Harold R. Rodgers, 83, of Littlestown, Pa., died Monday at his home with his family by his side.

Born Nov. 12, 1923, in Pardoe, Mercer County, he was the son of Jacob R. and Helen W. Himes Rodgers.

He was the loving husband of Lillian D. Dittmer Rodgers, to whom he was married for 62 years.

Mr. Rodgers graduated from Slippery Rock High School, attended Valley Forge Military Academy, received his college degree from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute and did some graduate work at the University of Maryland. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corp having served with the 8th Air Force during World War II, and as a staff sergeant with the Air Force during the Korean Conflict.

Mr. Rodgers taught English and art at both the junior high and senior high level.

He was a member of The Harold H. Bair, Post 14 American Legion in Hanover.

He is survived by two children, Robert B. Rodgers and his wife, Eileen S., of Rockville, Md., Jeane R. New and her husband, Tim, of Florence, S.C.; four grandchildren, Kristina New of Florence, S.C., Johanna Hershenson of Wellington, New Zealand, Jennifer Rider of Kill Devil Hills, N.C., and Deborah Rodgers of Gaithersburg, Md.; eight great-grandchildren, and a sister, Evelyn Rodgers of Slippery Rock.

<B>RODGERS</B>— A service to celebrate and remember the life of Harold R. Rodgers, who died Monday, Nov. 20, 2006, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the <B>Kenworthy Funeral Home</B>, 269 Frederick St., Hanover, with Eileen S. Rodgers officiating.Viewings and time to share memories with the family was Tuesday and from 1 to 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, with military honors provided by the Hanover Allied Veterans Burial Detail.Serving as casketbearers will be Robert B. Rodgers, Tim New, Terry Jarvis, David Nichols, Ben Rider, and Terry Dittmer.