Florence G. Diven, 89, a resident of the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at the home.
Prior to living in Carlisle, she had been a long time resident of Dillsburg. She was born on December 12, 1918, in Shade Gap and was a daughter of the late Lillian and Frank Synder and was the widow of Eugene O. Diven who passed away on January 2, 1989.
Florence was an employee of the Northern York County School District. She spent twenty years preparing meals for the elementary children at the Dillsburg Elementary School and retired to spend time and travel with her husband. In their younger years, they loved to square dance. They belonged to the Good Sam Club and enjoyed traveling and camping with that group. They also enjoyed a good game of cards with family and friends. Many days were happily spent fishing on the Chesapeake Bay and at Chincoteague. Florence was a member of the York Springs Senior Citizens group and enjoyed lunches and bus trips with them. She was also a member of the Dillsburg Monaghan Presbyterian Church and helped in the church kitchen for many years.
Surviving are two children, David L. Diven (and wife, Pat) of Centerville, OH, and Pat Eckman (and husband, Wally) of Carlisle; three grandchildren, Daniel Myers of Mechanicsburg, Deborah Clark of Harrisburg, and Eric Diven of Cleveland, OH; five great-children, Rebecca Myers, Tony and Zoe Clark, Jesse and Nikki Stum, and one great-great-granddaughter Harleigh; two sisters, Lois Hower of Mount Union and Audrey Appleby of Chambersburg; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Charlie and Leonard Snyder, and her sisters, Mildred Etter, Blanche Appleby, and Dolores Locke.
Services will be held Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at 11:00 AM in the Cocklin Funeral Home, Inc., 30 N. Chestnut St., Dillsburg, with the Rev. Charles Best officiating. Burial will follow in the Dillsburg Cemetery-Mountain Rd. A viewing will be held Wednesday from 10-11 AM at the funeral home.
Published in the Patriot News, September 9, 2008
Florence G. Diven, 89, a resident of the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at the home.
Prior to living in Carlisle, she had been a long time resident of Dillsburg. She was born on December 12, 1918, in Shade Gap and was a daughter of the late Lillian and Frank Synder and was the widow of Eugene O. Diven who passed away on January 2, 1989.
Florence was an employee of the Northern York County School District. She spent twenty years preparing meals for the elementary children at the Dillsburg Elementary School and retired to spend time and travel with her husband. In their younger years, they loved to square dance. They belonged to the Good Sam Club and enjoyed traveling and camping with that group. They also enjoyed a good game of cards with family and friends. Many days were happily spent fishing on the Chesapeake Bay and at Chincoteague. Florence was a member of the York Springs Senior Citizens group and enjoyed lunches and bus trips with them. She was also a member of the Dillsburg Monaghan Presbyterian Church and helped in the church kitchen for many years.
Surviving are two children, David L. Diven (and wife, Pat) of Centerville, OH, and Pat Eckman (and husband, Wally) of Carlisle; three grandchildren, Daniel Myers of Mechanicsburg, Deborah Clark of Harrisburg, and Eric Diven of Cleveland, OH; five great-children, Rebecca Myers, Tony and Zoe Clark, Jesse and Nikki Stum, and one great-great-granddaughter Harleigh; two sisters, Lois Hower of Mount Union and Audrey Appleby of Chambersburg; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Charlie and Leonard Snyder, and her sisters, Mildred Etter, Blanche Appleby, and Dolores Locke.
Services will be held Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at 11:00 AM in the Cocklin Funeral Home, Inc., 30 N. Chestnut St., Dillsburg, with the Rev. Charles Best officiating. Burial will follow in the Dillsburg Cemetery-Mountain Rd. A viewing will be held Wednesday from 10-11 AM at the funeral home.
Published in the Patriot News, September 9, 2008
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