Verlyn E. Mccleary

RED LION – Verlyn E. McCleary, 98, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at his home. He was the husband of the late Hilda E. (Seitz) McCleary. A celebration of life tribute service will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at St. Paul Lebanon Lutheran Church, 6955 Rippling Run Road, Felton with The Rev. Timothy Seitz-Brown officiating. A viewing will be held from 6-8:00 PM Monday at Life Tributes by Olewiler & Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 35 Gotham Place, Red Lion. A graveside service will be held at 9:00 AM Tuesday at Susquehanna Memorial Gardens with full military honors provided by York County Veterans Honor Guard. Friends and family are welcome to meet at 8:45 AM Tuesday at the entrance of the Cemetery for the graveside services. Born March 14, 1918 in Red Front, Springfield Twp.; a son of the late Roy A. and Nellie May (Heaps) McCleary, he was a graduate of Red Lion High School. Mr. McCleary owned and operated Lion Floor Covering Co. for 23 years until his retirement. Prior to operating his own business, Mr. McCleary was a hardware and paint salesman and buyer for Arnold Lumber Co. for 18 years. He was a member of St. Paul Lebanon Lutheran Church, Red Lion-Dallastown Rotary Club where he was a 50 year member with perfect attendance and served as secretary for 26 years, Red Lion Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge 1592, Izaak Walton League, Hopewell Fish & Game, Lucky Gunning Club, NRA and the former Red Lion Fish and Game Assoc. Verlyn was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a US Army veteran of WWII. Mr. McCleary is survived by a son, Keith A. and wife Nancy McCleary of Red Lion; four grandchildren, Mark E. and wife Tina Metz, Dena Metz and her late husband Steven Poff, Matthew F. and wife Terry Metz and Ryan M. and wife Karla McCleary; two great granddaughters, Kira L. and Kylie L. Poff; a brother, Robert McCleary of Delaware; son-in-law, Frederick E. and wife Nancy Metz of York; close friend, Wilma Downs; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Judith Lyn Metz; a grandson, Ian K. McCleary; and two brothers, Clair and Dennis McCleary. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider the Student Scholarship Fund of Izaak Walton League, 7131 Ironstone Hill Rd., Dallastown, PA 17313 or to St. Paul Lebanon Lutheran Church, 6955 Rippling Run Rd., Felton, PA 17322 or to Red Lion-Dallastown Rotary Club, 6541 Leader Dr., Jacobus, PA 17407.