Isaac H. “Ike” Rife, 60, of Newville, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012 in the Emergency Room of the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.
Born May 6, 1951 in Newville, Cumberland County, he was a son of the late Robert, Sr. and Ida Enyeart Rife.
Ike retired from the Mechanicsburg Naval Depot and was currently employed by Exel-Unilever in Carlisle. He was a United States Navy Veteran of Vietnam War and a 1969 graduate of Big Spring High School.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara J. Thomas Rife, one son, Ken E. Rife and his fiancée Gabrael Michonski of Shippensburg, one daughter, Jaime L. Hamilton and her husband Allan of Newville, four grandchildren, Elaine, Niki, Javan, and Makaila Hamilton all of Newville, one brother, Robert Rife, Jr. of Newville, two sisters, Mary Ann Worthington of Shippensburg, and Bessie Rife of Gettysburg.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 11 a.m. in the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home Inc., Shippensburg with The Rev. Larry A. Strouse officiating. Burial with military honors conducted by the Shippensburg American Legion and VFW Posts will be in the Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens. A viewing will be held Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. in the funeral home.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.
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