Mabel C. Strawser, 95, formerly of McAlisterville, died at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, at Beverly Healthcare William Penn, Lewistown.
Born Aug. 27, 1906, in Burnham, she was a daughter of the late Ira and Mary (Stuck) Shelley. Her husband, Clair A. Strawser, whom she married on March 5, 1927, died Aug. 7, 1969.
Surviving are: sons, Wilbur E. Strawser, Ronald D. Strawser and Dale H. Strawser, all of McAlisterville; sisters, Keturah Brubaker and Geraldine Leach, of Mifflintown, Ruth Alexander, Brookline Manor, Mifflintow, Anne Long, Locust Grove Retirement Center, Mifflin, and Lulu Daughenbaugh, Zephyr Hills, FL; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grndchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Palmer C. Strawser and sisters, Hazel Spece, Sara Bener and Esther Moore.
She attended Cocolamus Grammar School. She was a homemaker all her married life. She enjoyed baking, quilting and gardening, and adored her family.
She was the oldest member of the Richfied United Church of Christ.
Her service was held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Ronald C. Sheaffer Funeral Home, McAlisterville, with the Rev. George Henry officiating. Interment followed in Goodwill Cemetery, Bunkertown.
Friends called from 4-9 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home, where the family was present from 7-9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Richfield United Church of Christ, Richfield, PA 17096.
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Born Aug. 27, 1906, in Burnham, she was a daughter of the late Ira and Mary (Stuck) Shelley. Her husband, Clair A. Strawser, whom she married on March 5, 1927, died Aug. 7, 1969.
Surviving are: sons, Wilbur E. Strawser, Ronald D. Strawser and Dale H. Strawser, all of McAlisterville; sisters, Keturah Brubaker and Geraldine Leach, of Mifflintown, Ruth Alexander, Brookline Manor, Mifflintow, Anne Long, Locust Grove Retirement Center, Mifflin, and Lulu Daughenbaugh, Zephyr Hills, FL; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grndchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Palmer C. Strawser and sisters, Hazel Spece, Sara Bener and Esther Moore.
She attended Cocolamus Grammar School. She was a homemaker all her married life. She enjoyed baking, quilting and gardening, and adored her family.
She was the oldest member of the Richfied United Church of Christ.
Her service was held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Ronald C. Sheaffer Funeral Home, McAlisterville, with the Rev. George Henry officiating. Interment followed in Goodwill Cemetery, Bunkertown.
Friends called from 4-9 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home, where the family was present from 7-9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Richfield United Church of Christ, Richfield, PA 17096.
Ronald C. Sheaffer Funeral Home Obituary
Mabel C. Strawser, 95, formerly of McAlisterville, died at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, at Beverly Healthcare William Penn, Lewistown.
Born Aug. 27, 1906, in Burnham, she was a daughter of the late Ira and Mary (Stuck) Shelley. Her husband, Clair A. Strawser, whom she married on March 5, 1927, died Aug. 7, 1969.
Surviving are: sons, Wilbur E. Strawser, Ronald D. Strawser and Dale H. Strawser, all of McAlisterville; sisters, Keturah Brubaker and Geraldine Leach, of Mifflintown, Ruth Alexander, Brookline Manor, Mifflintow, Anne Long, Locust Grove Retirement Center, Mifflin, and Lulu Daughenbaugh, Zephyr Hills, FL; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grndchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Palmer C. Strawser and sisters, Hazel Spece, Sara Bener and Esther Moore.
She attended Cocolamus Grammar School. She was a homemaker all her married life. She enjoyed baking, quilting and gardening, and adored her family.
She was the oldest member of the Richfied United Church of Christ.
Her service was held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Ronald C. Sheaffer Funeral Home, McAlisterville, with the Rev. George Henry officiating. Interment followed in Goodwill Cemetery, Bunkertown.
Friends called from 4-9 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home, where the family was present from 7-9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Richfield United Church of Christ, Richfield, PA 17096.
Ronald C. Sheaffer Funeral Home Obituary
Born Aug. 27, 1906, in Burnham, she was a daughter of the late Ira and Mary (Stuck) Shelley. Her husband, Clair A. Strawser, whom she married on March 5, 1927, died Aug. 7, 1969.
Surviving are: sons, Wilbur E. Strawser, Ronald D. Strawser and Dale H. Strawser, all of McAlisterville; sisters, Keturah Brubaker and Geraldine Leach, of Mifflintown, Ruth Alexander, Brookline Manor, Mifflintow, Anne Long, Locust Grove Retirement Center, Mifflin, and Lulu Daughenbaugh, Zephyr Hills, FL; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grndchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Palmer C. Strawser and sisters, Hazel Spece, Sara Bener and Esther Moore.
She attended Cocolamus Grammar School. She was a homemaker all her married life. She enjoyed baking, quilting and gardening, and adored her family.
She was the oldest member of the Richfied United Church of Christ.
Her service was held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Ronald C. Sheaffer Funeral Home, McAlisterville, with the Rev. George Henry officiating. Interment followed in Goodwill Cemetery, Bunkertown.
Friends called from 4-9 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home, where the family was present from 7-9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Richfield United Church of Christ, Richfield, PA 17096.
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