Wayne R. Barr Sr.

Wayne R. Barr Sr., of  New Holland, PA. died peacefully on October 12^th, 2007 at home  surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born in Norwich, NY. on February 13^th, 1941, and was the son of the late Claude and Myra Carrie (Hills) Barr .

He is survived by his loving wife Patricia “Pat” B. ( Byrne) Barr, to whom he was married 45 years. Together they raised four sons: Wayne, (Rita),  Kevin (Susan), Brian (Leslie) and Trevor (Belinda). He is also survived by his nine grandchildren: Kaity, Lauren, Thomas, Taylor, Tyler, Nicole, Spencer, Connor and Kieran.  Wayne also is survived by his sister Beverly Dolly of Sherburne NY, several nieces, nephews and cousins.

A long time resident of Ithaca, NY, Wayne retired from the position of President after a 30 year career at Hi – Speed Checkweigher Co., Inc.

Following his career at Hi-Speed, Wayne founded Wei-Pak, Inc. and 4B Manufacturing in Viera, FL, where he developed and patented various new packaging and inspection technologies as well as running a successful manufacturers representative business. He  enjoyed his motor home and was a member of the Elks in Ithaca, NY.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 20^th,2007 at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home and Chapel, Inc, 3110 Lititz Pike Lititz, PA. 17543, at 3PM. Friends may be received from 2PM. until the time of service. The family would like to thank the Hospice of Lancaster County for their service and ask that anyone interested in making a memorial contribution do so to the organization at P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA. 17604-4125.