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Frederick T. Harpster
Posted 10/31/09
Frederick T. Harpster, 82 MILTON - Frederick T. Harpster, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009, in Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford. He was 82. A retired quality control expert in the hosiery …
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Frederick T. Harpster
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Frederick T. Harpster, 82
MILTON - Frederick T. Harpster, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009, in Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford. He was 82. A retired quality control expert in the hosiery industry, Fred was born in Danville, Pa., the son of the late William Herrold Harpster and Erma Smith Harpster. He lived in Holyoke, Mass. and in Washington and Asbury, N.J., before moving to Delaware in 1950, where he was employed by the old Portland Hosiery Mill on Atlantic St. in Milton. From 1965 to 1970 he lived in Siler City, N.C., where he was employed by Kellwood Corporation. He returned to Milton in 1970 and worked for the Marclay Hosiery Mill in Milford. He retired in 1989 from ILC in Frederica, which dealt in government contracts. Mr. Harpster was a 1945 graduate of the old Washington (N.J.) High School. He served as an Infantryman in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1947, a year of which was spent in Korea with the Occupational Forces. He is a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). He was an avid fresh-water fly fisherman and often traveled to northwest New Jersey to fish in the mountain streams of that region where he spent his youth. To his friends and acquaintances, he was considered an expert on fishing. He was also a skilled small-game hunter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Richard. He is survived by a son, Frederick W. "Rick"; a daughter, Wendy Harpster and her fiancé' Bill Woodall of Milton; one brother, Bruce W. Harpster of Venice, Fla.; four grandchildren, Stephanie Harpster of Milton, and Brian, Corrine and Craig Harpster of Millsboro; two great-grandsons, Keilo and Jayden King of Milton; three nephews; and two nieces. Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at the chapel of Short Funeral Services, 416 Federal St., Milton, where friends may call after 12 noon. Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milton. A reception to celebrate his life will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to Home of the Brave Veterans Shelter, 6632 Sharps Rd., Milford, DE 19963.
MILTON - Frederick T. Harpster, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009, in Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford. He was 82. A retired quality control expert in the hosiery industry, Fred was born in Danville, Pa., the son of the late William Herrold Harpster and Erma Smith Harpster. He lived in Holyoke, Mass. and in Washington and Asbury, N.J., before moving to Delaware in 1950, where he was employed by the old Portland Hosiery Mill on Atlantic St. in Milton. From 1965 to 1970 he lived in Siler City, N.C., where he was employed by Kellwood Corporation. He returned to Milton in 1970 and worked for the Marclay Hosiery Mill in Milford. He retired in 1989 from ILC in Frederica, which dealt in government contracts. Mr. Harpster was a 1945 graduate of the old Washington (N.J.) High School. He served as an Infantryman in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1947, a year of which was spent in Korea with the Occupational Forces. He is a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). He was an avid fresh-water fly fisherman and often traveled to northwest New Jersey to fish in the mountain streams of that region where he spent his youth. To his friends and acquaintances, he was considered an expert on fishing. He was also a skilled small-game hunter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Richard. He is survived by a son, Frederick W. "Rick"; a daughter, Wendy Harpster and her fiancé' Bill Woodall of Milton; one brother, Bruce W. Harpster of Venice, Fla.; four grandchildren, Stephanie Harpster of Milton, and Brian, Corrine and Craig Harpster of Millsboro; two great-grandsons, Keilo and Jayden King of Milton; three nephews; and two nieces. Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at the chapel of Short Funeral Services, 416 Federal St., Milton, where friends may call after 12 noon. Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milton. A reception to celebrate his life will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to Home of the Brave Veterans Shelter, 6632 Sharps Rd., Milford, DE 19963.
