R.I.P. 2015

Ronald S. Halscheid
AGE: 63 • North Port, FL, formerly of Atco
On August 23, 2015 of North Port, FL, formerly of Atco, NJ. Beloved husband of Joan M. Halscheid (née Barbieri). Dear father of Michael A. Halscheid of North Port, FL and Matthew A. (Kimberley) Halscheid of Cherry Hill, NJ. … A Military Honors Service will be held at … Sarasota National Cemetery: 9810 State Hwy 72, Sarasota, FL. … In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to the Bay Pines Fisher House: Bay Pines VAHCS, Attn: Fisher House, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, FL 33744.
— Courier-Post, Aug. 30, 2015

 R.I.P. 2013

Harold “Kip” Hagen Jr., 62, of Tafton, Pa., passed away early Saturday morning at home. Kip was born Nov. 15, 1951, in Scranton, Pa., to Harold “Bud” and Helen Buschmann Hagen. … Kip graduated from La Salle University in Philadelphia in 1973 and began a wonderful career with the National Park Service in 1976. In 1997, he returned to the Scranton area to work at Steamtown National Historic Site and in 2002 became superintendent. … Kip was a loving husband to his wife, Donna, married in 2002. Kip was also a devoted father to his son Jim (and wife Emily) of Baltimore, Md.; his daughter, Sarah of Berkeley, Calif.; and his step-daughter, Ashley (and husband John) of Washington, D.C. Kip was a cherished brother to Nancy (and husband Keith) of Center Harbor, N.H.; and most specially, Kip was “Pop Pop” to Peter, Isabel and Grace; and Uncle Kip to many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Kathleen Robinson.

An avid boater, fisherman and snowmobiler, Kip and Donna enjoyed living on Lake Wallenpaupack and vacationing on the eastern shore of Virginia. When Kip wasn’t renovating historic homes or restoring antique boats, their favorite memories were made spending time with family and friends — especially at Ehrhardt’s Restaurant in Hawley.

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly asks for donations in Kip’s name to the Locomotive Restoration Fund, which will work with Steamtown National Historic Site to continue the restoration of the 3713 Boston & Maine Locomotive, a project Kip was very dedicated to: Locomotive Restoration Fund, Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railway Historic Society, PO Box 3452, Scranton PA 18505.

For online condolences, go to www.duffyandsnowdon.com.

From obituary in Scranton Times on Dec. 17, 2013

 R.I.P. 2015

No obit or death notice found.

But Lee’s Facebook page remained viewable as of 2018, with various posts and photographs, including one with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek fame.

According to Philadelphia Inquirer stories, Lee ran the Woodstock Pizza concession in 1994, selling 100,000 pies at the 25th anniversary event of the famous New York State festival of music, peace and love.  He got the gig because sponsor Pepsi, after its Pizza Hut subsidiary declined the task, refused to let competitors like Domino’s get involved. When Lee’s pitch to sell a music-amplifying invention called an “ear lens” got nixed, he asked what else he do. How about pizza? he was asked.

Here’s the start of a long article from Aug. 8, 1994.

Lee also innovated a color-based alphabet called Kromophons. Think of words as a set of colored blocks, each block representating a specific letter. See CNet article.,”Alphabet Changes Color of Communication.” Lee was a physician who had also sold real estate, CNET says.

 

 

R.I.P. 2015

Lawrence Justin Griffith, 64, of Birdsboro, passed away on June 15, 2015 in Kutztown Manor. Born in Camden, NJ, to the late Harry L. and Patricia A. (Wynn) Griffith. Surviving are one daughter, Rachel W. Trulock; three sisters: Maribeth Griffith, Patricia Stewart and Andrea Lydon.
Reading Eagle, June 17, 2015