Earl P. Harriger
1931-2016
BOLIVAR - Earl P. “Garbo” Harriger, 84, of 1434 Kansas Hollow Road passed away at home on Friday
January 8, 2016, following a brief illness. Earl was born March 16, 1931 in Richburg, NY to Wade and
Signe Anderson Harriger. In 1956, he married Pauline Potter; Mrs. Harriger preceded him in death on
April 29, 2012.
Earl was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He was a former employee of the American Olean
Tile Company and a welder for then Dresser Clark Company in Olean, retiring after forty years of service.
Mr. Harriger was a local oil producer in the Bolivar area. Earl was a member of a number of
organizations including: the Allentown United Methodist Church, member and past master of the
Macedonia Lodge 258 F & AM, Bolivar Chapter #280 Royal Arch Masons, Coudersport PA Consistory,
Kenyon Andrus Post 772 American Legion, New York State Oil Producers Association, a life member of
the Bolivar Fire Department, town committeeman for the Allegany County Republican Party, and was a
volunteer at the Bolivar Pioneer Oil Museum. Earl was a passionate supporter of the Bolivar-Richburg
Athletic Programs and attended many boys and girls games, especially the boys wrestling matches.
In addition to his wife, Earl was preceded in death by a brother, Alan Harriger. Surviving are three
daughters; Susan (Smiley) Weber, Bolivar; Dianne (Tim) Safford, Bolivar; Dawn (Jeff) Doane, Friendship;
one brother, Robert (Penny) Harriger, Williamsburg, VA; and one sister-in-law, Nancy Harriger, Phoenix
AZ. Earl was known to his seven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren as “Hee Haw.”
Friends may call at the Schaffner Funeral Home, Inc. in Bolivar on Wednesday January 13, 2016 from 2-
4PM and 7-9 PM. Funeral services will be held Thursday January 14, 2016 at 11AM at the Allentown
United Methodist Church with Rev. Vickie Hedlund officiating. Burial will be in Maple Lawn Cemetery in
Bolivar.
Memorials may be made to the Bolivar Pioneer Museum, PO Box 332 Bolivar, NY 14715 or the Bolivar
Fire Department, 460 Main St., Bolivar, NY 14715.
Schaffner Funeral Home
