Leonard Spitz

Leonard Spitz, 95, of 1626 Majestic Drive, and formerly of 1512 Philadelphia Ave., both in Chambersburg, died at 7:50 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21, 2007 in the Chambersburg Hospital.

Born Nov. 26, 1911 in New York, N.Y., he was a son of the late Samuel and Bertha Rosenthal Spitz.

In the 1920's he played Minor League Professional Baseball in New York City.

Mr. Spitz received a Bachelor's Degree from the City College of New York, and during the 1930's, was employed as the Food Purchaser for the New Yorker Hotel, The Plaza Hotel, and The Waldorf- Astoria, all in New York City. He was summoned to work as the Food Purchaser at the Pentagon during WWII. During his five years of employment at the Pentagon, he was also assigned the task of improving the processing and packaging of C-rations for the soldiers.

He was owner and president of the former Antrim Cold Storage and the former Leonard Spitz, Inc. (manufacturer of frozen foods), both of Greencastle, from the late 1940s until 1970.

Mr. Spitz developed the machinery to create the crinkle cut potato (French fry) at his Greencastle business.

He married Peggy Haines Spitz, Jan. 23, 1939. She died Feb. 5, 2000.

He is survived by six children, Lynn A. Spitz of Bellevue, Wash., Athens and Kefalonia, Greece, Raymond A. Spitz and wife Josie of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Marilea A. Geyer and husband Harold of Chambersburg, Marian P. MacNett (wife of the late David MacNett) of Troy, Donald N. Spitz and wife Marilynn of Lexington, Ken. and Cheryl A. Pietsch and husband Benjamin of Chambersburg; and seven grandchildren.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Harry and Edgar.

A memorial service was held the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 25 in the Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, Chambersburg with the Rev. John E. Geyer officiating.

Burial followed in Parklawns Memorial Gardens.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 3544 North Progress Avenue, Suite 205, Harrisburg, PA 17110 or to the American Heart Association, 1113 44th Avenue North, Suite 200, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29577.

Condolences may be expressed at www.geiselfuneralhome.com