CENTERBURG – Harlan Wayne Kiracofe, 82, died peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at Countryview of Sunbury, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Nov. 4, 1937, in Belpre, Ohio.
Harlan was a graduate of The Ohio State University and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a licensed pharmacist for 50 years and owned and ran his own pharmacy in Stewartstown, Pennsylvania. After selling the pharmacy, he and his wife Marcey moved to Centerburg. Not one to sit still, he worked part-time for the Centerburg Pharmacy, The Medicine Shoppe in Delaware and the Central Ohio Compounding Pharmacy in Worthington.
Harlan was active with the Lions Club and Masonic Lodge in Fredericktown, the American Legion in Centerburg and the Horticulture area of the Oldtime Farming Festival in Centerburg (where he was awarded numerous plaques and ribbons). He enjoyed gardening, his pets, reading and traveling the world. He was an avid Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Indians fan.
He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Marcey J. (Smith) Kiracofe; nieces, Stephanie (Adam) Tudor of Centerburg, Molly (Tom) Beam of Powell, Jeanna (Abel) Moreno of Centerburg, Emily (Burt) Redetzki of Berea and Stacy (Jessica) Smith of Blue Ash; great-nieces and nephews, Wyatt, Evan, Rebecca Mae, Austin, Griffin, Mallory, Tyler, Logan and Mollie; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Lawrence and Jo Ann Smith of Centerburg; brother-in-law, Ralph Huggins of Westerville; and sister-in-law, Jeanette Kiracofe of Olmsted Falls.
Harlan was preceded in death by his parents, Otis R. and Majel E. (Chapman) Kiracofe; brother, Larry H. Kiracofe; sister, Jo Ellen Huggins; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Russell and Evelyn Smith.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, at DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home, 637 N. State Route 61 (at State Route 3) in Sunbury, where the family will receive visitors from 11 a.m. until time of service. Pastor Roger Crego will be officiating. Interment with military honors will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Centerburg.
Contributions may be made in Harlan's memory to the Fredericktown Lions Club, 8927 Columbus Road, #47, Mount Vernon, OH 43050.
The DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home is honored to serve the Kiracofe family. Please visit www.snyderfuneralhomes.com to share a memory or condolence with the family.
