York firefighters Ivan Flanscha, Zachary Anthony embodied heroism
York City firefighters Ivan Flanscha, 50, of Red Lion (left), and Zachary Anthony, 29, of York, will be memorialized this Wednesday at York Fairgrounds. (Photo: submitted)
(York) — York City firefighters Ivan Flanscha and Zachary Anthony embodied heroism.
Tragically, Flanscha, 50, of Red Lion, and Anthony, 29, of York, died from injuries suffered Thursday in the line of duty battling a fire at the old Weaver Organ & Piano building in York.
While a community and beyond has reached out to support their families, friends and colleagues, there will be further opportunities to celebrate their lives and mourn their passing this week.
Their obituaries this weekend provided details in who they were.
- Obituaries: Ivan Flanscha and Zachary Anthony
Flanscha, for example, was born in Iowa, graduated from York College, was a father to five and a beloved son, husband and brother.
Anthony, born in Allentown, earned his fire schooling in Florida. He, too, was a cherished husband, son and brother.
Details of private services can be found in the individual obituaries, while a combined public service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Hall at the York Fairgrounds.
If you want to help, there are myriad ways to do so, including a GoFundMe page set up by the York Professional Fire Fighters and IAFF Local 627 to help the families.
You can also contribute through this address:
York Professional Firefighters, Local 627 IAFF
PO Box 5
York, PA 17405
Checks should be made out to “York Professional Firefighters, Local 627”
In addition, you can also make memorial contributions to National Fallen Firefighters, P.O. Drawer 498, Emmitsburg MD, 21727.
More from the York Daily Record’s coverage of the deadly fire:
- York City fire: Timeline of events and links to profiles, stories and galleries
- ATF investigating deadly York fire: ‘We’re going to do everything we can to get some answers’
- Flags at half-staff, as prayers, condolences offered to York City firefighters
- How to help families of York City firefighters killed, injured in building collapse
This story comes to us through a partnership between WITF and The York Daily Record.
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