Carl Reigle, 85, of Millersville, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 23, 2025. Carl and his wife Carol were married for 57 years. At the shore house, beloved by Carl, a decorative sign hung in the kitchen: "An Old Crab and an Angel Fish live here." This simple piece of décor was symbolic of their relationship, two individuals clearly distinct yet perfect for each other.

To illustrate this dynamic, every year each child received two birthday cards, one serious in nature while the other humorous. The serious card, of course from Carol, accentuating their love and appreciation for their children. Carl's card, on the other hand, offered bad puns and low brow humor. Quintessential Carl, a man with a unique sense of humor often seeking humor where others could not find it, as evidenced by his lifelong lament that he could never find any funny sympathy cards.

This obituary is our best attempt to fuse the solemnity of Carl's passing with the humor that he would like us all to find.

Carl was born in the small town of Beaver Springs, Snyder County, PA, and raised on his family's farm. He served three years in the US Navy and spent most of his adult life in Lancaster County. His upbringing defined the man we all knew. Importantly, he was stereotypical German; he was always willing to welcome anyone with open arms, but we're all still waiting for those arms to close.

Carl was in the insurance and administration business from 1964 until his retirement in 2003. He was an entrepreneur who started several businesses, one being a forerunner in providing administration services in the group benefits field. It was always clear to him that finding good people who want to work for you makes for good employees and was key to a successful business. Maybe this was obvious since he always said that, although he had ideas, he didn't know how to do anything. He thought of his employees as fundamental to bringing his ideas to life. Treating his employees with respect, fairness, and generosity was important to him. Carl would demonstrate his appreciation by sharing company trips, providing lunches and hosting holiday dinners. In addition, he truly enjoyed getting to know each of his employees personally, which may have been his favorite part of his career.

He was a voracious reader, just not of books. He read multiple newspapers daily, as well as various news magazines. But in Carl's words, he learned more from reading the funnies than anything else he read. He often claimed to know a bit about everything; in his defense, he was close to correct. And anything he didn't know, he simply made up.

Carl loved the shore and National Parks, and he cherished his time spent at Long Beach Island, NJ, and St. John, USVI. Being an avid boater, Carl loved taking friends and family on boat rides, fishing, skiing, tubing and simply viewing the sunset while out on the bay.

He left behind notes for what he would write in his obituary. "He always knew he would die – he just thought it would be tomorrow (and we all know tomorrow never comes)." "He enjoyed his life and leaves with no regrets (although he probably should have some)."

Carl is survived by Carol, their three children, Kimberly Reigle (Ron Bonawitz), Lancaster, PA, Ken Reigle (Erin Kliber), Allison Park, PA, Kristin Reigle (Brad LaPlaca), Jenkintown, PA, and four grandchildren, Dylan Bonawitz, Iona Reigle, Ciaran Reigle and Lucjan LaPlaca. He is also survived by one sister, Patricia Heintzelman, and four brothers, John Reigle, Donald Reigle, Gary Reigle and Douglas Reigle. In Carl's words, "he loved them all but never got around to telling them." We all knew.

Per Carl's wishes, there will be no funeral service, and his ashes will be scattered at various locations at the convenience of the family.

In the future, there will be a party to celebrate Carl's life, or what Carl said would be a "Going Away Party," the time and place to be posted in the obituary column. Please, no flowers and no donations. Carl's request is that you do something for someone in need, either financially or emotionally. And if you want to live like he did, do it every time you get the chance.