Russell J. Case

May 28, 1921 - August 31, 2021

Russell J. Case, 100, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, born May 28, 1921, passed peacefully on August 30, 2021. He is the son of Robert and Bertha Case, longtime residents of Litchfield, New York. He is survived by a daughter Phyllis Gordon, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, a son Harlow of Washington DC, and a stepdaughter, Pamela Whalen, of Camp Hill. He is predeceased by his loving wife, June (Sawyer – Gentry) and stepson Tom Gentry of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and stepdaughter Rose Crosby. He has thirteen grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren. Mr. Case graduated from West Winfield High School, attended Cornell University after which he worked for Agway Petroleum Corporation for 36 years. During his tenure at Agway, he initially drove a fuel truck and then held positions of Plant Manager, District Manager, Regional Manager, Director of Supply and Transportation, and finally as Vice President and Director of Marketing. After retiring in 1979, he returned to the oil business in 1982 working for TW Oil, Houston, TX, as Fuel Oil VP for the Northeast, followed by an assignment with Atlantic Oil and Refining, Philadelphia, PA, as dealer distribution manager. He worked for Petroleum Products Corporation, Harrisburg, PA, as Chief Operating Officer, and finally as co-owner/founder of CK Associates, Hughesville, PA. He was an active member of the Empire State Petroleum Associates, the PA Petroleum Association, the Mid Atlantic Fuel Dealers Association, the New Jersey Fuel Dealers Association, and the American Petroleum Institute. He was a member of Winfield, NY Lodge #581 F&AM. A service will be held at Musselman Funeral Home on Friday, September 3rd at 10:00AM. Interment will be at Rolling Green Cemetery.