Orvile Gene Haldeman

"Dubbs"

July 20, 1930

May 14, 2004

Orville Gene “Dubbs” Haldeman, 73, of 475 Wabash Road, Ephrata, Lancaster County, died Friday, May 14, 2004, at 4:20 PM in the Essa Flory Hospice Center, East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, where he was a patient one day.   Born in Ephrata, he was a son of the late Howard P. and Carrie E. (McCloud) Haldeman, and was the husband of Julia Mary (Schreiber) Haldeman for 23 years on March 21^st.   A 1949 graduate of Lititz High School, a graduate of Mercersburg Academy, and attended Penn State University for 3 years.  He was a football and baseball enthusiast having played in high school, at the academy and a guard position at Penn State under coaches Rip Engle and Joe Paterno.   Haldeman also played baseball and football on teams in Germany during his Army tenure.  He was a coach for the Lebanon “Rams” semi-pro football team during the 1960’s.  “Dubbs” was the owner & operator of the Brickerville Shire, Brickerville, Lancaster County, from 1959-61, the Warwick House, Lititz, Lancaster County, from 1961-68; ran the Royal Scotia Hotel, St. Croix, USVI, and the Highlander Motel & Ski Lodge, Rutland, Vermont during the 1970’s.  He was last employed as the manager of the Crystal Tea Room  Café of the former John Wanamaker’s downtown Philadelphia location.  He was a corporal in the Army during World War II.  Surviving in addition to his wife are 3 daughters, Kim Haldeman, Jeffersonville, PA; Dawn (Haldeman) Pitt, Lansdale, PA; and Pam Haldeman, Lansdale, PA, and 2 grandchildren.

A private graveside inurnment service will be held from Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Brickerville, Lancaster County, PA.

The family asks that you not send flowers.  Please remember "Dubbs" with contributions to Hospice of Lancaster County, Post Office Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125.