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Services for Sylvia M. Bock, 85, a resident of Menno Haven Penn Hall, Chambersburg, and formerly of 15096 Paxton Run Road, Shippensburg, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, in Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, 112 W. King St., Shippensburg.
She died Saturday, June 7, 1997 in the home.
Born May 16, 1912 in Mowersville, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Henry and Emma Jane Hoover Mower and the widow of Chester N. Bock, who died Sept. 22, 1996.
Mrs. Bock was a former employee of the dress and pants factories in Shippensburg. She was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church, Newburg.
Surviving are a sister, Blanche M. Mower, of Shippensburg, and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
The Rev. Earl F. Barrick will officiate at Tuesday's services. Burial will be in Otterbein Cemetery, Lurgan Township.
Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to her church, 15634 Paxton Run Road, Newburg 17240. 

William K. Diehl, 73, of 7 E. 2nd St., Newburg, died Sunday, June 8, 1997 in Chambersburg Hospital.
Born March 29, 1924 in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County, he was a son of the late Clyde S. and Claire E. Beltz Diehl.
Mr. Deihl was retired from SKF Industries, Shippensburg. He was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church, Newburg and was a Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Fredith L. Davidson Diehl; three sons, Dana L. of Carlisle, Paul E. and Larry W., both of Shippensburg; two daughters, Dorothy L. Wegner of Newburg and Nancy J. Forrester of Greencastle; four brothers, Henry A. of Chambersburg, Clyde E. of Pleasant Hill, Wayne E. of Newburg and John E. of Orrstown; five sisters, Pearl I. George and Eleanor A. Seibert, both of Shippensburg, Mary V. Groce of Story Wyo., Lottie V. Stouffer and Jane A, Rine, both of Orrstown; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in his church, Newburg, with the Rev. J. Roy Bower officiating. Burial will be in Otterbein Cemetery, Lurgan Township.
Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the church. Arrangements are being handled by Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Shippensburg.
Memorial contributions can be made to New Hope United Methodist Church, Newburg 17240. 

Services for Carmon R. Elicker, 93, of The Brethren Home at Cross Keys, New Oxford, formerly of Dillsburg, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Cocklin Funeral Home, 30 N. Chestnut St., Dillsburg.
He died Saturday, June 7, 1997 in the home.
Born Aug. 4, 1903 in Franklin Township, York County, he was a son of the late Lewis and Anna Fanus Elicker and the widower of Lavere Flohr Elicker.
Mr. Elicker, a retired construction worker, attended South Mountain Union United Brethren in Christ Church, Dillsburg.
Surviving are his second wife, Dorothy E. Trostle Elicker; two sons, Leroy L. of Dillsburg and Richard L. of Willards, Md.; a stepson, William H. Bentz of New Castle, Del.; a stepdaughter, Donna B. Stoudnour of Dillsburg; a brother, Lester of Dillsburg; a sister, Ethel Reasey of Dillsburg; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Gregory A. Helman will officiate at Wednesday's service. Burial will be in Gardners Church Cemetery, Adams County.
Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to South Mountain Union United Brethren in Christ Church, 8 Hickory Road, Dillsburg 17019, or to Good Samaritan Fund, c/o The Brethren Home, 2990 Carlisle Pike, New Oxford 17350. 

Services for S. Romaine Gutshall, 69, of 8043 White Church Road, Shippensburg, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, in Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, 112 W. King St., Shippensburg.
She died Saturday, June 7, 1997 in Chambersburg Hospital.
Born Aug. 2, 1927 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Anna Patterson Hunter.
Surviving are her husband, George D. Gutshall; a son, Donald L. of Shippensburg; a daughter, Joyce A. of Carlisle; a brother, Junior Hunter of Shippensburg; a sister, Grace Culbertson of Orrstown; two grandsons; one great-grandson; and a number of nieces and nephews.
The Rev. George D. Strayer Sr. will officiate at Wednesday's services. Burial will be in Newville Cemetery, Newville.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. 

Memorial services for Alfred H. Kerstetter, 69, of 115 E. Locust St., Mechanicsburg, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Zimmerman-Auer Funeral Home, 4100 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg.
He died Friday, June 6, 1997 in Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Township.
Born Oct. 21, 1927 in Shamokin to Alfred M. and Marcella Burd Kerstetter, he was a retired correctional officer for the Pennsylvania Department of Justice and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
In addition to his mother, surviving are his wife, Jane Schroyer Kerstetter; three sons, Lee of York Springs, Mark of Columbia and Ned of Carlisle; a daughter, Joy Steffen of Pittsburgh; a brother, Glenn of Lemoyne; a sister, JoAnne Wagner of Mechanicsburg; five granddaughters; and his stepmother, Helen Kerstetter of Shamokin.
Burial will be private.
Cremation Society of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Diabetes Foundation, 2600 N. Third St., Harrisburg 17109 or to Delaware Valley Transplant Organization. 

Samuel M. Simmons IV, 18, of 72 S. Locust Point Road, Monroe Township, died Sunday, June 8, 1997 as the result of an auto accident.
A member of the 1997 graduating class of Cumberland Valley High School, he was to enter the Pennsylvania College of Technology, Penn State Williamsport Campus, in the fall. 
He was employed on his father's farms and at Deitch's Farm, Mechanicsburg.
Surviving are his parents, Samuel M. III and Suzanne W. Keller Simmons; and his grandfather, Samuel M. Simmons Jr. of Mechanicsburg.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Malpezzi Funeral Home, 8 Market Plaza Way, Mechanicsburg, with the Rev. James R. Richwine officiating. Burial will be in Mechanicsburg Cemetery.
There will be no viewing; however, friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to Samuel M. Simmons IV Scholarship Fund, c/o Karen Cassatt, 220 Westview Drive, Mechanicsburg 17055. 

Mass of Christian burial for Monsignor Francis J. Taylor, 67, former pastor of St. Theresa Catholic Church, New Cumberland, will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Theresa Church.
He died Saturday, June 7, 1997 in Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Township.
Born Sept. 2, 1929 in York, he was a son of the late John Sr. and Stella Duff Taylor.
The monsignor was a graduate of St. Charles College High School, Catonsville, Md. He received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from St. Charles Seminary and a master's degree in education administration from Villanova University, Philadelphia.
He was ordained to the priesthood at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Harrisburg, by the late Bishop George L. Leech in 1954 and appointed honorary prelate (monsignor) by Pope John Paul II on April 10, 1979.
He was involved with the Radio and Television Apostolate on the deanery level in Lancaster and on the diocesan level as a longtime member of the Diocesan Communications Commission. He had been appointed to the Diocesan Respect Life Task Force in 1976 and the Diocesan Commission for Evangelization in 1977.
He was an active leader in marriage encounters and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America.
He had been assistant pastor of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Harrisburg, a teacher at Harrisburg Catholic High School, now Bishop McDevitt High School and principal of Lancaster Catholic High School. He was associate superintendent of schools, Episcopal Vicar for education and superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Harrisburg.
He also was pastor of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Harrisburg and St Theresa Church before retiring in 1996.
Surviving are three sisters, Stella Stott of Awendaw, S.C., Margaret Krepps of New Oxford, and Rita Fitzpatrick of Red Oak, Texas; two brothers, Deacon John E. of Opelika, Ala. and Charles A. of Clifford Park, N.Y.; 24 nieces and nephews; and a number of grandnieces and grandnephews.
Bishop Nicholas C. Dattilo will preside at Thursday's concelebrated services. Burial will be in the Priest's Circle of Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Swatara Township.
Friends may call from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church. An evening vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Pathermore Funeral Home, New Cumberland, is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorial contributions can be made to St. Theresa Catholic Church, 1300 Bridge St., New Cumberland 17070. 

Efrosini Zarkadas, formerly of 224 Heisers Lane, South Middleton Township, and Mt. Holly Springs, died Sunday, June 8, 1997, in Manor Care Nursing Home, South Middleton Township.
Mrs. Zarkadas was retired from the Deer Lodge, Mt. Holly Springs.
She was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Camp Hill, St. Catherine Philoptoches Society of the church, and Neohoriton Syllogos.
Surviving are her daughter, Vasiliki "Viki" Mallios of Carlisle; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Demetrios Zarkadas.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1000 Yverdon Drive, Camp Hill, with the Rev. George Daskalakis and the Rev. Anthony Demetri officiating. Burial will be in Westminster Cemetery, North Middleton Township.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Gibson-Hollinger Funeral Home, 501 N. Baltimore Ave., Mt. Holly Springs, where a Trisagon service will be held at 8 p.m.
Memorial contributions can be made to her church, or to Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 2500 Spring Grove Road, York 17404.

Mildred E. Burd, 88, of 128 W. Portland St., Mechanicsburg, died Monday, June 9, 1997 at home.
Born April 20, 1909 in Adams County, she was a daughter of the late George and Susan Spidle Vanasdalan and the widow of James R. Burd, who died in 1987.
Mrs. Burd was retired from Gettysburg Shoe Co., Dillsburg. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Mechanicsburg and Mechanicsburg Women's Club.
Surviving are a daughter, Doris Kost of Sebring, Fla.; a brother, Marlin Vanasdalan of Perry, Ga.; a sister, Anna Mummert of Oakland, Md.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday in the Myers Funeral Home, 37 E. Main St., Mechanicsburg with the Rev. Donald J. Ciampa officiating and Wendell S. Junkins assisting. Burial will be in Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens, West Pennsboro Township.
Friends may call from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to her church, 135 W. Simpson St., Mechanicsburg 17055 or to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania, 98 S. Enola Drive, P.O. Box 266, Enola 17025.

Services for C. Ruth DeLancey, 83, of 24 S. Market St., Millerstown, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Millerstown United Methodist Church.
She died Sunday, June 8, 1997 at home.
Born March 17, 1914 in California, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Rev. Charles and Clara Gearheart Steerman.
Mrs. DeLancey was a 1931 graduate of Boiling Springs High School and attended the Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing. She was a retired cafeteria manager for the Greenwood School System.
She was a member and former Sunday school teacher at Millerstown United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Retired Teacher's Association, Millerstown Ambulance League, Millerstown Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary and a charter member of Millerstown Civic Club.
Surviving are her husband, Robert W. DeLancey; three daughters, Marlene C. Leister of Millerstown, Dixie L. Baer of Mechanicsburg and Monta K. Brown of Tacoma, Wash.; a sister, Elma Brugard of Carlisle; a brother Joseph Steerman of Lewistown, Idaho; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Arthur L. Montgomery and Donald E. Bailor will officiate at Thursday's service. Burial will be in Millerstown Riverview Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Nickel Funeral Home, 55 N. Market St., Millerstown.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Millerstown United Methodist Church Building Fund, 702 E. Sunbury St., Millerstown 17062. 

William J. "Irish" Donovan, 66, of Mechanicsburg, died Monday, June 9, 1997 in Harrisburg Hospital.
Born Nov. 5, 1930 in Arlington, Mass., he was the son of the late William J. and Irene G. Chadborne Donovan.
He was a retired police officer with the Camp Hill Police Department.
He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Mechanicsburg; West Shore Police Association; Fraternal Order of Police; AOH; Irish Heritage Society; Mechanicsburg Club; American Legion Post No. 109 in Mechanicsburg; VFW Post No. 6704 in Mechanicsburg; and Lycoming alumni.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Surviving are his wife, Patricia R. Donovan; a son, William Bruce of Mechanicsburg; two daughters, Colleen Mary Ellermeyer of Punxsutawney and Sharon Irene Donovan Sheridan of Dillsburg; a brother, Bruce Coulson Donovan of Mechanicsburg; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in his church with the Rev. Chester P. Snyder officiating. Burial will be in Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Myers Funeral Home, Inc., 37 E. Main St., Mechanicsburg, with a prayer service recited at 8:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions can be made to the West Shore Police Association Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 1134, Mechanicsburg 17055 or The Leukemia Society of America, Central Pennsylvania Chapter, 298 S. Progress Ave., Harrisburg 17109. 

Services for E. Blanche Walter Myers, 85, of 1014 Swarthmore Road, New Cumberland, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Baughman Memorial United Methodist Church, 228 Bridge St., New Cumberland.
She died Sunday, June 8, 1997 at the home of her daughter in Dillsburg.
Born Sept. 15, 1911 in Kittanning, she was a daughter of the late Harry J. and Mary Ethel Henderson Walter and the widow of Samuel H. Myers, who died Aug. 15, 1985.
Mrs. Myers graduated from Kittanning High School in 1928 and Grove City College in 1932. She also studied at Penn State University, Temple University and Dickinson College.
She began her teaching career as a French teacher at Coudersport High School and taught in Ulysses High School and Northern Potter Joint Schools, both Potter County, between 1940 and 1958. She taught French at the former New Cumberland Junior High School in the West Shore School District from 1960 until she retired in 1975.
She was a 50-year member of Eulalia Chapter No. 148 Order of the Eastern Star in Coudersport, past president of both the Ulysses and Potter County Federation of Woman's Clubs, past secretary of Coudersport's New Century Club, member of GFWC Civic Club of New Cumberland, New Cumberland Council of Republican Women, American Association of University Women-Harrisburg, and Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees.
She was educational director of the Sunday school at First Baptist Church in Ulysses. She was also an active member of Baughman Memorial United Methodist Church and Woman's Bible Class, New Cumberland.
Surviving are a daughter, Judith Ann Myers Kistler of Dillsburg; a sister, Mildred M. Walter Murphy of Kittanning; one granddaughter; and one nephew.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Harry Henderson Walter.
The Rev. Robert A. Graybill will officiate at Friday's services. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Lower Paxton Township.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Parthemore Funeral Home, 1303 Bridge St., New Cumberland.
Memorial contributions can be made to her church.

John F. Marchi, 68, of South Middleton Township, died Tuesday, June 10, 1997 at Hershey Medical Center.
Born July 4, 1928 in Braddock, he was a son of the late Marino and Amelia Leverotti Marchi.
Mr. Marchi, a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, was retired from the U.S. Air Force as a senior master sergeant. He was a self-employed vocational and rehabilitation counselor.
He attended Carlisle Barracks Chapel and was senior vice commander of the VFW in Boiling Springs. He was a member of Boiling Springs Investment Club; Mt. Holly Springs Lions Club; National Rehabilitation Counseling Association; National Rehabilitation Association; American Board of Vocational Experts; International Rehabilitation Institute; Non-Commissioned Officers Association; Air Force Sergeants Association; Retired Enlisted Association; and the New York Academy of Sciences.
He graduated from St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas, with a master's degree.
Surviving are his wife, Margaret L. Burke Marchi; a son, John F. Jr. of Easton; a daughter, Camille Marchi of Owings Mills, Md.; and a grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday in the Carlisle Barracks Chapel with the Rev. Andrew Fontenelli as celebrant. Burial with military honors will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
There will be no viewing or visitation.
Arrangements are being handled by Gibson-Hollinger Funeral Home, Mt. Holly Springs.
Memorial contributions can be made to Domestic Violence Services, P.O. Box 1039, Carlisle 17013. 

Darlene M. Rohm, 48, formerly of RD 1, Loysville, Perry County, died Tuesday, June 10, 1997 in Swaim Health Center, West Pennsboro Township.
Born Feb. 20, 1949 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth G. and Margaret C. Frysinger Rohm.
She was a 1969 graduate of West Perry High School and attended Penns Creek Bible College in Lewistown. She was associated with the Brethren in Christ Church, Ickesburg.
Surviving are three brothers, Keneth G. Jr. of Bluefield, W.Va., Edward E. of RD 1, Landisburg, and Franklin S. of Dillsburg; two sisters, Sandra M. Eklund, of Lewisberry and Jeanette L. Smith of Shermans Dale; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, 630 S. Hanover St., Carlisle, with the Rev. James R. God officiatng. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Services for Eugene C. Smith, 49, of 401 Steigerwalt Hollow Road, New Cumberland, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cocklin Funeral Home, 30 N. Chestnut St., Dillsburg.
He died Sunday, June 8, 1997 at his home.
Born Jan. 15, 1948 in Huntington, he was the son of Rose Mascarra Smith of Panama City, Fla. and the late Eugene C. Smith Sr.
Mr. Smith was a truck driver for Roadway. 
He attended Mt. Pleasant Church of God, Dillsburg and was a member of Teamsters No. 776; AOPA; the NRA; and "The Drive."
Surviving, besides his mother, are his wife, Joan Katherine Malosky Smith; two sons, Jay Jeremy and Jeffrey E., both at home; three sisters, Priscilla Shoffner and Caroline Reynolds, both of Lewisberry and Lois Wiechman of Etters; and one stepbrother, Robert Brown of Miami, Fla.
The Rev. Phillip Sturr will officiate at Saturday's service. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Dillsburg.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to his church, 146 S. York Road, Dillsburg 17019. 

H. Eugene Steffen, Jr., 71, of Lewisberry, died Tuesday, June 10, 1997 in his home.
Born April 4, 1926 in Selinsgrove, he was a son of Harry E. Steffen Sr. of Lewisberry and the late Beatrice E. Miller.
Mr. Steffen, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, was a retired clerk for the railroad division of Bethlehem Steel Corp., Steelton.
He was a member of Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lewisberry and a graduate of Steelton Highspire High School.
Surviving, besides his father, are his wife, Doris Koller Steffen; two sons, David E. of Lewisberry and Dale J. of Germantown, Md.; two daughters, Linda K. Gibson of Newberry Township and Keely A. Stewart of Lakeland, Fla.; a brother, Garry L. of Lewisberry; three sisters, Mary E. Calhoun of Lewisberry, Phyllis E. Spaseff of Harrisburg and Nancy A. Plessinger of Mechanicsburg; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at his church, 863 Lewisberry Road, Lewisberry, with the Rev. Timothy L. Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in Emanuel Cemetery, Fairview Township.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Parthemore Funeral Home, Inc., 1303 Bridge St., New Cumberland.
Memorial contributions may be made to his church.

John J. Knizner, 82, of 650 Easy Road, North Middleton Township, died Wednesday June 11, 1997 at his home.
Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, 630 S. Hanover St., Carlisle, will announce arrangements when complete. 

Cecilia Lawrence, 77, of 6 Lewisberry Road, New Cumberland, died Wednesday, June 11, 1997 in Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Township.
Born July 13, 1919 in Newark, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late George and Edna Eblery.
Mrs. Lawrence was a retired waitress for the former Peoples Drug Store, Camp Hill Shopping Center.
Surviving are her husband, Merrill E. Lawrence; two daughters, Nancy McCreary of New Cumberland and Shelia Mullins of Fostoria, Ohio; three sisters, Margaret Eberly, Eileen Auer and Lillian Mullin, all of Willard, Ohio; one granddaughter; and three great-granddaughters.
Thee will be no viewing or funeral services.
Memorial contributions can be made to a favorite charity.

Mass of Christian burial for Helen J. Dmochowski, 74, of 100 Mt. Allen Drive, Upper Allen Township and formerly of Camp Hill, will be held 10 a.m. Monday in Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Camp Hill.
She died Wednesday, June 11, 1997 at Messiah Village.
Born July 2, 1922 in Stamford, Conn., she was the daughter of the late William V. and Jennie Shocik Maslowski and the widow of Lucian F. Dmochowski.
She was the owner of the first Dairy Queen in Pennsylvania. She was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Camp Hill and a former member of the Hampden Township Civic Club.
Surviving are two daughters, Karen J. Dmochowski of Gettysburg and Cheryl M. Zeigler of Grantville; a sister, Teresa F. Lacerenza of Newville; a brother, Thomas R. Maslowski of Mechanicsburg; two grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, John Maslowski.
Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Upper Allen Township.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in Myers Funeral Home, 37 E. Main St., Mechanicsburg, with the Rosary recited at 8 p.m.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Messiah Village Endowment Fund, 100 Mt. Allen Drive, Mechanicsburg 17055. 

Services for Thomas F. Drum, 97, of 675 Willow Valley Square, Lancaster, and formerly of Carlisle, will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday in Allison United Methodist Church, 99 Moreland Ave., Carlisle.
He died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, at the Glen at Willow Valley after a long illness.
Born in Williamstown, he was the son of the late George W. and Margaret Miller Drum.
Mr. Drum, a graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, was a retired osteopathic physician who worked in Lykens and Carlisle for 50 years.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania and American Osteopathic Associations; Ashlar Lodge 570 Free and Accepted Masons in Lykens; Harrisburg Consistory; and Zembo Temple. He was also a member of the Rotary Club of Carlisle and past president of the Rotary Club of Lykens, where he was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a member of Allison United Methodist Church in Carlisle.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I.
Surviving are his wife of 70 years, Evalyn Taylor Drum; a daughter, Doris D. Smith of Lancaster; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Karen E. Layman will officiate at Monday's services. A private burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in New Cumberland.
Friends may call at the church on Monday from 10 to 10:30 a.m.
Kearney A. Snyder Funeral Home, Lancaster, is handling the arrangements.
Please omit flowers. Memorial contributions can be made to his church. 

Services for Clora Harvill, 71, of Turkey Blind Road, Crossville, Tenn., will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Bilbrey Funeral Home, Crossville, Tenn.
She died Tuesday, June 10, 1997 in Cumberland Medical Center.
Born July 23, 1925 in Overton County, Tenn., she was a daughter of Ambrose and Ollie House Murphy. Mrs. Harvill was a homemaker of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are her husband, John Harvill; a daughter, Edith Compton of Crossville; three sons, Jim of New Weston, Ohio, Ron of Crossville and Gerald of Carlisle; two sisters, Flora Hargis of Crossville and Roxie Hoover of Hanging Limb, Tenn.; a brother, Roscoe Murphy of Green Pond, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Hoyt Looper will officiate Friday's services. Burial will be in Lovejoy Cemetery, Monterey, Tenn.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. 

Services for John L. Knizner, 82, of 650 Easy Road, North Middleton Township, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, 630 S. Hanover St., Carlisle.
He died Wednesday, June 11, 1997 at his home.
Born Oct. 15, 1914 in Mt. Pleasant, he was a son of the late John J. and Anna Ziaps Knizner and the widower of Sarah M. Blackburn Knizner, who died June 30, 1981.
Mr. Knizner was retired from Carlisle Beverage, where he was employed for 33 years.
He was a life member of the White Circle Club, Carlisle and a member of the Cumberland-Goodwill Fire Company, Carlisle. He resided most of his life in Carlisle.
Surviving are a son, Ronald L., with whom he lived; two brothers, Joseph "Red" of Mt. Pleasant and Clarence "Sonny" of Detroit, Mich.; a sister, Viola Patrick of Mt. Pleasant; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Andrew and George, and two sisters, Julie Knizner and Margaret Misenko.
The Rev. Randy Zook will officiate at Monday's service. Burial will be in the Westminster Memorial Gardens, North Middleton Township.
Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Cumberland County Unit of the American Cancer Society, 117 N. Hanover St., Carlisle 17013. 

Memorial services for Charles D. Liles, 73, of Swatara Township, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 3700 Rutherford St., Harrisburg.
He died Wednesday, June 11, 1997 in Dauphin Manor.
Born Oct. 15, 1923 in Bennetsville, S.C., he was the son of the late Edgar and Dora Harris.
Mr. Liles, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, was retired from Gipe Floor and Wall Covering in Harrisburg. He was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Paxtang.
Surviving are his wife, Helen M. Windeker Liles; two daughters, Robin Lynn Arnold of Dover and Janice Marie Whary of Elizabethtown; a son, Charles E. of Halifax; two brothers, Mallory L. and William C., both of Bennetsville, S.C.; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
The Rev. Dr. J. Richard Eckert will officiate Tuesday's services. Burial will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
Arrangements are being handled by Malpezzi Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg.
Memorial contributions can be made to his church. 

Rosetta M. Casner Smee, 72, of 702 Sherwood Road, New Cumberland, died Thursday, June 12, 1997 in Hospice of Central Pennsylvania Hospice House, Linglestown Road, Harrisburg.
Born Dec. 31, 1924 in Newport, she attended Community United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Smee was a former assembler for Carlisle Shoe Co. She was a member of American Legion Post No. 143, Ladies Auxiliary and VFW Post No. 7415, Ladies Auxiliary, both of New Cumberland.
Surviving are her husband, William L. Smee; two daughters, Rose M. Bendet of New Cumberland and Sandra L. Farley of College Park, Ga.; a sister, Marie Webster of Enola; and five grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Parthemore Funeral Home, 1303 Bridge St., New Cumberland, with the Rev. Lawrence C. Focht officiating. Burial will be in Rolling Green Memorial Park, Lower Allen Township.
Friends may call from 9:30 to 10:30 Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania, P.O. Box 263, Enola 17025. 

Stephen Pavlasek of 174 E. North St., Carlisle, died Friday, June 13, 1997 at home.
Born in Cudahy, Wis., he was a son of the late Joseph and Anna Schelak Pavlasek.
A graduate of Cudahy Catholic High School in Wisconsin, Mr. Pavlasek was an Army veteran of World War II.
He participated in the Battle of French Morocco, Sicilian Campaign and the Tunisian Campaign. He earned the European African Middle Eastern Theater Medal.
He was a retired employee of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry with 32 years of service.
Surviving are his wife, Savilla J. Stambaugh Pavlasek; one son, Stephen Jr. of Columbia, S.C.; one daughter, Sharon J. Hines of Mechanicsburg; three sisters, Betty, Annie and Rose, all of Cudahy, Wis.; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, August Pavlasek, who died in 1996.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, 630 S. Hanover St., Carlisle, with the Rev. Donald Weidman officiating.
Burial will be in Kutz's Church Cemetery, Middlesex Township.
Friends may call from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Carlisle Alliance Church, 237 E. North St., Carlisle, Pa. 17013.


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