J. GUY WOLFE DIES; HEADED SCHOOL DEPT; WAS GUIDE
J. Guy Wolf, 93, who had been a Gettysburg High School teacher for many years and a Gettysburg battlefield guide for more than a half century, died suddenly at 2 o''clock this morning at his home, 225 Lincoln Way East, New Oxford.
He had been under a physician's care for some time but had appeared in good health and had engaged in guiding throughout the last tourist season. His service as a battlefield guide since 1923 was recently noted by the National Park News and various newspapers.
Born at Pine Run, Hamilton Twp., he was a son of the late William and Rachael (Wolf) Wolf and was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Gettysburg. Since his retirement he had been attending First Lutheran Church of New Oxford.
ATTENDED ACADEMY
A resident of Gettysburg until moving to his son's residence, he attended Gettysburg Academy and graduated from the Thompson Business College in York. He taught for a number of years at the Pine Run School, and in 1918 became head of Gettysburg High School. He served in that capacity until his retirement in 1964.
He was a member of Good Samaritan Lodge 336 F. and A. M. and the Battlefield Guides Association.
He was twice wed. His first wife, Nora (Walker) Wolf died in 1912. His second wife, Elsie (Basehoar) Wolf, died in 1961. From 1932 to 1950, Mr. Wolf and his wife operated a tourist home at their home on 32 E. Lincoln Ave.
He is survived by one son, Attorney Charles W. Wolf, with whom he resided in New Oxford; two grandsons; James C. and Jeffrey W. Wolf, both of New Oxford, and a sister, Mrs. Beulah Sanders, New Oxford.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Lutheran Church in New Oxford with Rev. Harry S. Bowman officiating. Internment will be in the New Oxford Cemetery. Friends may call at the Monahan Funeral Home, Carlisle St. Saturday evening from 7to 9.
The Gettysburg Times
{Gettysburg, Pennsylvania}
Largely attended funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from First Lutheran Church, New Oxford, for J. Guy Wolf, 93, former head of the commercial department at Gettysburg High School and nationally publicized battlefield guide.
Rev. Harry B. Bowman, pastor of First Lutheran Church, New Oxford, and Rev. Donald E. Olson, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church here, officiated at the service. Internment was in the New Oxford Cemetery. Masonic rites at the gravesite were provided by Fred Pfeffer, Donald Uber, Edward McCartney and Donald Fetters of the Good Samaritan Lodge, F. and A.M. of Gettysburg.
Pallbearers were two grandsons, James and Jeffrey Wolf, of New Oxford and four nephews, Harold Sanders, Mechanicsburg; William Sanders, Hanover; Ben Wolf, Ardmore and Fred G. Gable, New Oxford.
The Gettysburg Times
{Gettysburg, Pennsylvania}
J. Guy Wolf, 93, who had been a Gettysburg High School teacher for many years and a Gettysburg battlefield guide for more than a half century, died suddenly at 2 o''clock this morning at his home, 225 Lincoln Way East, New Oxford.
He had been under a physician's care for some time but had appeared in good health and had engaged in guiding throughout the last tourist season. His service as a battlefield guide since 1923 was recently noted by the National Park News and various newspapers.
Born at Pine Run, Hamilton Twp., he was a son of the late William and Rachael (Wolf) Wolf and was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Gettysburg. Since his retirement he had been attending First Lutheran Church of New Oxford.
ATTENDED ACADEMY
A resident of Gettysburg until moving to his son's residence, he attended Gettysburg Academy and graduated from the Thompson Business College in York. He taught for a number of years at the Pine Run School, and in 1918 became head of Gettysburg High School. He served in that capacity until his retirement in 1964.
He was a member of Good Samaritan Lodge 336 F. and A. M. and the Battlefield Guides Association.
He was twice wed. His first wife, Nora (Walker) Wolf died in 1912. His second wife, Elsie (Basehoar) Wolf, died in 1961. From 1932 to 1950, Mr. Wolf and his wife operated a tourist home at their home on 32 E. Lincoln Ave.
He is survived by one son, Attorney Charles W. Wolf, with whom he resided in New Oxford; two grandsons; James C. and Jeffrey W. Wolf, both of New Oxford, and a sister, Mrs. Beulah Sanders, New Oxford.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Lutheran Church in New Oxford with Rev. Harry S. Bowman officiating. Internment will be in the New Oxford Cemetery. Friends may call at the Monahan Funeral Home, Carlisle St. Saturday evening from 7to 9.
The Gettysburg Times
{Gettysburg, Pennsylvania}
Largely attended funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from First Lutheran Church, New Oxford, for J. Guy Wolf, 93, former head of the commercial department at Gettysburg High School and nationally publicized battlefield guide.
Rev. Harry B. Bowman, pastor of First Lutheran Church, New Oxford, and Rev. Donald E. Olson, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church here, officiated at the service. Internment was in the New Oxford Cemetery. Masonic rites at the gravesite were provided by Fred Pfeffer, Donald Uber, Edward McCartney and Donald Fetters of the Good Samaritan Lodge, F. and A.M. of Gettysburg.
Pallbearers were two grandsons, James and Jeffrey Wolf, of New Oxford and four nephews, Harold Sanders, Mechanicsburg; William Sanders, Hanover; Ben Wolf, Ardmore and Fred G. Gable, New Oxford.
The Gettysburg Times
{Gettysburg, Pennsylvania}
J. GUY WOLFE DIES; HEADED SCHOOL DEPT; WAS GUIDE
J. Guy Wolf, 93, who had been a Gettysburg High School teacher for many years and a Gettysburg battlefield guide for more than a half century, died suddenly at 2 o''clock this morning at his home, 225 Lincoln Way East, New Oxford.
He had been under a physician's care for some time but had appeared in good health and had engaged in guiding throughout the last tourist season. His service as a battlefield guide since 1923 was recently noted by the National Park News and various newspapers.
Born at Pine Run, Hamilton Twp., he was a son of the late William and Rachael (Wolf) Wolf and was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Gettysburg. Since his retirement he had been attending First Lutheran Church of New Oxford.
ATTENDED ACADEMY
A resident of Gettysburg until moving to his son's residence, he attended Gettysburg Academy and graduated from the Thompson Business College in York. He taught for a number of years at the Pine Run School, and in 1918 became head of Gettysburg High School. He served in that capacity until his retirement in 1964.
He was a member of Good Samaritan Lodge 336 F. and A. M. and the Battlefield Guides Association.
He was twice wed. His first wife, Nora (Walker) Wolf died in 1912. His second wife, Elsie (Basehoar) Wolf, died in 1961. From 1932 to 1950, Mr. Wolf and his wife operated a tourist home at their home on 32 E. Lincoln Ave.
He is survived by one son, Attorney Charles W. Wolf, with whom he resided in New Oxford; two grandsons; James C. and Jeffrey W. Wolf, both of New Oxford, and a sister, Mrs. Beulah Sanders, New Oxford.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Lutheran Church in New Oxford with Rev. Harry S. Bowman officiating. Internment will be in the New Oxford Cemetery. Friends may call at the Monahan Funeral Home, Carlisle St. Saturday evening from 7to 9.
The Gettysburg Times
{Gettysburg, Pennsylvania}
Largely attended funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from First Lutheran Church, New Oxford, for J. Guy Wolf, 93, former head of the commercial department at Gettysburg High School and nationally publicized battlefield guide.
Rev. Harry B. Bowman, pastor of First Lutheran Church, New Oxford, and Rev. Donald E. Olson, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church here, officiated at the service. Internment was in the New Oxford Cemetery. Masonic rites at the gravesite were provided by Fred Pfeffer, Donald Uber, Edward McCartney and Donald Fetters of the Good Samaritan Lodge, F. and A.M. of Gettysburg.
Pallbearers were two grandsons, James and Jeffrey Wolf, of New Oxford and four nephews, Harold Sanders, Mechanicsburg; William Sanders, Hanover; Ben Wolf, Ardmore and Fred G. Gable, New Oxford.
The Gettysburg Times
{Gettysburg, Pennsylvania}
J. Guy Wolf, 93, who had been a Gettysburg High School teacher for many years and a Gettysburg battlefield guide for more than a half century, died suddenly at 2 o''clock this morning at his home, 225 Lincoln Way East, New Oxford.
He had been under a physician's care for some time but had appeared in good health and had engaged in guiding throughout the last tourist season. His service as a battlefield guide since 1923 was recently noted by the National Park News and various newspapers.
Born at Pine Run, Hamilton Twp., he was a son of the late William and Rachael (Wolf) Wolf and was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Gettysburg. Since his retirement he had been attending First Lutheran Church of New Oxford.
ATTENDED ACADEMY
A resident of Gettysburg until moving to his son's residence, he attended Gettysburg Academy and graduated from the Thompson Business College in York. He taught for a number of years at the Pine Run School, and in 1918 became head of Gettysburg High School. He served in that capacity until his retirement in 1964.
He was a member of Good Samaritan Lodge 336 F. and A. M. and the Battlefield Guides Association.
He was twice wed. His first wife, Nora (Walker) Wolf died in 1912. His second wife, Elsie (Basehoar) Wolf, died in 1961. From 1932 to 1950, Mr. Wolf and his wife operated a tourist home at their home on 32 E. Lincoln Ave.
He is survived by one son, Attorney Charles W. Wolf, with whom he resided in New Oxford; two grandsons; James C. and Jeffrey W. Wolf, both of New Oxford, and a sister, Mrs. Beulah Sanders, New Oxford.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Lutheran Church in New Oxford with Rev. Harry S. Bowman officiating. Internment will be in the New Oxford Cemetery. Friends may call at the Monahan Funeral Home, Carlisle St. Saturday evening from 7to 9.
The Gettysburg Times
{Gettysburg, Pennsylvania}
Largely attended funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from First Lutheran Church, New Oxford, for J. Guy Wolf, 93, former head of the commercial department at Gettysburg High School and nationally publicized battlefield guide.
Rev. Harry B. Bowman, pastor of First Lutheran Church, New Oxford, and Rev. Donald E. Olson, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church here, officiated at the service. Internment was in the New Oxford Cemetery. Masonic rites at the gravesite were provided by Fred Pfeffer, Donald Uber, Edward McCartney and Donald Fetters of the Good Samaritan Lodge, F. and A.M. of Gettysburg.
Pallbearers were two grandsons, James and Jeffrey Wolf, of New Oxford and four nephews, Harold Sanders, Mechanicsburg; William Sanders, Hanover; Ben Wolf, Ardmore and Fred G. Gable, New Oxford.
The Gettysburg Times
{Gettysburg, Pennsylvania}
