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Celia Ann Ryder 1941-2025

Celia Ann Ryder, age 83, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the Chambersburg Hospital.

Celia Ann Ryder
Celia Ann Ryder

Born November 23, 1941, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Norman Diehl, Jr. and Clara College

Mrs. Ryder was a 1959 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim Senior high School. She was a homemaker most of her life. Mrs. Ryder enjoyed sewing, reading, and cooking.

Surviving is her husband of 66 years, Billy M. Ryder, whom she married on July 16, 1959; two children, Jeffrey D. Ryder (Steph) of Kill Devil Hills, NC and Christine S. McDonough (Jim) of Vancouver, WA; three grandchildren, Patrick McDonough (Lina) of Orondo, WA, Kelsey Jennings (Jon) of Vancouver, WA, and Brayden McDonough of Centralia, WA; three great-grandchildren, Delilah, Lumen, and Lyrin; and two siblings, Norma Repack and Jane Brechbill (Harold).

Graveside services will be private in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home, Inc., Greencastle, PA.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to the charity of one’s choice.

Online condolences may be offered on her page at the funeral home’s website.

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