Sterling U. Innerst

DALLASTOWN Sterling Urias 'Pete' Innerst, 75, passed away peacefully Monday morning, September 6, 2010, at Colonial Manor Nursing Home. He was the husband of Barbara Jean (Boreck) Innerst, who passed away August 26, 1999. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Blymire's Cemetery, 1009 Blymire Road, Dallastown, with the Rev. Dr. Jason A. Leader officiating. The Austin H. Eberly Funeral Home, Inc., 104 W. Main St., Dallastown, is assisting the family with the arrangements. Mr. Innerst was born February 6, 1935, in Dallastown. He was the son of the later H. Edwin and Harriet M. (Raab) Innerst. Mr. Innerst was a graduate of Dallastown High School and Millersville University. He was an elementary school teacher in the Dover School District for 30 years prior to his retirement. He served as a military policeman in the U.S. Army. Mr. Innerst was a member of St. Jacob's Stone United Church of Christ in Glenville. Pete was an iris hybridizer for many years and was active in the American Iris Society. He was awarded the President's Cup in both 1995 and 2001. He also won the American Iris Society Dykes Medal in 1996. Mr. Innerst is survived by two brothers, Jay Innerst of Dallastown and Fred Innerst of Red Lion; and four sisters, Ruth Lehr of Spring Grove, Irene Eberly of Dallastown, Virginia Striebig of York, and Ann Leedy of York. Pete's family has suggested that rather than flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the SPCA of York County, 3159 Susquehanna Trail North, York, PA 17406. He made the world a more beautiful place. To share memories of Sterling Urias 'Pete' Innerst, please visit www.eberlyfuneralhome.com