1918
Dorothy
2013
Dorothy Whisler
April 2, 1918 — June 16, 2013
Mrs. Dorothy Jane Whisler, aged 95, formerly of Shippensburg, PA, died peacefully on June 16, 2013 at the York Hospital after a brief illness. We are so thankful for the good life she lived and the opportunity she gave us to enjoy her time with us and we praise God for bringing her home to Glory. Dorothy was born April 2, 1918, in Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Wyrick) Alleman.
Family and friends were Dorothy’s passion and delight. Dorothy thoroughly enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and they have fond memories of summers at Grandma’s house and Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners with Grandma’s baked delights.
In 1937, Dorothy married the love of her life, Clair K. Whisler, owner of Whisler’s Lumber Company, and they celebrated 69 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on March 21, 2006. She was a farm wife, worked at Fairchild Aircraft in Hagerstown, MD during World War II, a factory worker and her most respected position of all, loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother.
Dorothy is survived by three sons, Alan C. and his wife Mabel (Hammond) Whisler of Waynesboro and their children Steve, Dana, Jeff and Corey, John S. and his wife Janet (Clevenger) Whisler of Newville and their children Randy, Sharon, Tammy and Rick, and Gary L. and his wife M. Baba (Molefe) of Jacobus and their children Mathias, Dorothy and Neil; a sister Esther Pisle of Chambersburg; dear friend and sisters-in-law Elva Nehf and Cleo and her husband Herman Spangler; 25 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and a number of other loving relatives and close friends. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by eight brothers, Raymond, Russell, Paul, Walter, Elmo, Dean, Melvin, and Wayne; and two sisters Myrtle Ruth and Sara.
Dorothy was a member of Lurgan United Brethren Church and attended Christ United Methodist Church in Jacobus, PA; where she lived in the loving home of her youngest son Gary L. and his wife M. Baba Whisler for the last three years of her life.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 21, 2013 in the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Shippensburg at 10:30 a.m. Officiating will be the Rev. Richard E. Mose and the Rev. Randy Hughes. Burial will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery. A viewing will be held Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the services in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Lurgan United Brethren Church, P. O. Box 2, Lurgan, PA 17232 or Christ United Methodist Church, 200 N. Main Street, Jacobus, PA 17407.
On-line condolences may be expressed at www.fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.
Family and friends were Dorothy’s passion and delight. Dorothy thoroughly enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and they have fond memories of summers at Grandma’s house and Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners with Grandma’s baked delights.
In 1937, Dorothy married the love of her life, Clair K. Whisler, owner of Whisler’s Lumber Company, and they celebrated 69 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on March 21, 2006. She was a farm wife, worked at Fairchild Aircraft in Hagerstown, MD during World War II, a factory worker and her most respected position of all, loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother.
Dorothy is survived by three sons, Alan C. and his wife Mabel (Hammond) Whisler of Waynesboro and their children Steve, Dana, Jeff and Corey, John S. and his wife Janet (Clevenger) Whisler of Newville and their children Randy, Sharon, Tammy and Rick, and Gary L. and his wife M. Baba (Molefe) of Jacobus and their children Mathias, Dorothy and Neil; a sister Esther Pisle of Chambersburg; dear friend and sisters-in-law Elva Nehf and Cleo and her husband Herman Spangler; 25 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and a number of other loving relatives and close friends. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by eight brothers, Raymond, Russell, Paul, Walter, Elmo, Dean, Melvin, and Wayne; and two sisters Myrtle Ruth and Sara.
Dorothy was a member of Lurgan United Brethren Church and attended Christ United Methodist Church in Jacobus, PA; where she lived in the loving home of her youngest son Gary L. and his wife M. Baba Whisler for the last three years of her life.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 21, 2013 in the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Shippensburg at 10:30 a.m. Officiating will be the Rev. Richard E. Mose and the Rev. Randy Hughes. Burial will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery. A viewing will be held Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the services in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Lurgan United Brethren Church, P. O. Box 2, Lurgan, PA 17232 or Christ United Methodist Church, 200 N. Main Street, Jacobus, PA 17407.
On-line condolences may be expressed at www.fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.
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