Roy R. McCardle

McCardle, Roy R., the youngest of thirteen children, born 1919, died October 18,2010 just shy of his 91st birthday. Roy was born in Yeagertown, PA. where he attended school before joining the US Army as a finance officer. While stationed at the Santa Ana Air Base, he fell in love with the So. California climate and soon relocated his family here. He retired from the Army Reserves in 1964 as a Lt. Colonel. Roy worked at Bay Escrow and then formed Wells and McCardle Realty. His office was a fixture in downtown Costa Mesa for forty years. During that time Roy was active in Christ Lutheran Church, Kiwanis Club, Salvation Army, Newport-Mesa School Board and the Harbor Area Boys and Girls Club to name a few. Until recently, Roy and his wife, Rachael spent their winters in Costa Mesa and their summers at Rachael's family home in Middleburg, PA. When traveling became to difficult they retired to Middleburg where they enjoyed family and friends and numerous pinochle games. Roy is survived by his wife, Rachael, three children: daughter, Mary Blockburger and husband, Gary; sons, Kenneth McCardle, Jonathan McCardle and wife, Cathy. Rachael's daughters, Cindy Arbogast, Beverly Kissinger and husband Randy and their families; grandchildren: Sheldon Blockburger, Kristine Hanson, Emily and Maddie McCardle; Three great-grand children, Cameron Hanson, Johnnie and Alyssa Blockburger and many nephews and nieces. Whether we called him Dumpy, Major Mac, Father, Pop, Grandpa, Mack or Macky, we all loved him. Words will never fully express the loss we feel. Services are being held in PA.