Hazel Irene Eshleman, age 97, a resident of Homewood Retirement Community in Williamsport, Md., and a former resident of Greencastle, Pa., died at 1 a.m. Sunday, February 13, 2005, at Homewood.
Born October 18, 1907, in Washington County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late S. Harvey and M. Margaret (Shuman) Eshleman.
She was a 1926 graduate of Greencastle High School and a graduate of the Washington County Hospital School of Nursing in Hagerstown. Mrs. Eshleman worked for a number of years as a registered nurse. During World War II, she was active in Civil Defense activities in Antrim Township and served as a nurse with the emergency medical teams. For many years, she was an employee of Carl's Drug Store of Greencastle.
She was a member of the Grace United Church of Christ of Greencastle, where she was a former Sunday School teacher. Mrs. Eshleman was also a member of the Washington County Hospital School of Nursing Alumni and a member of the Homewood Retirement Community Auxiliary.
Her husband, Irvin G. Eshleman, died November 24, 1974.
Mrs. Eshleman is survived by a daughter, Mary Lou Colbath of Orono, Maine; a sister, Annis E. Sisler of Homewood Retirement Community; her daughter-in-law, Phyllis Weaver Eshleman of Greencastle, Pa.; her grandchildren, Julie Eshleman Fenley of Ambler, Pa., Sean Christopher Colbath of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dr. Amy Catherine Kryder of Beltsville, Md.; and four great-granddaughters, Megan Anne Fenley, Anna Zoe Kryder, Sofia Grace Kryder, and Allison Jane Fenley.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Richard L. Eshleman, in 2003, and a great-grandson, Samuel Robert Kryder, in 2001.
Burial, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Buchanan Trail West, Greencastle, Pennsylvania.
Born October 18, 1907, in Washington County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late S. Harvey and M. Margaret (Shuman) Eshleman.
She was a 1926 graduate of Greencastle High School and a graduate of the Washington County Hospital School of Nursing in Hagerstown. Mrs. Eshleman worked for a number of years as a registered nurse. During World War II, she was active in Civil Defense activities in Antrim Township and served as a nurse with the emergency medical teams. For many years, she was an employee of Carl's Drug Store of Greencastle.
She was a member of the Grace United Church of Christ of Greencastle, where she was a former Sunday School teacher. Mrs. Eshleman was also a member of the Washington County Hospital School of Nursing Alumni and a member of the Homewood Retirement Community Auxiliary.
Her husband, Irvin G. Eshleman, died November 24, 1974.
Mrs. Eshleman is survived by a daughter, Mary Lou Colbath of Orono, Maine; a sister, Annis E. Sisler of Homewood Retirement Community; her daughter-in-law, Phyllis Weaver Eshleman of Greencastle, Pa.; her grandchildren, Julie Eshleman Fenley of Ambler, Pa., Sean Christopher Colbath of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dr. Amy Catherine Kryder of Beltsville, Md.; and four great-granddaughters, Megan Anne Fenley, Anna Zoe Kryder, Sofia Grace Kryder, and Allison Jane Fenley.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Richard L. Eshleman, in 2003, and a great-grandson, Samuel Robert Kryder, in 2001.
Burial, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Buchanan Trail West, Greencastle, Pennsylvania.
Hazel Irene Eshleman, age 97, a resident of Homewood Retirement Community in Williamsport, Md., and a former resident of Greencastle, Pa., died at 1 a.m. Sunday, February 13, 2005, at Homewood.
Born October 18, 1907, in Washington County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late S. Harvey and M. Margaret (Shuman) Eshleman.
She was a 1926 graduate of Greencastle High School and a graduate of the Washington County Hospital School of Nursing in Hagerstown. Mrs. Eshleman worked for a number of years as a registered nurse. During World War II, she was active in Civil Defense activities in Antrim Township and served as a nurse with the emergency medical teams. For many years, she was an employee of Carl's Drug Store of Greencastle.
She was a member of the Grace United Church of Christ of Greencastle, where she was a former Sunday School teacher. Mrs. Eshleman was also a member of the Washington County Hospital School of Nursing Alumni and a member of the Homewood Retirement Community Auxiliary.
Her husband, Irvin G. Eshleman, died November 24, 1974.
Mrs. Eshleman is survived by a daughter, Mary Lou Colbath of Orono, Maine; a sister, Annis E. Sisler of Homewood Retirement Community; her daughter-in-law, Phyllis Weaver Eshleman of Greencastle, Pa.; her grandchildren, Julie Eshleman Fenley of Ambler, Pa., Sean Christopher Colbath of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dr. Amy Catherine Kryder of Beltsville, Md.; and four great-granddaughters, Megan Anne Fenley, Anna Zoe Kryder, Sofia Grace Kryder, and Allison Jane Fenley.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Richard L. Eshleman, in 2003, and a great-grandson, Samuel Robert Kryder, in 2001.
Burial, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Buchanan Trail West, Greencastle, Pennsylvania.
Born October 18, 1907, in Washington County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late S. Harvey and M. Margaret (Shuman) Eshleman.
She was a 1926 graduate of Greencastle High School and a graduate of the Washington County Hospital School of Nursing in Hagerstown. Mrs. Eshleman worked for a number of years as a registered nurse. During World War II, she was active in Civil Defense activities in Antrim Township and served as a nurse with the emergency medical teams. For many years, she was an employee of Carl's Drug Store of Greencastle.
She was a member of the Grace United Church of Christ of Greencastle, where she was a former Sunday School teacher. Mrs. Eshleman was also a member of the Washington County Hospital School of Nursing Alumni and a member of the Homewood Retirement Community Auxiliary.
Her husband, Irvin G. Eshleman, died November 24, 1974.
Mrs. Eshleman is survived by a daughter, Mary Lou Colbath of Orono, Maine; a sister, Annis E. Sisler of Homewood Retirement Community; her daughter-in-law, Phyllis Weaver Eshleman of Greencastle, Pa.; her grandchildren, Julie Eshleman Fenley of Ambler, Pa., Sean Christopher Colbath of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dr. Amy Catherine Kryder of Beltsville, Md.; and four great-granddaughters, Megan Anne Fenley, Anna Zoe Kryder, Sofia Grace Kryder, and Allison Jane Fenley.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Richard L. Eshleman, in 2003, and a great-grandson, Samuel Robert Kryder, in 2001.
Burial, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Buchanan Trail West, Greencastle, Pennsylvania.
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