Harry D. Prugh

Like most of our family, “Grandpop Prugh” would read our blog each morning and check for new pictures of his beloved great grandkids.  We’re sad to be posting his obituary today:

Harry D. Prugh, age 77, of Bowmansville, Pa, passed away at home after a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, January 8, 2012. All through his three year battle with cancer he was always praising the Lord for his 74 years of wonderful health and felt he had to reason to complain for what he was experiencing now.

He was born in Atwood, PA. the son of Ralph and Elizabeth (Orr) Prugh. Surviving is his wife Lynne (Vrooman) Prugh; his daughter, Kathy L., married to William Gartner of Newtown, Pa., and his son Dr. Mark, married to Holly (Moyer) Prugh of Lansdale, Pa. he was very proud that both of them are in professions of ministering to others, Kathy as a nurse and Mark as a pastor. He is also survived by two granddaughters, Bethany L. Creel of Mount Laurel, NJ, and Emily J. Prugh of Lansdale; twin great-grandchildren, Josiah and Lilly Creel; a brother Allen Prugh of Shelocta, Pa; and two sisters, Edna Grace of Indiana, Pa., and Elsie Kenly of Shelocta, Pa.

Preceding him in death is a son, David; four brothers, Arthur, Ernest, Roy and Blair; and three sisters, Mary Gress, Martha Reefer, and Verna Snyder.

He served four years in the Air Force.

He graduated from Schenectady Community College, Schenectady, NY; Russell Sage College, Troy, NY; and attended the Management Masters Program at Ryder College, Lawrenceville, NJ.

He spent his entire working career with the Federal Highway Administration starting out in Albany, NY and finishing his career as a supervisory systems accountant in Washington, DC.

He loved his Lord and was very active in the church for many years. He loved working in his many flower beds and sharing and trading plants with others. His winter hobby was spent refinishing furniture and caning chairs.

The family would like to thank the Ephrata Hospital for their wonderful loving care during Harry's illness.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 11 at 11 am at the Beck Funeral Home, with Reverend Kenneth Mingledorf officiating. Internment will be in the Terre Hill Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Tuesday from 6-8 pm and on Wednesday from 10-11 am at the Beck Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the New Holland Church of the Nazarene Building Fund, 428 Ranck Road, New Holland, PA 17557.

 

We were privileged to be able to visit on Saturday with the kids.  While there, I saw a picture of Josiah that showed so much of Josiah’s personality that you felt like you understood him just from that picture.  It wasn’t a nice “sitting still” formal portrait but it captured a brief instant where he was just being himself.

We’ve found these snapshots are just as transparent about his great grandfather:

 

We’re glad to have some treasured pictures of him with the kids:

 

I’ve always loved this picture of he and I: