Lizzie Kunde
John A. Shiffer Jr Obituary
John A. Shiffer Jr., 71, Elliottsburg RD1, died Sunday January 28, 1990 in Carlisle Hospital. Born in Millerstown, Perry County, Jan 27, 1919, he was a son of the late John A. Sr and Ina H (Gould) Shiffer.
He was retired from the Department of Defense, Mechanicsburg, and was a former Saville Township supervisor. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and served in the Third Cavalry, 777th Tank Battalion. He was a former member of Old Guard, Arlington, Va., and U.S. Horse Cavalry Association. He was a member of VFW Post 7463, New Bloom-field; VFW Post 5049, Millerstown; American Legion Post 364, Liverpool; DAV. No. 49, Newport; Messiah Lutheran Church; Moose Lodge 925, Millerstown; Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Assn.; and Shermans Valley Heritage Days.
Mr. Shiffer is survived by his wife, Gloria L. Shiffer; four daughters, Dorothy E. Wesner of Selinsgrove, Joyce I. Stultz of East Berlin, G. Amy Fry of Dover and Marjorie J. Dowdrick of Elliottsburg RD1; two sons, John A. III of Newport RD4 and Ricky W. Sr. of Ickesburg; four brothers, D. Lindley and Willard. both of Millerstown RD2, Clair of Millerstown and Glenn of Sterling, Conn.; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Messiah Lutheran Church. Burial with military honors will be in the church cemetery. Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Nickel Funeral Home, Loysville, and after 10 a.m. Thursday in the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Messiah Lutheran Church, Elliottsburg.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania) Monday, January 29, 1990
He was retired from the Department of Defense, Mechanicsburg, and was a former Saville Township supervisor. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and served in the Third Cavalry, 777th Tank Battalion. He was a former member of Old Guard, Arlington, Va., and U.S. Horse Cavalry Association. He was a member of VFW Post 7463, New Bloom-field; VFW Post 5049, Millerstown; American Legion Post 364, Liverpool; DAV. No. 49, Newport; Messiah Lutheran Church; Moose Lodge 925, Millerstown; Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Assn.; and Shermans Valley Heritage Days.
Mr. Shiffer is survived by his wife, Gloria L. Shiffer; four daughters, Dorothy E. Wesner of Selinsgrove, Joyce I. Stultz of East Berlin, G. Amy Fry of Dover and Marjorie J. Dowdrick of Elliottsburg RD1; two sons, John A. III of Newport RD4 and Ricky W. Sr. of Ickesburg; four brothers, D. Lindley and Willard. both of Millerstown RD2, Clair of Millerstown and Glenn of Sterling, Conn.; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Messiah Lutheran Church. Burial with military honors will be in the church cemetery. Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Nickel Funeral Home, Loysville, and after 10 a.m. Thursday in the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Messiah Lutheran Church, Elliottsburg.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania) Monday, January 29, 1990
