Calvin L. Amspacher

Calvin L. “Fritz” Amspacher, 82, of Shrewsbury, died Friday May 4, 2018 at the Pappus House in York. He was the husband of Marcia E. (Itzoe) Amspacher. The couple celebrated a 56th wedding anniversary this past November 23rd. Funeral services will be 12 noon on Wednesday, May 9, at the Geiple Funeral Home, Inc. 53 Main Street, Glen Rock with Father Carl Tancredi, officiating. Burial with military rites by the York County Veterans Honor Guard will follow in Giesey Memorial Cemetery, Shrewsbury. A viewing will be held from 10 AM to 12 noon at the funeral home. The family requests that you dress casual. Fritz was born on July 26, 1935 in Philadelphia and was a son of Ethel (Amspacher) Garner. He was raised by his grandmother, Mabel Amspacher. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War and retired in 1995 from Keystone Distribution where he was a fork lift operator in the warehouse. Prior to that he worked for Harry T. Campbell and Son in Hunt Valley and York Stone and Supply. He was a member of the Austin L. Grove American Legion Post #403. Glen Rock, the New Freedom VFW Post #7012 and was a life member of the United Birthday Club, New Freedom. He was a racing enthusiast and NASCAR fan, enjoyed gardening and puzzle books. He also enjoyed the times with the Bench Crew at Smith Bros. Besides his wife, he leaves, four children; Calvin “Lee” Amspacher Jr. (Denise) of Felton, Janice M. “Jan” Echevarria (Marcos) of Red Lion, Tonya M. Matthews (Jeffrey) of Felton and Dawn R. Amspacher of York; 11 grandchildren; Kristen Amspacher, Briana Frost, Cecilie Amspacher, Krystina Adams, Hollie Jo Matthews, Zaenna Echevarria, Zachary Echevarria, Sarah Dell, Grayce Amspacher, Isabella Dell, Cody Amspacher; 3 great grandchildren; Ethan Frost, Alex Frost, Allie Jo Duke; two sisters; Nancy Grove of Shrewsbury and Viola Abel of Meyersdale, PA. He was predeceased by a sister Linda Fuhrman. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Pappus House, 253 Cherry St, York, PA 17402 or at pappushouse.org Condolences may be shared at geiple.com