Clara Elisabeth didn't like her first name and never used it.
She had it legally changed to the letter C. and always went by her middle name Elisabeth.
C. Elisabeth Black, 91, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at the Middletown Home.
She was born on January 28, 1924, in Columbia PA, and was the daughter of the late Harry Leroy and Minnie C. Voight Lynch.
Elisabeth was a homemaker and a former member of the Wesley United Methodist Church, Middletown.
She enjoyed sewing, knitting, playing the piano and organ, reading, watching, and feeding birds and other small animals, but most of all she enjoyed being a mother to her children and a grandmother to her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband Ronald J. Black; brother, Charles William (Bill) Lynch who was killed in battle during WWII; and her twin brother Harry Leroy Lynch Jr.
Elisabeth is survived by her two sons, Gary J. and wife Diann L. Black of Kerrville TX and Kevin W. and wife Lynn C. Black of Middletown; three grandchildren, Lucy E. Black of Raleigh NC, Craig A. Black and Nina E. Black both of Middletown; one great-grandson, Dimitri J. Black of Middletown; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family with burial at the Middletown Cemetery.
The family has entrusted the Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., Middletown to handle the funeral arrangements.
Elisabeth had several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Texas and Virginia.
She did get to meet them and spend some time with them. Grandchildren: Kimberly Painter, Debra Wade, Thomas Corbett & William Maston. Great Grandchildren: Stephanie, Alicia, Diana, Jacob, Justin, Brandon, Loretta, Kay Lee, Zackary.
She had it legally changed to the letter C. and always went by her middle name Elisabeth.
C. Elisabeth Black, 91, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at the Middletown Home.
She was born on January 28, 1924, in Columbia PA, and was the daughter of the late Harry Leroy and Minnie C. Voight Lynch.
Elisabeth was a homemaker and a former member of the Wesley United Methodist Church, Middletown.
She enjoyed sewing, knitting, playing the piano and organ, reading, watching, and feeding birds and other small animals, but most of all she enjoyed being a mother to her children and a grandmother to her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband Ronald J. Black; brother, Charles William (Bill) Lynch who was killed in battle during WWII; and her twin brother Harry Leroy Lynch Jr.
Elisabeth is survived by her two sons, Gary J. and wife Diann L. Black of Kerrville TX and Kevin W. and wife Lynn C. Black of Middletown; three grandchildren, Lucy E. Black of Raleigh NC, Craig A. Black and Nina E. Black both of Middletown; one great-grandson, Dimitri J. Black of Middletown; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family with burial at the Middletown Cemetery.
The family has entrusted the Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., Middletown to handle the funeral arrangements.
Elisabeth had several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Texas and Virginia.
She did get to meet them and spend some time with them. Grandchildren: Kimberly Painter, Debra Wade, Thomas Corbett & William Maston. Great Grandchildren: Stephanie, Alicia, Diana, Jacob, Justin, Brandon, Loretta, Kay Lee, Zackary.
Clara Elisabeth didn't like her first name and never used it.
She had it legally changed to the letter C. and always went by her middle name Elisabeth.
C. Elisabeth Black, 91, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at the Middletown Home.
She was born on January 28, 1924, in Columbia PA, and was the daughter of the late Harry Leroy and Minnie C. Voight Lynch.
Elisabeth was a homemaker and a former member of the Wesley United Methodist Church, Middletown.
She enjoyed sewing, knitting, playing the piano and organ, reading, watching, and feeding birds and other small animals, but most of all she enjoyed being a mother to her children and a grandmother to her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband Ronald J. Black; brother, Charles William (Bill) Lynch who was killed in battle during WWII; and her twin brother Harry Leroy Lynch Jr.
Elisabeth is survived by her two sons, Gary J. and wife Diann L. Black of Kerrville TX and Kevin W. and wife Lynn C. Black of Middletown; three grandchildren, Lucy E. Black of Raleigh NC, Craig A. Black and Nina E. Black both of Middletown; one great-grandson, Dimitri J. Black of Middletown; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family with burial at the Middletown Cemetery.
The family has entrusted the Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., Middletown to handle the funeral arrangements.
Elisabeth had several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Texas and Virginia.
She did get to meet them and spend some time with them. Grandchildren: Kimberly Painter, Debra Wade, Thomas Corbett & William Maston. Great Grandchildren: Stephanie, Alicia, Diana, Jacob, Justin, Brandon, Loretta, Kay Lee, Zackary.
She had it legally changed to the letter C. and always went by her middle name Elisabeth.
C. Elisabeth Black, 91, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at the Middletown Home.
She was born on January 28, 1924, in Columbia PA, and was the daughter of the late Harry Leroy and Minnie C. Voight Lynch.
Elisabeth was a homemaker and a former member of the Wesley United Methodist Church, Middletown.
She enjoyed sewing, knitting, playing the piano and organ, reading, watching, and feeding birds and other small animals, but most of all she enjoyed being a mother to her children and a grandmother to her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband Ronald J. Black; brother, Charles William (Bill) Lynch who was killed in battle during WWII; and her twin brother Harry Leroy Lynch Jr.
Elisabeth is survived by her two sons, Gary J. and wife Diann L. Black of Kerrville TX and Kevin W. and wife Lynn C. Black of Middletown; three grandchildren, Lucy E. Black of Raleigh NC, Craig A. Black and Nina E. Black both of Middletown; one great-grandson, Dimitri J. Black of Middletown; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family with burial at the Middletown Cemetery.
The family has entrusted the Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., Middletown to handle the funeral arrangements.
Elisabeth had several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Texas and Virginia.
She did get to meet them and spend some time with them. Grandchildren: Kimberly Painter, Debra Wade, Thomas Corbett & William Maston. Great Grandchildren: Stephanie, Alicia, Diana, Jacob, Justin, Brandon, Loretta, Kay Lee, Zackary.
