Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Spangler, Earl J.  October 27, 2008
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 10/29/2008  
  Spangler, Earl J.   
   
  Earl J. Spangler, 85, of Hershey passed away on October 27, 2008. Mr. Spangler 
  was born on December, 12, 1922, a son of the late Abner and Beulah Spangler of 
  Campbelltown. He graduated from Hershey Junior College, and received a B.S. in 
  business administration from Lebanon Valley College. He served during World War 
  II in the U.S. Navy's amphibious force in the South Pacific, where he earned 
  three battle stars and shared a commendation award with three shipmates for 
  rescuing 21 sailors and marines swept overboard in a tumultuous sea. After 
  World War II, he completed his education and joined Hershey Chocolate Company 
  at a low entry level, and retired in 1984 as president of the company, and 
  Board Director of Hershey Foods Corporation. During his tenure with Hershey, 
  Earl was named Dean of the Confectionery Industry by the National Candy 
  Wholesalers Association, received the Giant of the Industry Award from the 
  California Association of Candy and Tobacco Distributors, and was a member of 
  the distribution committee of the national Grocery Manufacturers Association. 
  After retirement, Earl authored five "Little Blue Books," memoirs of his 
  childhood roots in Campbelltown. Earl was past president and Paul Harris Fellow 
  of Hershey Rotary Club, past chairman of the Dauphin County Hospital Authority, 
  past member of the Board of Harrisburg Hospital, and past member of the 
  Harrisburg Area Chamber of Commerce. He was also a member of the Derry 
  Presbyterian Church, the Brownstone Lodge No. 666 F&AM, Harrisburg Consistory, 
  Zembo Temple Shrine, and the Hershey Italian Lodge. A music lover all of his 
  life, he served as choir director of the Campbelltown Evangelical United 
  Brethren Church, sang in a number of choirs and barbershop quartets, and was a 
  member of the SPEBSQSA. Earl is survived by his wife, Trudy (Reid) Spangler of 
  Hershey; and two daughters, Stephanie Spangler, wife of Robert Shulman of 
  Connecticut, and Susan Spangler, partner of Ted Cmarada of Maryland. He is also 
  survived by a sister, Dorothy Dissinger of Campbelltown; a brother, Richard 
  Spangler of Strasburg; two grandsons, Mark Shulman and James Shulman of New 
  York; and three greatgranddaughters, Kaiulani, Camilla, and Emma Shulman. A 
  memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2008, at 11 a.m. at the 
  Derry Presbyterian Church, 248 E. Derry Road, Hershey, Pa. The family will 
  visit with friends after the service in the church's Fellowship Hall. In lieu 
  of flowers, the family request that donations be made to the Abner C. and Earl 
  J. Spangler Scholarship Fund of Lebanon Valley College, 101 N. College Avenue, 
  Annville, PA 17033; or to the Bowman Trust (for the beautification of Hershey), 
  111 Cocoa Ave., Hershey, PA 17033  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 10/29/2008  
  
  
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