(Obituary included)
Dale G. Bair, of Hanover, entered into God's eternal care July 21, 2009, while surrounded by his family, in Shippensburg.
Born on October 20, 1935, to the late Luther Clayton and Beatrice Anna Marie Warner Bair, he was a native and lifelong resident of Hanover.
Mr. Bair was a 1954 graduate of Eichelberger High School. He spent his early years living and working on the family farm until 1965. He later spent 22 years with Black and Decker and 15 years with W.L. Sterner, from which he retired. A life member of Trinity United Church of Christ, he started teaching Sunday School at the age of 16. He would spend 43 years in the Sunday School ministry of the church, serving as teacher, secretary, and superintendent. He also served as Cubmaster for Boy Scout Pack 117 and enjoyed bowling.
Mr. Bair was the loving husband of 55 years of Naomi Helen Koontz Bair and surviving, in addition to her, are his five children, Brenda Smith and her husband, Richard, Timothy Bair and his wife, Terri, Edward Bair and his wife, Jana-Lee, Dean Bair and his wife, Sarah, and Connie Mae Mescher and her husband, David; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Janet Noel and Sara Sanner; a brother, David Bair and his wife, Dianne Harper; and many nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Irene Wentz and Audrey Hull; two brothers, Glenn and Clayton Bair; and a grandson, Michael E. Bair.
Family Members
Parents
Luther Clayton Bair
1911–1990
Beatrice Anna Marie Warner Bair
1911–1983
Spouse
Naomi H. Koontz Bair
1937–2024
Siblings
Janet Lillian Bair Noel
1928–2022
Irene Grace Bair Wentz
1929–2003
Sgt Glenn Luther Bair
1931–1977
Audrey Marie Bair Hull
1945–2003
Clayton Harvey Bair
1947–1992
Children
Brenda Marie Bair Smith
1955–2017
