Obituaries by LocationFuneral services for Earl G. Diller, 87, of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Shiremanstown, will be held at the convenience of the family.
He died Saturday, Dec. 13, 1997 in Bethany Village, Lower Allen Township.
Born April 28, 1910 in Fairview Township, he was the son of the late Samuel and Edna Greenfield Diller and the widower of Wilma M. Adair Diller.
He was the retired owner and operator of Earl G. Diller, Tree Surgeon, Mechanicsburg and a member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, Mechanicsburg.
He is survived by a daughter, Ann A. Sullivan of Mechanicsburg, and two grandsons. He was preceded in death by a daughter Alma Jane Huff.
The Rev. David L. Brindle will officiate at funeral services. Burial will be in Rolling Green Memorial Park, Lower Allen Township.
Parthemore Funeral Home, New Cumberland, is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions can be made to Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, 5000 Simpson Ferry Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.
Kenneth L. Gelsinger Jr., 65, of 719 Warm Spring Road, Chambersburg, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 1997 in the Chambersburg Hospital.
Born Aug. 26, 1932 in Hamilton Township, Franklin County, he was a son of the late Kenneth L. Sr. and Catherine Davis Gelsinger.
He was retired from Chambersburg Hospital, where he was a custodian.
He was a member of the Christian Life Assembly of God Church, Warm Spring Road, Chambersburg.
Mr. Gelsinger is survived by his wife, Helen E. Ocker Gelsinger; three sons, Andrew K. Inman of Smithsburg, Md., Ernest D. Gelsinger and Mark D. Gelsinger of Chambersburg; a daughter, Kimberly R. Hepfer of Chambersburg; his stepmother, Rachael Gelsinger of Chambersburg; two brothers, Marvin of Chambersburg and Gerald of Shady Grove; a sister, Geraldine Barnhart of Shady Grove; one stepsister, Shirley Mills of Rockhill Furnace; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Christian Life Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Howard Beaver and the Rev. Charles Tolbert officiating.
Burial will be in Parklawns Memorial Gardens, Greene Township. Friends may call at Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Shippensburg, on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association, 225 E. King St., Chambersburg, PA 17201.
Cicely Violet Hoffman, 90, of Camp Hill, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 1997 in Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Township.
Born Oct. 19, 1907 in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Susan Shakespeare Bryan and the widow of Clarence C. Hoffman.
She was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral and the Welsh Club, both of Harrisburg.
She is survived by three sons, Garth E. of Camp Hill, Jon P. of Raleigh, N.C.; and Charles D. of Franklin; a brother, David C. Bryan of Harrisburg; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday in her church. Burial will be in Rolling Green Memorial Park, Lower Allen Township.
Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday in the church. Parthemore Funeral Home, New Cumberland, is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions can be made to her church at 221 N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17101.
Services for Dorothy L. Pryor, 73, of Marion, Ohio, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in Emanuel Lutheran Church, Marion.
She died Friday, Dec. 12, 1997 in Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.
Born May 29, 1924 in Columbus, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Rollin Sr. and Frances Beach, and the widow of Frank A. Pryor, who died July 10, 1983.
Mrs. Pryor was the owner and operator of The Glove Man with her late husband.
Surviving are a son, Michael A. of Mechanicsburg; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Richard L., and two brothers, Alvin and Rollin Beach Jr.
The Rev. J. Weston Jones will officiate Monday's services. Burial will be in Marion Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the Gunder-Hall and Folk Funeral Directors, 347 W. Center St., Marion, Ohio and from noon to 1 p.m. Monday in Emanuel Lutheran Church.
Memorial contributions can be made to Emanuel Lutheran Church.
Darlene C. Watson, 61, of 65 Winchester Garden Apartments, Carlisle, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 1997 in Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg.Born Oct. 27, 1936 in Toledo, Ohio, she was the daughter of Lucille Stritzel Ross Norvell and the late Thomas Ross.
She was a graduate of Libbey High School, Toledo and attended Harrisburg Area Community College.
She was employed at the Pennsylvania Dept of Banking in Harrisburg and was a former employee of L.E. Smith News Agency and Elby's Restaurant, both in Gettysburg. She was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Surviving, in addition to her mother, are her husband of 41 years, William L. Watson; four daughters, Toni McKee of Biglerville, Pamela Wink of Gettysburg, Sherry Watson of Elliotsburg and Catherine Flickinger of Carlisle Springs; a son Thomas Watson of Aspers; 10 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home, 219 N. Hanover St., Carlisle, with the Rev. Darrel R. Justh officiating.
Burial will be held at the convenience of the family.
Friends may call Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, Capital Region Unit, 1500 N. Second St. Harrisburg, PA 17102-2527.
Private funeral services were held Dec. 12 in Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Shippensburg, for Triston Michael Bigler, who was stillborn Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1997 in Chambersburg Hospital.
The son of Dawn Michelle Rauber and Jan William Bigler of Shippensburg, he also is survived by his sister, Courtney Rauber, at home; maternal grandparents, Robert and Teresa Murphy of Shippensburg; paternal grandparents, Leon and Delores Bigler of Shippensburg; maternal great-grandmothers, Nan Hawks and Edna Stouffer of Shippensburg; and paternal great grandmother, Pearl Dutrey of Carlisle.
The Rev. Al Hamm officiated at funeral services.
Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg.
Nancy Joe Bosserman, 53, of York Springs, formerly of Longmont, Colo., died Thursday, Dec. 11, 1997 at Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, Colo.
Born Dec. 12, 1943 in Denver, Colo., a daughter of the late Joseph and M. Etola Parker McGlasson, she was a member of Carlisle Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by her husband of 32 years, James M. Bosserman Jr.; two sons, Jonathan M. of Mechanicsburg and David J. of Harrisburg; a daughter, Tracie Haring of York Springs; two sisters, Carol Radamacher of Longmont and Judy Sullivan of Denver; and six grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Carlisle Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Zitzman officiating.
Crist Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorial contributions can be made to Carlisle Baptist Church Building Fund or to the American Cancer Society, Boulder County Unit Office, 2590 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80302.
Glen W. Burk, 73, of New Jersey died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1997 at West Jersey Hospital, Voorhees, N.J.
He was born in Bedford and lived in Carlisle and Cherry Hill, N.J. before moving to Marlton in 1992.
He worked for 35 years as a sales representative with John G. Traver Co., Philadelphia retiring in 1993.
He was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Carlisle.
When he lived in Lewistown he was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Lewistown.
He was a founding member of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Cherry Hill and a 34 year member.
He was a graduate of Lewistown High School in 1942.
He received a bachelor's of science degree in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh in 1950 and honorably served in the Navy in New Zealand during World War II.
Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Louise Moran Burk; one daughter, Jacqueline Benevento of Pennsuaken, N.J.; one son, Mark D. Burk of Audubon, N.J. and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be held today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mount Laurel Home for Funerals, 212 Ark Road, Mount Laurel, N.J.
Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11:30 a.m. at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 1989 St. Hwy. 70, Cherry Hill, N.J.
Interment will be at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, N.J.
