Oscar Fox

1922 - 2016

Oscar E. Fox
Elizabethtown
Oscar E. Fox, 94, formerly of York, died on Monday, May 2, 2016, at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. He was the husband of the late Nancy J. (Joyce) Fox for 67 years.
He was born January 17, 1922, in Reading. He was a son of the late Oscar E. Fox, MD, and the late Alice S. (Hunt) Fox. He was educated at Reading Public Schools, Culver Academies, and Mercersburg Academy. He graduated in 1944 from Lehigh University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, where he was a member of the Pi Tau Sigma Honorary Mechanical Engineering Society, and member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He was a 1969 graduate of Western Maryland College, receiving a Master of Education Degree.
He was an officer in the U.S. Army during WWII and the Korean War.
Mr. Fox began his professional career at York Corporation/York Borg Warner, as a plant superintendent, production manager, and Quality Control Manager. He then became President of Carew Corporation as well as President of Steeline Engineering Corporation. In 1968, he began his career with The Pennsylvania State University, where he served as Assistant Director of Resident Instruction at the York Campus, until his retirement.
He had a passion for running marathons (one on every continent), hiking and adventure. He served on many civic and professional organizations. He was a key figure in creating the Heritage Rail Trail. He was a member and past president of the Rotary Club of York; past chairman of Harrisburg section of the American Society for Quality Control; and past chairman of the Technical Societies Council. He was also a member of the York Area Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Fox is survived by a son, John M. Fox, and his wife Nancy, of York; a daughter, Alice F. Brubaker, and her husband Roger, of Lancaster; a son-in-law, Richard Price, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; three grandchildren, Michael Price, Rebecca Ingold, and Read Ingold, and his wife Brittany; two step grandchildren, Daniel Miller, and his wife Tracey, and Karen Gleba, and her husband Jim; one great-granddaughter, Avery; and eight step grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by daughters, Rebecca Wood Fox and Ann Fox Price; a brother, Franklin Fox; and two sisters, Alice Shenk and Ruth Sheehy.
A visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Kuhner Associates Funeral Directors, Inc., 863 S. George St., York. A private family burial will be in Saint Thomas Cemetery, Bernville, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Culver Military Academies, 1300 Academy Road, Culver, IN 46511; or the Academy Chapel Maintenance Endowment Fund of Mercersburg Academy, 300 E. Seminary St., Mercersburg, PA 17236.
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