Raymond F. Reiter

Raymond F. Reiter
Raymond F. Reiter, 89, a resident of Dillsburg in York County since 1966, formerly of Mars, died Tuesday at LAS/St. John Specialty Care Center in Mars, where he lived for the past six months.
Born May 15, 1915, on Treesdale Farms in Adams Township, he was the son of Francis G. and Ruth E. Stoner Reiter.
In 1937, he received a degree in agricultural marketing from Penn State University and was assistant manager at Treesdale Farms from 1932 to 1966. He then was a specialist for fruits and vegetables under the Civil Service with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture in Harrisburg until he retired in May 1983. He was a past president of the State Horticulture Association of Pennsylvania, where he was a member since 1933.
He was a member of Bible Baptist Church, Shiremanstown, Cumberland County. He was a former member and elder of Mars Reformed Presbyterian Church, where he belonged for 50 years. He was a past president and a 30-year member of the Mars Kiwanis Club.
Surviving are his wife, Anna Schwab Reiter; a daughter, Mrs. Gary (Polly Ann) Furlong of Glen Mills, Delaware County; two sons, Richard R. Reiter (Linda) of Oak Park, Ill., and the Rev. Dr. Dennis L. Reiter (Judy) of Willimantic, Conn.; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Alma Fyke and Dorothy York.
REITER - Friends of Raymond R. Reiter, who died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at McDONALD-AEBERLI FUNERAL HOME, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mars United Presbyterian Church with his son, the Rev. Dr. Dennis Reiter, officiating. Burial will be at West Union Cemetery, Pine Township.