Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010
Catherine C. Forrey
LANCASTER, Pa. - Catherine C. Forrey, 86, of 1319 Newton Road, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 1997, at her home.
Born in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Pearl Semler Cunningham.
She was preceded in death by husbands, Herbert Bumbaugh and Arthur Forrey.
She was a homemaker.
She is survived by one brother, Charles L. Cunningham of Maugansville.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Richard W. Cunningham.
Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Gundel Funeral Home, 415 N. Duke St., Lancaster. The Rev. Wilmer R. Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Conestoga Memorial Park in Lancaster.
The omission of flowers is requested. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 610 Community Way, Lancaster, Pa. 17603.
Mary L. Sellers
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Mary L. Sellers, 93, of Franklin County Nursing Home, and formerly of Kraiss Avenue, died Friday, Dec. 12, 1997, at The Chambersburg Hospital.
Born May 22, 1904, in Guilford Township, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Samuel C. and Elizabeth Ann Hartman Harrison.
Her husband, Paul C. Sellers, died in 1954.
She was employed by Knouse Foods for more than 40 years, retiring as a supervisor.
She was a member of Fourth Street Church of the Brethren.
She is survived by one daughter, Lois S. Gipe of Sebastian, Fla., and Fayetteville, Pa.; one son, Richard L. Sellers of Lakeland, Fla.; two sisters, Helen Hammond of Menno-Village, and Nell Oliver of Penn Hall; three grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and three step-great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons and three brothers.
Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Robert G. Sellers Funeral Home, 297 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg. The Rev. Kenneth L. Gibble will officiate. Burial will be in Norland Cemetery.
Visitation will be at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to Fourth Street Church of the Brethren, 260 S. Fourth St., Chambersburg, Pa. 17201.
Mary J. Kirk
McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. - Mary Jane Kirk, 97, a resident of Skilled Care Facility of Fulton County Medical Center, and formerly of Big Cove Tannery, Pa., died Sunday, Dec. 14, 1997, at Fulton County Medical Center.
Born Aug. 25, 1900, in Big Cove Tannery, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Elizabeth Humbert Kirk.
She was a nurse for approximately 40 years prior to her retirement.
She was a member of Big Cove Tannery Lutheran Church.
She was a former member of McConnellsburg Womens Club, Fulton County Medical Center Auxiliary and Fulton Historical Society.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Dorothy Elizabeth Kirk.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Big Cove Tannery. The Rev. Henry Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Union Cemetery.
A viewing will be held at the church one hour prior to the service.
Arrangements are by Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home, 322 N. Second St., McConnellsburg.
Larry O. Wagner Sr.
MERCERSBURG, Pa. - Larry O. Wagner Sr., 62, of 9733 Buchanan Trail West, died Friday, Dec. 12, 1997, at his home.
Born April 28, 1935, in Greencastle, Pa., he was the son of the late Miles E. Wagner and Anna Florence Henninger Wagner Diehl. He was stepson of the late Ross D. Diehl.
He was a tinsmith at Mack Trucks in Hagerstown, retiring after 19 years of service. He was previously employed by Robert Zeigler Air Conditioning of Hagerstown.
He attended Christian Life Assemly of God Church near Chambersburg, Pa.
He was a member of Waynesboro Moose Lodge and United Auto Workers 171 in Hagerstown.
He was a hunter and fisherman.
He is survived by his wife, Clara I. Carmack Wagner, whom he married Aug. 19, 1953; five daughters, Annette Wagner Ganoe, Teresa Wagner Stine and Lesa Wagner Zeigler, all of Greencastle, Kimberly Wagner Oaks of Marion, Pa., and Crystal Wagner of Mercersburg; two sons, Miles E. Wagner of Mercersburg, and Larry O. Wagner Jr. of Greencastle; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Miles E. Wagner Jr.
Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Christian Life Assembly of God Church, 1400 Warm Spring Road, Chambersburg. The Rev. Howard Beaver will officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Greencastle.
There will be no viewing; however the family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.
Arrangements are by Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home in Greencastle.
Virginia M. Cosey
FAYETTEVILLE, Pa. - Virginia M. Cosey, 86, a resident of Piney Mountain of Fayetteville, and formerly of 46 Baumgardner Drive, Greencastle, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 1997, at Waynesboro Hospital.
Born Aug. 12, 1911, in St. Thomas, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John Calvin and Mabel Myers Miller.
Her first husband, George Harold Miller, died in 1942.
Early in life, she worked at the former Mercersburg Sewing Factory, Leonard Spitz Co. of Greencastle, and as a seasonal worker for Knouse Foods and Musselman Foods. She was last employed at Five Forks Fruit in Five Forks, Pa.
She was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Greencastle.
She also was a member of Greencastle AARP Chapter 3025, Ladies Auxiliary to Harry D. Zeigler Veterans of Foreign Wars in Greencastle, Greencastle Senior Citizen Center and Senior Women's Club of Greencastle.
She enjoyed traveling.
She is survived by her husband, Raymond V. Cosey, whom she married May 20, 1946; one daughter, Bonnie J. Showalter of Chambersburg, Pa.; two sons, Robert S. Miller and Richard H. Miller, both of Greencastle; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Gertrude Haas; and two brothers, James E. Miller and Richard C. Miller.
Services will be Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at First Assembly of God Church, 525 E. Leitersburg St., Greencastle. Walter G. Smith, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Mercersburg.
The family will receive friends at Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home, 45 S. Carlisle St., Greencastle, today from 7 to 9 p.m., and at the church one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.
Memorial donations may be made to First Assembly of God Church, 525 E. Leitersburg St., Greencastle, Pa. 17225.
Kenneth L. Gelsinger Jr.
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Kenneth L. Gelsinger Jr., 65, of 719 Warm Spring Road, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 1997, at The Chambersburg Hospital.
Born Aug. 26, 1932, in Hamilton Township, Franklin County, Pa., he was the son of the late Kenneth L. Sr. and Catherine Davis Gelsinger. He is the stepson of Rachael Gelsinger of Chambersburg.
He retired from The Chambersburg Hospital, where he was a custodian.
He was a member of Christian Life Assembly of God Church on Warm Spring Road in Chambersburg.
He is survived by his wife, Helen E. Ocker Gelsinger; one daughter, Kimberly R. Hepfer of Chambersburg; three sons, Andrew K. Inman of Smithsburg, Ernest D. Gelsinger and Mark D. Gelsinger, both of Chambersburg; one sister, Geraldine Barnhart of Shady Grove, Pa.; two brothers, Marvin Gelsinger of Chambersburg and Gerald Gelsinger of Shady Grove; one stepsister, Shirley Mills of Rockhill Furnace, Pa.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Christian Life Assembly of God Church. The Rev. Howard Beaver and the Rev. Charles Tolbert will officiate. Burial will be in Parklawns Memorial Gardens in Greene Township.
A viewing will be at Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, 112 W. King St., Shippensburg, Pa., Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 225 E. King St., Chambersburg, Pa. 17201.
Ruth H. Wildeson
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The funeral service for Ruth H. Wildeson, who died Friday, Dec. 12, 1997, has been changed to Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg, Pa.
Helen M. Amsley
MERCERSBURG, Pa. - Helen M. Amsley, 88, formerly of 200 Faust St., Brindle Terrace, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 1997, at The Chambersburg Hospital.
Born April 22, 1909, in Welsh Run, Pa., she was the daughter of the late William E. and Eva Morotte Mummert.
Her husband, Theodore E. Amsley, died in 1942.
She was a homemaker, and also was employed by Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg for 11 years.
She was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Greencastle, and the church's women's ministry.
She also was a member of Ladies Aid Society of Charlestown Methodist Church in Mercersburg.
She is survived by three daughters, D. Jean Shannon, Glady L. Hawbaker and Margaret A. Bowers, all of Mercersburg; three sons, Charles W. Amsley of Mercersburg, and Carl E. Amsley and Clarence D. Amsley, both of Greencastle; one sister, Jane Armstrong of Chambersburg; one brother, Wilbur Mummert of Greencastle; 12 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, Theodore Amsley; and one grandson.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at First Assembly of God Church, 525 E. Leitersburg St., Greencastle. The Rev. Walter G. Smith and the Rev. Chad Stoecker will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Mercersburg.
The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.
Arrangements are by Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home, 45 S. Carlisle St., Greencastle.
