Richard C. Harclerode, 75, Lancaster, died Thursday, April 3 at Hospice of Lancaster County due to complications of lymphoma. Born July 16, 1933 in Everett, PA, Dick was the son of the late Thomas Joseph Harclerode and Alberta Schetrompf Harclerode Noel. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Susan, and daughter Beth, married to Daniel Coast of Alexandria, VA, and twin grandchildren Samuel and Eliza.

After graduating from Everett High School in 1951, Dick served in the U.S. Air Force before receiving an honorable discharge in order to run his father's barbershop business. He attended Hagerstown Barber School and was a teacher of barbering.

Dick received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Millersville University, and began his career in education as an industrial arts teacher at Conestoga Valley High School. He earned his principal certificate from Temple University, and was employed by the Hempfield School District as an industrial arts teacher, assistant principal, and high school principal. He established Olde Towne Interiors in 1984.

He was active in the Jaycees, serving as Leola chapter charter member and president, Lancaster County East Chapter president, and one of 12 regional vice presidents in Pennsylvania. He was elected to the Jaycee International Senate in recognition of his numerous contributions to the Jaycee organization.

An avid amateur radio enthusiast, Dick built his own radios and communicated with his brother and nephew on a daily basis. His call sign W3JPS was a resource recognized by national relief organizations to provide telephone patches for area missionaries stationed in Africa. He served as president of the Lancaster Radio Transmitters Society.

He shared interest in and knowledge of horses as a 4-H Boots & Saddles Club leader, providing pony rides to local youth. He chaperoned trail rides and overnight camping trips with the Circle T Riders, and showed registered quarterhorses with his daughter Beth. Big Red was his beloved Tennessee Walker.

Dick worked tirelessly for the Lanco Federal Credit Union, serving as chairman of the board of directors for over 35 years. He helped to guide Lanco from its early days in the 1970s when it operated from the back of a classroom at Hempfield High School into a full-service financial institution with four locations open to any individual who resides or works in Lancaster County. A flagpole honoring Dick's countless contributions to Lanco was dedicated in 2002.

He was a 32 ^nd Degree Free and Accepted Mason, and a member of Jaffa Shrine, as well as the B.P.O.E. Lancaster Lodge No. 134. A licensed real estate agent, Dick also served for many years as a partner and officer of HemTech, a property management business he co-founded. He was civil defense director for Upper Leacock Township, past chairperson of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Upper Leacock Township Democratic Committee member, and held memberships in PA State Education Association, National Education Association, Secondary School Principals Association, and Lancaster-Lebanon Secondary Principals Association.

Additional survivors include his brothers Thomas, married to Kathleen, of Everett, Jack, of Lewisburg, and sister Colleen June, married to Ray Lapp of LaVale, Maryland, and seven nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at a viewing on Sunday, April 5 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Chapel, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 6 at Saint James Episcopal Church, corner of North Duke and East Orange Streets in Lancaster, PA, with The Reverend John W. Symonds officiating. Graveside services with military honors will be at Everett Cemetery on Tuesday, April 7 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions in Dick's memory be made to Hospice of Lancaster County, 685 Good Drive, Lancaster, PA  17603. To send online condolences please visit snyderfuneralhome.com.