Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Basehore, Harold E., Rev. January 19, 2011
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   Published in Lebanon Daily News  on January 21, 2011 
  Rev. Harold E. Basehore 
  
  LEBANON Rev. Harold E. Basehore, 85, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 
  at the Good Samaritan Hospital. He was the husband of Florence E. Deimler 
  Basehore. Born March 3, 1925, in Hummelstown, he was the son of the late Edward 
  and Clara Messemer Basehore. Rev. Basehore was a retired United Methodist 
  minister, having served Bobo Methodist Church in Indiana from 1950-1952, 
  Churchtown and Morgantown United Methodist Churches from 1952-1961, Cornwall 
  United Methodist Church 1961-1990, and St. John's United Methodist Church, 
  Lebanon 1990-2003. While serving at Cornwall U.M. Church, he also was Chaplain 
  at Cornwall Manor in the 1960's and Chaplain at the Lebanon VA Medical Center, 
  retiring in 1985. "Rev." also was Chaplain of the Civil Air Patrol and served 
  on numerous Lebanon County Agencies and Boards for many years. Rev. Basehore 
  attended Hummelstown schools, graduating from Hummelstown High School in 1942. 
  He worked at Olmstead AAF Base from June 1942 through March 1943 and enlisted 
  in the Army Air Corps, attending Radio Operators School at Scott Field, Ill. 
  Later he attended Radar School at Madison, Wis., graduating as a radio operator 
  and mechanic. He served in the China Burma India theatre in India during WWII. 
  Following his discharge from the military, he returned to Olmstead Air Force 
  Base in 1945. In 1946 he attended Fort Wayne Bible College, graduating in 1952 
  and while attending Bible College, he also attended Purdue University Extension 
  as well as Indiana University Extension. He attended Lebanon Valley College in 
  1953 and graduated in 1957. He earned a Master's Degree from Temple University 
  in 1958. In addition to his wife, Rev. Basehore is survived by a son, Gary, 
  husband of Rita Lynn Basehore of Jonestown; daughter, Lynette, wife of Lynn 
  Doster of Lebanon; grandchildren, Michael Basehore, Shane, husband of Nicole 
  Felty, Chad Felty, and Dawn, wife of Bryan Eshenour; and eight great-
  grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Lt. Harold E. Basehore, Jr., 
  who was killed while serving in Vietnam; brothers, Milton and George Basehore; 
  and a sister, Irene Lightner. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to 
  attend his funeral from the Cornwall U.M. Church, Alden St., Cornwall, on 
  Monday, January 24, 2011, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Samuel Fry, the Rev. James 
  Heath, and Mr. Dennis Louwerse officiating. Friends may call Sunday afternoon 
  from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Ruffner-Porterfield Funeral Directors & Cremation 
  Services, Ltd., 890 Isabel Drive, Lebanon. Interment will be held at Indiantown 
  Gap National Cemetery, Annville. 
  
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on January 21, 2011 
  
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