Richard Kane Wolf

Richard Kane Wolf March 9, 1921 - July 9 2009 Richard "Dick" Wolf, 88, a life-long resident of Howard, died Thursday, July 9, at the Eagle Valley Personal Care Home in Milesburg. He had been resident there since July 2007. Dick was born March 9, 1921, in Howard, a son of the late Ruth Kane Wolf and Kline Ray Wolf. On May 14, 1970, he married June Alberta Cupples of Osceola Mills who passed away on December 15, 2008. Dick was a graduate of the Howard High School in 1938 and was class president of his senior year. During WW II, from 1944-1946, he served in the US Navy and was stationed on the USS Vicksburg. After the death of his father in 1951, he took over the family grocery business, Kline R. Wolf and Sons, in Howard. He retired in 1985 when his son took over the business. He was the fourth of six generations to work in the family business. Dick was a member of the Howard United Methodist Church and a life member of he Lock Haven Elks, the Bellefonte Moose, and the Howard VFW. A former member of the Howard IOOF and the Howard Area Lions Club, he served as a Howard school director at the time o the Bald Eagle Area School District consolidation and was also, for many years, a director of the Howard First National Bank. Dick was the last surviving member of the original Council Run Hunting Camp. Dick and his wife June enjoyed attending Penn State football games. He was also an avid follower of sulky racing having owned and helped train several trotters, most recently at Spring Gardens Race Track near Orange City, Florida, where he and June resided during the winter months. Dick is survived by two daughters, a son, and a stepson: Patricia Dixson of Spencerport, New York; Marsha (James) Rutherford of Reston, Virginia; Kline R. "Skip" (Jeanne) Wolf of Howard; and Barrett (Carol) Cupples of Kingwood, Texas; seven grandchildren: Kline R. "Kip" (Alta) Wolf; Joshua F. (Veronica) Wolf; Matthew K. (Shannon) Wolf; Amy (Nicholas) DiBella; Andrew (Christie) Dixson; Wendy (Michael) Speciale; and Jason (Stacy) Rutherford; three step grandchildren: Scott (Susan) Cupples; Christopher (Lupe) Cupples; and Jennifer (Mark) Cupples Evans; seven great-grandchildren; and either step great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Margaret (Baxter) Weber of Dover, Delaware. Two brothers, K. James Wolf and Robert Wolf, preceded him in death. Services will be held at the convenience of the family with internment at Schenck's Cemetery near Howard. Memorial contributions may be made to the Howard United Methodist Church or the Howard Fire Company in care of the Kader-Neff Funeral Home, PO Box 108, Howard, PA 16841.