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Earl F. Harter, 86

Earl F. Harter, 86, of Lancaster, PA, died Friday, January 20, 2006 at Essa Flory Hospice Center. Born in Denver, Colorado, he was the son of the late C. Fred and Florence Masters Harter. Earl was the husband of Mary (Molly) Sheaffer Harter.

Mr. Harter was an Electrical Engineer with the Department of Health and Human Services for the U.S. Government. He was a member of Church of the Apostles United Church of Christ in Lancaster and a member of IEEE, NARFE, and the Elks.

Surviving besides his wife is a daughter, two stepsons and two step grandsons.

Funeral services will be held at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home and Chapel, 3110  Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA, on Tuesday at 11:00 AM. Interment in Millersville Mennonite Cemetery, Millersville. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 10:30 – 11:00 AM. Please omit flowers; contributions may be made in Earl’s memory to  National Parkinson Foundation, 1501 N. W. 9th Ave, Bob Hope Road, Miami, FL 33136-1494.

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