guss pappas veterans day 2016 5Guss G. Pappas

April 22, 1934 - November 8, 2017

East Manchester Twp.

Guss G. Pappas, 83, died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at his residence. He was the husband of Elnora J. (Updegraff) Pappas.

Born April 22, 1934 in Scranton, the son of the late George K. and Kalleope M. (Athas) Pappas, he was retired from Caterpillar, Inc., and served in the U.S. Navy for more than 21 years. He was a member of Valley View Alliance Church, Shiloh American Legion Post 791, the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 20, and also attended Community Cornerstone Church, York.

guss pappas early fall 2018 2In addition to his wife of 63 years, Mr. Pappas, is survived by two sons, Steven S. Pappas and his wife, Robin, and Matthew E. Pappas, all of York; a daughter, Jennifer E. Snyder and her husband, Scott, of Dover; six grandchildren, Jeremy, Kristen, Joshua, KateLynne, Brady and Jesse; three great-grandchildren, Noel, Aeryn, and Rey; and a brother, Loui Pappas of Columbia, SC.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, November 13, 2017 at Valley View Alliance Church, 200 Alliance Avenue, York with The Rev. Ross Dunk, officiating. Viewings will be 1-3 p.m. Sunday at William E. Little Funeral Homes, Inc., 60 South Main Street, Manchester, and 10-11 a.m. Monday at the Church. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, with full military rites.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, P.O. Box 96105, Washington, DC 20090-6105 or to Truth for Israel, PO Box 156, Ephrata PA 17522.

Courtesy of KuhnerAssociates.com

Published in York Daily Record & York Dispatch on Nov. 10, 2017

 

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