, and the Donegal Basketball Parents Club, of which he served as treasur- er. He is survived by, in addition to his wife: three children: Richard, of Syra- cuse, NY; Betsy, wife of Joseph Schofield, Hyatts- ville, MD; and Robert, at home; and also by three sisters: Lillian, wife of Clinton Eby, Mount Joy; Anna Barto, Mount Joy; and Marie Bigler, Manheim. MAJOR EDWARD J. DALE Major Edward J. Dale (Retired), age 71, Wied Saturday at 4AM at hig home at 1113 Pondorosa Park Dr., Forest Park, Georgia. He retired from US Army with the rank of Major, after serving 20 years. He served in W.W.II in Italy, France, and Germany and was stationed in Japan during the occupation. Prior to retiring, he worked for Civil Defense in Atlanta‘ and for the state of Georgia. He is survived by his wife, Anna Detlinger Dale, for- merly of Marietta, and one brother, Thomas of Media. He was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Forest Park, Georgia, with full military honors. WINFIELD EATER Winfield Eater, 72, of 566 W. Market St., Marietta, died last week at home. He had been under the care of a physician. He was born in Marietta and lived here all his life. He was the son of the late George and Carrie Hester Eater. He served in World War Two as an Air Force corporal. He was retired as a service station operator in Marietta. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. He is survived by these brothers and sisters: Mrs. Benjamin Maloney, Mari- etta, Miriam Campbell, Marietta; George Brandt Eater, Marietta; John F. Eater, Marietta; Anna Nell, Lancaster; Susanna, the wife of Joseph Herchelroath of Wrightsville; and Jean Richardson of York. CHARLES HAVERSTICK Charles A. Haverstick, 91, of Winninpeg, Manito- ba, Canada, died of natural causes. He was born in Mount Joy, the son of John and Elvina Haverstick, and moved to Canada in 1910. Before retiring, he was a farmer and kept both a general store and a farm machinery dealership. He is survived by his widow, Edith, a native of St. Louis, and four children: Charles, Jr., Malcolm and Gladys Manness, all of Manitoba, and Audrey Marsh, of Vancouver, B.C. He is also survived by 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. JOHN D. WAGNER John D. Wagner, 44, of 950 Wood Street, Mount Joy, died last week at Lancaster General Hospital after an illness of two months. He was the husband of Carole Druck Wagner. Wagner, who lived in Mount Joy for most of his life, was president of the Donegal High School Wrest- ling Booster Club, and assisted the DHS coaching staff in football. He coached the Donegal Midget Foot- ball team for 11 years. He was a member of Grace Brethren Church of Elizabethtown. He was born in Lewis- town, a son of the late Issac C. and Cora Knepp Wagner. Surviving him, besides his wife, are four children: Harry A., Columbia; Lisa C., Marietta; Casey J. and Jill M., both at home; and two brothers, Banks Wag- ner of Marietta and Jack W. Wagner of Garland, Texas. Folk music at M.S.C. “*A Day of Rock and Folk Music’’ will be held at Millersville State College on Nov. 11, 1:00-11:00pm, with proceeds to go to the Susquehanna Valley Alli- Local Architecture Recently the Historic Preservation Trust of Lan- caster County published a handbook, Lancaster Arch- itecture 1719-1927: A Guide to Publicly Accessible Build- ings in Lancaster County. This book illustrates and describes six major styles of American architecture as they developed in Lancaster County Buildings. The book was researched and written by John J. Snyder, Jr., architectural historian, Historic Preserva- tion Trust of Lancaster County, with photographs by John P. Herr. The book is edited by Roberta Strickler. The book includes several photographs of local interst. They are included below. A oa " Sd i PA Be IB wae SET The Donegal Presbyterian Church is also a fine example of traditional English architecture. Built about 1740, the gambrel roof ance. Tickets cost $3.50 in advance, $4.50 at the door. Appearing will be West Philly Speed Boys, Hunter, and Cooking Cozy. The Old Town Hall Marietta was built in 1847. It illustrates the continuity of SUSQUEHANNA TIMES—Page 11 Mr. Bruce Cirrinone, former member of the U.S. Army Presidential Honor Guard, instructs Donegal High School president Mark Wagner in procedures required for ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Also in connection with the upcoming Veterans Day will be the presentation of the play ‘‘On the Skirt of Freedom”’, by John Gibble. The play will be open to the public free of charge, Friday, November 9, in the high school auditorium. It is presented by members of the band, chorus and drama club. The Wright’s Ferry Mansion at Second and Cherry Streets, Columbia, is one of the best examples of a traditional English rural type house. The structure is long and narrow, with an interior depth of only one room, a traditional English plan which dates to medieval times. The Wright’s Ferry Mansion also has features which indicate Germanic influence. in Included are the long, wooden shingles attached with only one nail, the squirrel tail oven at the gable end, and the encircling pent eave, [a roof-like projection between the first and second stories. | late Federal taste into the early Victorian period. — cP Toi SR ll and the basic form of the building show Irish influences. TERE A Ang i PT Soda AS " The Mansion at Donegal Mills Plantation has the largest surviving Greek Revival portico in the County. The columns were added during an 1830 renovation of the eighteenth century house.
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