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Le Roy S. Ash Harrisburg, PA QCWA # 23110 Chapter 37 |
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Leroy S. Ash (K3JJK), 81, of Harrisburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at his residence. He was born on September 17, 1936, to the late Robert and Georgia Ash, in Reading, PA.
Leroy was a member of various firemen's associations, including the State of PA, Berks County, and the Colonial Park Fire Company. He was the past local president of CWA- Communication Workers of America, and past president of the Seagull Beach Club, in Cocoa Beach, FL. He was an amateur radio operator, callsign K3JJK, for 50 plus years. He also was a part of the Quarter Century Wireless Club, the American Radio Relay League, and the Central Pennsylvania Repeater Association. Leroy was also a Navy veteran who honorably served his country.
Leroy is survived by his loving wife of 13 years, Joyce Ash; his daughters, Arletta Molnar, of Dillsburg, PA, and Tawnia Ash, of Harrisburg; his sons, Robert Ohse, of Granby, CT, and Terry Ash (with wife Debra), of Harrisburg, PA; step-son, Joel Waltz, of Harrisburg, PA; sisters, Tina Doerrman, of Reading, PA, and Joanne Portner (with husband Roger), of NJ. He is also survived by his mother-in-law Mary Waltz, sisters-in-law Donna Eyer, Teresa Farlow (with husband Troy); nieces Saundra Siering, Sherry Lemon, Chandra Farlow; nephew Dean Farlow and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
There will be a committal service at the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 2:30pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Helen O. Krause Animal Foundation, Inc., 813 S Baltimore St, Dillsburg, PA 17019, or: www.helenkrause.org.
The arrangements for the Ash family are entrusted to Jesse H. Geigle Funeral Home. For online condolences: www.BitnerCares.com.
Published on Pennlive.com and in The Patriot-News on Apr. 7, 2018