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OSCAR K. BAIR, 74, RR Newport
Retired state employee
NEWPORT-Oscar Kines Bair, 74, of Buffalo Twp, Perry Co, died
at 9:03 a.m. Thursday, June 6, 1996, at the home of his daughter of
Middletown, where he had lived since March. Mr. Bair had been in ill
health since February.
He was born May 14, 1922, Perry Co, a son of the late George
and Alma (Kines) Bair. He was married May 1, 1954, to the former
Dorothy Barner, who died Nov. 19.
A graduate of Newport High School, Mr. Bair was a World War II Army
veteran who served in the South Pacific as a Spec. 4 and earned six
Bronze Stars.
A retired state employee, Mr. Bair was also a farmer.
He was a longtime member of St. John (Barners) Lutheran Church, RR1
Liverpool; life member of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 49,
Newport, member of the Newport American Legion Post 177; the
PA Association of Retired State Employees; the AFSCME
Chapter 13, retiree; the American Association of Retired Persons and
he was a baseball fan and enjoyed gardening.
Surviving are one daughter, * Kaye Linde of Middletown.
One sister, Grace Bair, preceded him in death.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. John
(Barners) Lutheran Church RR 1 Liverpool, by the Rev. Robert J.
Wittlinger Jr. Burial will be in the church cemetery, where military
honors will be conducted by the Newport American Legion Post 177.
Visitors may call from 1 p.m. until the time of the service Sunday
at the church.
Contributions may be made to Professional Hospice Care, 3605 Vartan
Way, P.O. Box 60635, Harrisburg, Pa. 17106-0635.
Arrangements were made by the George P. Garman Funeral Home, Inc.,
606 N. Front St., Liverpool.
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