Robert T. Nitterhouse, Jr.
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Robert T. Nitterhouse, Jr., 80, of 2949 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg, died Monday, Dec. 30, 1996, as a result of a vehicle-pedestrian accident at the 2900 block of U.S. 11 in Green Township, Pa.
Services were held today at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg. The Rev. Lester F. Stine officiated.
Military graveside services were provided by members of Charles M. Nitterhouse Post 1599 VFW, of Chambersburg.
There was no viewing.
Memorial donations may be made to Cancer Treatment Center, Chambersburg Hospital Health Services, 260 N. Seventh St., Chambersburg, Pa. 17201.
Amy K. Davis
BUNKER HILL, W.Va. - A memorial service for Amy Kane Davis, 71, who died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1996, will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church. The Rev. John E. Harris and the Rev. Dave Wood will officiate. Burial will be private.
Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg, W.Va.
Donald B. Bishop
WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Donald B. "Ike" Bishop, 73, of 7784 Anthony Highway, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 1996, at Chambersburg Hospital.
Born Jan. 28, 1923, in Quincy, Pa., he was the son of the late Jerome Mark and Annie McCleaf Bishop.
He was a 1941 graduate of Quincy High School.
He was employed with Fairchild Aircraft Manufacturing as a riveter, and then as a machinist for Guildline of Waynesboro. Prior to retiring in January 1983, he was a mail carrier with Waynesboro Post Office for 20 years.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army Air Corps 345th Bombardment Group, known as the Air Apaches. He attended eight reunions with the group.
He was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Quincy.
He also was a member of Joe Stickell American Legion Post 15, William Max McLaughlin V.F.W. Post 695, Eagles Club Inc., and Order of the Owls Nest 1073, all of Waynesboro; and National AARP.
He is survived by his wife, Fay C. Creamer Bishop, whom he married Jan. 28, 1943; one daughter, Karen B. Peiffer of Severna Park, Md.; one son, Stuart M. Bishop of Severna Park; one sister, Ella Ione Tice of Waynesboro; one brother, Charles F. Bishop of Waynesboro; one grandson; and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one sister and six brothers.
Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro. The Rev. Suzanne P. Perez will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery near Quincy, with military graveside services conducted by the Honor Guard of Charles Nitterhouse Post 1599 V.F.W., Chambersburg, Pa.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 452 E. King St., Chambersburg, Pa. 17201.
June I. M. Gutshall
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - June I. Mentzer Gutshall, 80, of Manor Care Health Services, and formerly of 320 Landis Ave., Waynesboro, Pa., died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1997, at the nursing home.
Born June 9, 1916, in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late Thomas B. and Sarah Esther Rock Mentzer.
She married her husband Marion L. Gutshall in 1937. He died June 28, 1991.
She was a 1934 graduate of Waynesboro High School.
She was employed by Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg.
She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, Waynesboro; the Rose Circle Sunday School Class of the church, United Methodist Women, taught Sunday school in the primary department for a number of years, and served on various committees within the church.
She also was a member of the South Chapter 2977 AARP and the National AARP and did volunteer work at Waynesboro Hospital and Quincy United Methodist Home.
She is survived by one daughter, Barbara J. Shank of Waynesboro; one sister, Joanna Valentine of Waynesboro; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one brother, George W. Mentzer in 1988.
Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro. Pastor Jay A. Saxe will officiate. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro.
There will be no public viewing, however the family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
The family requests the omission of flowers and suggests memorial donations be made to Faith United Methodist Church, 104 N. Potomac St., Waynesboro, Pa. 17268.
Aretha E. Brown
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Aretha Eva Brown, 70, of Martinsburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1996, at her home under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle.
Born March 19, 1926, in Berkeley County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Emanuel W. and Lottie Virginia Miller Orr.
She was a member of the Vanville Christian Church and attended the Church of God.
She was a 4-H leader for many years and a Housewife Duckpin League Bowler for 25 years.
She is survived by her husband, Maxwell E. Brown; one daughter, Kay Skelly of Martinsburg; two sons, Marvin Brown and Jerry Brown, both of Martinsburg; one sister, Rachel Brown of Upper Marlboro, Md.; three brothers, Charles Orr, George Orr and Trammell Orr, all of Baltimore; two granddaughters; four grandsons; one great-grandson; and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one sister and three brothers.
Services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg. The Rev. Harold O. Snyder will officiate. Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the Church of God, 405 VanMetre Ave., Martinsburg, W.Va. 25401.
Bradley D. Nash
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. - Bradley DeLamater Nash, 96, of Harpers Ferry, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1997, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Ranson, W.Va.
Born April 7, 1900, in Boston, he was the son of the late Edward Reed and Allie DeLamater Nash.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth B. Cowan Nash on Feb. 5, 1993.
He graduated cum laude in 1923 from Harvard, receiving his bachelor of arts degree.
He served as secretary to Herbert Hoover from 1927 until 1929; was financial advisor RFC, 1932 until 1935; WPB, 1941 until 1942; served as the deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force from 1953 until 1956; deputy under-secretary of transportation, Department of Commerce from 1957 until 1961; consultant with the U.S. Weather Bureau, 1961 until 1963; historian and consultant with the National Park Service, Department of Interior, 1963 until 1964; and was mayor of Harpers Ferry, 1971 until 1977 and 1981 until 1987.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served as Lt. Colonel during World War II. He received the Bronze Star.
He was of the Episcopal faith.
He was a member of the West Virginia Railroad Maintenance Authority from 1977 until 1988; was on the board of advisors of the National Trust for Historic Preservation; trustee for the center for Study Presidency, 1975 until 1980, Storer College, Alderson Broaddus College; member of the American Association of Public Administration; was in Who's Who in America, 45th Edition, 1988-1989; was a member of Harvard (NYC); Metropolitan (Washington, D.C.); National Press (Washington, D.C.); Harvard Club in New York City and Washington, D.C.; Chevy Chase Club, Chevy Chase, Md.; trustee of the Harper Cemetery, Harpers Ferry; member of Harpers Ferry Men's Cooking Club; and a member of the 40/8 Voiture 1356, Charles Town, W.Va.
He was the author of four books, "Investment Banking In England, 1924;" A Hook In Leviathan, 1950;" "Staffing the Presidency, 1952 (with Milton S. Eisenhower et al);" and "Organizing and Staffing the Presidency, 1980."
On June 30, 1984, a Wildlife Sanctuary was dedicated on Nash's farm, High Acres on Bolivar Heights, Harpers Ferry, in the names of Ruth Cowan Nash and Mary Babb Randolph, wife of retired West Virginia U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia J. Ingram Nash; one stepdaughter, Lucy Hoffman Webb of Washington, D.C.; four step grandchildren; and one nephew.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Edward Reed Nash Jr.
A memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Zion Episcopal Church, Charles Town, with the Rev. John Bower officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Harper Cemetery, Harpers Ferry.
Friends will be received Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the church parlors, 221 E. Washington St., Charles Town, W.Va.
At his request, his body was donated to the Human Gift Registry at West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown, W.Va.
Memorial donations may be made to Willowbrooke Center for the Homeless, R#09 East, Charles Town, W.Va. 25414.
Arrangements are by Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home.
Richard Gott
FAYETTEVILLE, Pa. - Richard Gott, 73, of 93 Mt. Union Road, Fayetteville, died Monday, Dec. 30, 1996, as a result of a vehicle accident on U.S. 30 west of McConnellsburg in Fulton County, Pa.
Born March 10, 1923, in Jamestown, N.Y., he was the son of the late Willie Gott and Jean Fairsh Gott.
He was employed with the U.S. Government in Washington, D.C., retiring in 1972 after 25 years of service.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He was a member of Burt J. Asper Post 46 American Legion in Chambersburg, a member of B.P.O. Elks Lodge 600 in Chambersburg and a member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 642, also in Chambersburg.
He is survived by his wife Emily Frazier Gott at home; one daughter Diane L. Gott of Chambersburg; and one brother J. Ernest Gott of Ft. Myers, Fla.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 4, at 1 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, 150 Norlo Drive, Fayetteville. The Rev. Richard B. Cartwright and the Rev. Guy Camp will officiate.
Burial will be private.
The family requests the omission of flowers but memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the Good Shepherd, 2700 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, Pa. 17201 or to Calvary United Methodist Church, 150 Norlo Drive, Fayetteville, Pa. 17222.
Arrangements are by Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home Inc. 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg, Pa.
