Obituary for
Leon E. Abel
Leon E. Abel, 84 of York, died at Pleasant Acres Nursing Home on October 18, 2016. He was the husband of the late Erlene M. (Becker) Abel.
Born June 2, 1932 in Lower Windsor Township, PA, he was the son of the late John H. and Margaret M. (Kraft) Abel.
Leon retired from Standard Register as a machine operator following over 35 years of employment.
He was a member of Yorkshire United Methodist Church, a 1951 graduate of Hellam High School and attended Elizabethtown College where he played baseball. Leon was a member and Past Master of Riverside Lodge # 503 F. & A.M. where he also served as secretary for 15 years and a member of York Forest # 30 Tall Cedars of Lebanon.
Leon is survived by a daughter, Wanda Jean Campbell and her husband Travis of Columbia, MD; two sons, Kerry Abel and his wife Julie of Mount Wolf and Craig Abel and his wife Glenda of York; four grandchildren, five great grandchildren, two sisters, Joan Tollinger of Lancaster and Carol Young of York and a sister-in-law, Fayne Abel of York. He was preceded in death by a brother, Elton Abel.
Masonic and funeral services will be private at the convenience of the family at Etzweiler Funeral Home, Inc., 700 Hellam Street, Wrightsville, PA with burial in Canadochly Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Pleasant Acres Nursing Home, 118 Pleasant Acres Road, York, PA 17402.
Arrangements by the Etzweiler Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, 700 Hellam Street Wrightsville, PA 17368.
