Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Foltz, John F. September 27, 2012 ************************************************ 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. M. shabodeho@aol.com October 2, 2012, 5:16 pm Published in Lebanon Daily News on October 2, 2012 John F. Foltz COLUMBIA, MD John Franklin Foltz, 72, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2012, at his home in Columbia, Md. Born on December 12, 1939, at Fort Monroe, Va., he lived in Washington, D.C., and Salzburg, Austria, before settling in Palmyra, where he graduated from Palmyra High School in 1957. He attended the Pennsylvania State University, graduating in 1961 with a degree in secondary education. He was commissioned into the Army through the ROTC program and served 23 years in the Military Intelligence branch, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served two tours in Vietnam in 1967 to 1968 and 1971 to 1972, and was also stationed in Frankfurt, Germany; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; twice at Fort Holabird, Md.; and numerous times in Washington, D.C., and Arlington, Va. He earned a master's degree in education from Pepperdine University in 1975. Following his retirement from the Army in 1984, he worked for Pacific Sierra Research Corporation in Rosslyn and Herndon, Va., and then for SAIC in Chantilly, Va. He retired in 2002 and has enjoyed reading, watching college football, traveling, and spending time with his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Colonel Christian Ginrich Foltz, U.S. Army (ret.), and Elizabeth Everhardy Foltz. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Ann Wagner Foltz of Columbia, Md.; his brother, Peter Christian Foltz of Hershey; his children, Colonel Thomas Mark Foltz, U.S.A.F. (ret.), of Falls Church, Va., and Elizabeth Foltz Sanders of Ellicott City, Md.; his grandchildren, James Allen Foltz of Columbia, Mo., Samuel David Foltz of Fitchburg, Mass., and Jillian Elizabeth Sanders of Ellicott City, Md.; a sister- in-law, Patricia Reese Foltz of Hershey; a son-in-law, Christian Todd Sanders of Ellicott City, Md.; and a daughter-in-law, Angela Regina Incorvati-Foltz of Falls Church, Va. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 6, 2012, at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Howard County, 9325 Presbyterian Circle, Columbia, Md., 21045. Internment will occur at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Published in Lebanon Daily News on October 2, 2012 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb