Clair L. Ness, Jr.

Watch Video Tribute RED LION - Clair L. Ness, Jr., 67, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at his residence surrounded by his daughters after a brief battle with cancer. A celebration of life tribute service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Life Tributes by Olewiler & Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 35 Gotham Place, Red Lion. A viewing will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday at the Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Rose Cemetery with full military rites provided by York County Veterans Honor Guard. Born August 7, 1942 in York, a son of the late Clair L. Ness, Sr. and the late Ada R. Strickler Ness, he had retired from Caterpillar Inc. after 30 years of service. Mr. Ness was a member of Red Lion American Legion, White Rose Street Rod Assoc., York Co. Racing Club, Steam O Rama, and served as a lifetime member of Eastern Museum of Auto Racing. He was a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Ness is survived by three daughters, Lisa M. Miller and companion Chris Gaarder of Manchester, Lori A. and husband David Ketterman of Dover, and Tina H. and husband Jeffrey Fox of York; four grandchildren, Kelly Miller, Madison Gaarder, Aaron Fox, and Autumn Fox; a great granddaughter, Kacey Miller; a brother, Robert Brady of Red Lion; and three sisters, Mary Jane Leiphart of Red Lion, Connie Siders of York, and Helen Carpenter of Dover. Memorial contributions may be made to York County Racing Club Building Fund, 568 Yale Street, York, PA 17403.