Floyd "Harv" Ipher

Floyd H. "Harv" Ipher, 62, of Cambra, died early Friday morning, April 25, 2025 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born  December 12, 1962 at home in Huntington Mills, he was a son of the late Harold and Dorothy (Shultz) Ipher.  He and his wife, Noelle Hobbs-Ipher, would have celebrated their 9th wedding anniversary on November 23rd.

Harv was a 1981 graduate of Northwest Area High School.  From 1976 until 2012 he was employed as a farmer at the Robert Barchik farm in Cambra.  He then worked for the Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Tobyhanna for five years and then was employed as a school bus driver in Pittston.  He was also a school bus driver trainer.

He was a member of St. Peters Lutheran Church in Hughestown where he had served as  President of the Church Council.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, Noelle, are his three sisters:  Linda Ipher, of Stillwater; Esther Brothers, of Burleson, Texas and Bonnie Verbyla, of Benton as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers:  Claude C. Ipher on November 10, 2018 and William Ipher on August 19, 2016. 

A viewing will be held Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 from 4:30 to 7:30 PM at the McMichael Funeral Home, Inc., 4394  Red Rock Road, Benton (State Route 487). A  Funeral Service will be held at 7:30 PM on Wednesday at the Funeral Home.  There will also be a Celebration of Life Service on Friday, May 9, 2025 at 3 PM at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 100 Rock Street, Hughestown, PA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Pittston Area Girls Softball Booster Club, c/o Chantelle Antal, 320 Chapel Road, Pittston Twp., PA  18640 or the American Heart Association. 

The McMichael Funeral Home, Inc., of Benton, is honored to serve the Ipher Family. For online condolences or additional information, please visit our website:   www.mcmichaelfuneralhome.com

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