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John Ellsworth Strayer

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John Ellsworth Strayer

Birth
Southampton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
20 Feb 1993 (aged 81)
Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1.5
Memorial ID
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John Ellsworth Strayer, 36, born Cumberland County, Pa., son of David L. & Anna B. (Eutzy) Strayer, and Violet Mae Lynch, 32, born Cumberland County, Pa., daughter of Charles E. & Clara G. (Ott) Lynch, were married December 20, 1947 at Winchester. Both state no previous marriages. (Source: Frederick County, VA Marriage Records.
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Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA), Monday, February 22, 1993; pg. 4

John E. Strayer

SHIPPENSBURG - John E. Strayer, 81, of 104 Cleversburg Road, died at 5:40 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, 1993, in Chambersburg Hospital.

Born Oct. 11, 1911, in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late David F. and Annabelle Eutzy Strayer.

He was retired from Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg.

A graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, New London, Conn., he served in the Merchant Marine during World War II.

He was a member of Hub City Club and Minnequa Social Club.

His wife, Violet M. Lynch Strayer, died April 19, 1987.

Surviving are a daughter, Vivian Sprecher of Shippensburg; two grandchildren; a brother, Gerald of Shippensburg; two sisters, Bessie Pryor of Duncannon and Pearl Allen of Shippensburg; and a sister-in-law, Alice Lynch, who resided with him.

Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home Inc. The Rev. Mercy M. Kasambira will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Franklin County Unit, 452 E. King St., Chambersburg 17201.
John Ellsworth Strayer, 36, born Cumberland County, Pa., son of David L. & Anna B. (Eutzy) Strayer, and Violet Mae Lynch, 32, born Cumberland County, Pa., daughter of Charles E. & Clara G. (Ott) Lynch, were married December 20, 1947 at Winchester. Both state no previous marriages. (Source: Frederick County, VA Marriage Records.
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Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA), Monday, February 22, 1993; pg. 4

John E. Strayer

SHIPPENSBURG - John E. Strayer, 81, of 104 Cleversburg Road, died at 5:40 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, 1993, in Chambersburg Hospital.

Born Oct. 11, 1911, in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late David F. and Annabelle Eutzy Strayer.

He was retired from Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg.

A graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, New London, Conn., he served in the Merchant Marine during World War II.

He was a member of Hub City Club and Minnequa Social Club.

His wife, Violet M. Lynch Strayer, died April 19, 1987.

Surviving are a daughter, Vivian Sprecher of Shippensburg; two grandchildren; a brother, Gerald of Shippensburg; two sisters, Bessie Pryor of Duncannon and Pearl Allen of Shippensburg; and a sister-in-law, Alice Lynch, who resided with him.

Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home Inc. The Rev. Mercy M. Kasambira will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Franklin County Unit, 452 E. King St., Chambersburg 17201.


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