John William Gross

1899 - 1996  (97 years)

• Name	John William Gross
  Birth	24 Jul 1899	East Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Dec 1996	York County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Manchester Lutheran Cemetery, Manchester, York County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I5077	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Halleck Sprenkle Gross,   b. 7 Jul 1871, York County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 Jun 1969, York County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Fannie May Bear,   b. 21 May 1876, Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 May 1963, East Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F3064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Catherine Golden,   b. 16 Jul 1902, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 Apr 1990, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1921
  Children	+ 1. John William Gross, Jr,   b. 15 Feb 1922, Emigsville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Mar 2017, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F3063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2023

  
  

• Notes

  John was the son of Halleck Sprenkle Gross & Fannie May Bear. He married Alice Catherine Golden on 1 Jan 1921 in York Co., PA. ----------- The following obituary was added by the contributor who created this memorial: CAMP HILL-- John W. Gross Sr., 97, of Camp Hill, died at 4:35 p.m. Sunday at York Lutheran Home. He was the husband of Alice S. Gross, who died April 16, 1990. The service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Diehl Funeral Home Inc., 87 S. Main St., Mount Wolf. Burial will be in Manchester Lutheran Cemetery. Viewing will be 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mr. Gross was born July 24, 1899, in East Manchester Township. He was the son of the late Halleck S. and Fannie (Bear) Gross. He was the owner of John W. Gross and Co. Food Service Distribution. He was a 1918 graduate of Manchester High School, and a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Camp Hill and Robert Burns Masonic Lodge in Harrisburg. Mr. Gross is survived by two sons, John W. Gross Jr. of Camp Hill and Donald R. Gross of York; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Elwood Gross of Mount Wolf and Philip Gross of Manchester. Officiating at the service will be his pastor, the Rev. Howard J. McCarney. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1610 Carlisle Road, Camp Hill 17011. York Daily Record (PA) - Tuesday, December 31, 1996

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147876945/john-william-gross.