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H. Woolridge
May 14, 1913 — October 5, 2006
H. Rembrandt Woolridge, 93, of Clearfield died quietly at home on Tuesday, October 3, 2006.
Born on May 14, 1913 in Woodland, RD, he was the eldest of the five children of Myrtle (Dickson) Harold Dale Woolridge.
He attended a one-room school in Bradford Township and later graduated from Clearfield High School Class of 1930 and the Pennsylvania State College in 1934.
On October 14, 1936 he married the former Mary Jane Lee at the Trinity United Methodist Church, Clearfield.
He is survived by a daughter, Jane Lee Yare of Clearfield, a granddaughter, Courtney Casper Woolridge of Washington, DC, a daughter-in-law, Kim (Trojanowski) Woolridge and numerous nieces and nephews.
Also surviving are a brother-in-law, Asbury W. Lee, III of State College and a sister-in-law, Anna Vaughn (Lee) Hinkle of Clearfield.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, a son George Ashley Woolridge formerly of Murrysville and an infant son. He was also preceded in death by siblings, Ashley E. Woolridge, Margaret L. Woolridge and John Richard Woolridge all formerly of Clearfield and Jane Logan formerly of Lock Haven.
A businessman, he was founder and president of HR Woolridge, Co., a general insurance firm, from 1935 until he sold the business in 1968. In 1943, he assumed the managerial duties for Woolridge Coal Mining Companys West Virginia operations in Nicholas County, WV.
He was president of Moshannon Falls Mining in Clearfield and a director of Clearfield Bank and Trust Company from 1962 until 2001.
He was an avid and accomplished athlete with interest ranging from varsity football and track in both high school and college to league golf play at the local country club where he supplied the best damn golf team at CCCC with knickers.
He hunted for boar in Lichtenstein, caught trophy-sized fish in Lake Erie and had his picture on a television feature Big Old Fish on WTAJ-TV, Altoona.
He traveled extensively.
Some of his civic contributions and social memberships included 30 years of volunteering on the Shaw Public Library Board; serving for 9 years and as president of the Clearfield Area School Board; and maintaining the longest uninterrupted membership in the Clearfield Curwensville Country Club from 1929 until the time of his death.
Memorial services will be held in the chapel of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Clearfield on Saturday at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Robert L. Rupp officiating. Interment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Clearfield.
Friends will be received at the church on Saturday from 12:30 -2:00 PM.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to charity of one's choice.
The Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield is in charge of the arrangements.
Born on May 14, 1913 in Woodland, RD, he was the eldest of the five children of Myrtle (Dickson) Harold Dale Woolridge.
He attended a one-room school in Bradford Township and later graduated from Clearfield High School Class of 1930 and the Pennsylvania State College in 1934.
On October 14, 1936 he married the former Mary Jane Lee at the Trinity United Methodist Church, Clearfield.
He is survived by a daughter, Jane Lee Yare of Clearfield, a granddaughter, Courtney Casper Woolridge of Washington, DC, a daughter-in-law, Kim (Trojanowski) Woolridge and numerous nieces and nephews.
Also surviving are a brother-in-law, Asbury W. Lee, III of State College and a sister-in-law, Anna Vaughn (Lee) Hinkle of Clearfield.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, a son George Ashley Woolridge formerly of Murrysville and an infant son. He was also preceded in death by siblings, Ashley E. Woolridge, Margaret L. Woolridge and John Richard Woolridge all formerly of Clearfield and Jane Logan formerly of Lock Haven.
A businessman, he was founder and president of HR Woolridge, Co., a general insurance firm, from 1935 until he sold the business in 1968. In 1943, he assumed the managerial duties for Woolridge Coal Mining Companys West Virginia operations in Nicholas County, WV.
He was president of Moshannon Falls Mining in Clearfield and a director of Clearfield Bank and Trust Company from 1962 until 2001.
He was an avid and accomplished athlete with interest ranging from varsity football and track in both high school and college to league golf play at the local country club where he supplied the best damn golf team at CCCC with knickers.
He hunted for boar in Lichtenstein, caught trophy-sized fish in Lake Erie and had his picture on a television feature Big Old Fish on WTAJ-TV, Altoona.
He traveled extensively.
Some of his civic contributions and social memberships included 30 years of volunteering on the Shaw Public Library Board; serving for 9 years and as president of the Clearfield Area School Board; and maintaining the longest uninterrupted membership in the Clearfield Curwensville Country Club from 1929 until the time of his death.
Memorial services will be held in the chapel of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Clearfield on Saturday at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Robert L. Rupp officiating. Interment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Clearfield.
Friends will be received at the church on Saturday from 12:30 -2:00 PM.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to charity of one's choice.
The Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield is in charge of the arrangements.
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