Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Dieffenbach, Leroy H. March 8, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. Miller SHABODEHO@aol.com April 21, 2008, 9:29 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 3/10/2008 Dieffenbach, Leroy H. Leroy H. Dieffenbach MYERSTOWN Leroy H. Dieffenbach, 90, of 318 W. Park Ave., Myerstown, formerly of 26 W. Main St., Richland, died Saturday, March 8, 2008, in the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. He was the husband of the late Ida Troutman Dieffenbach. He was born April 11, 1917, in Frystown, a son of the late Davis and Lottie Bashore Dieffenbach. He was employed for many years as a truck driver for Whitmoyer's Laboratory in Myerstown, and later worked for Century 21, Krall Real Estate. He was a member and past commander of the Richland American Legion, Post 880. Larry served in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he received the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal and the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with three Bronze Stars. He is survived by a son, Dennis C., husband of Carol Dieffenbach of Myerstown; grandchildren, Craig D., husband of Stacy Dieffenbach of Schaefferstown, Katie E. Dieffenbach of Philadelphia; sister, Kathryn, wife of Steve Weiner of Santa Monica, Calif. He was preceded in death by a son, James N. Dieffenbach; brother, Ray Dieffenbach; and sister, Bessie Wetzel. Funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Clauser Funeral Home, North Carpenter Street, Schaefferstown, with a viewing beginning on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Interment will be made in the Grand View Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 1263, Lebanon, PA 17042. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 3/10/2008. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb