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- Richard "Dick" Wolf, 88, a life-long resident of Howard, died Thursday, July 9, 2009 at the Eagle Valley Personal Care Home in Milesburg. He had been a resident there since July 2007.
Dick was born March 9, 1921 in Howard, a son of the late Ruth Kane Wolf and Kline Ray Wolf.
On May 14, 1970, he married June Alberta Cupples of Osceola Mills, who passed away on Dec. 15, 2008.
Dick was a graduate of the Howard High School in 1938 and was class president his senior year.
During World War II, from 1944-1946, he served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed on the USS Vicksburg. After the death of his father in 1951, he took over the family grocery business, Kline R. Wolf and Sons, in Howard. He retired in 1985 when his son took over the business. He was the fourth of six generations to work in the family business.
Dick was a member of the Howard United Methodist Church and a life member of the Lock Haven Elks, the Bellefonte Moose and the Howard VFW. A former member of the Howard IOOF and the Howard Area Lions Club, he served as a Howard school director at the time of the Bald Eagle Area School District consolidation and was also, for many years, a director of the Howard First National Bank. Dick was the last surviving member of the original Council Run Hunting Camp.
Dick and his wife June enjoyed attending Penn State football games. he was also an avid follower of sulky racing having owned and helped train several trotters, most recently at Spring Gardens Race Track near Orange City, Fla., where he and June resided during the winter monts.
Dick is survived by two daughters, a son and a stepson, Patricia Dixson of Spencerport, N.Y., Marsha (James) Rutherford of Reston, Va., Kline R. "Skip" (Jeanne) Wolf of Howard and Barrett (Carol) Cupples of Kinswood, Texas; seven grandchildren, Kline R. "Kip" (Alta) Wolf, Joshua F. (Veronica) Wolf, Matthew K. (Shannon) Wolf, Amy (Nicholas) DiBella, Andrew (Christie) Dixson, Wendy (Michael) Apeciale and Jason (Stacy) Rutherford; three step grandchildren, Scott (Susan) Cupples, Christopher (Lupe) Cupples and Jennifer (Mark) Cupples Evans; seven great-grandchildren; eight step great-grandchildren; and a sister, Margaret (Baxter) Weber of Dover, Del.
Two brothers, K. James Wolf and Robert Wolf, preceded him in death.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family with interment at Schenck's Cemetery near Howard.
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