Kathryn Geesaman

Kathryn Madeline Geesaman, 91, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, entered into eternal peace on Thursday, January 5, 2011 at the Health Care Center.

She was born on November 28, 1920, in Quincy, a daughter of the late Josiah E. and Violetta M. Snyder Geesaman, Sr. Kathryn was afflicted with polio as a young child and despite being told she would never walk again, she went on to accomplish many things and was an inspiration to all who knew her.

Kathryn was a teacher at the former Quincy High School during World War II, from 1944 until 1949 and then became secretary in the office of the supervising principal. In 1963, she moved to Shippensburg and opened Kathryn’s Corner Gift Shop for twenty-five years, which was located in her former home, at the intersection of Orange Street and Hollar Avenue, retiring in 1988.

Kathryn was a member of the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Quincy. She loved flowers and watching birds, collecting angels and nativities, and the nostalgia of old covered bridges. Kathryn was a loving aunt, who cherished all of her nieces and nephews.

She is survived by a brother, Kenneth L. (Nina Joan) Geesaman, Sr. of Shippensburg; a brother-in-law, Russell Irving of Chambersburg; four nieces, Nancy (Moose) Irving Anderson of Creekside, PA, Lucinda (John) Geesaman Varner of Shippensburg, Joan (Dale) Irving Kinley of Chambresburg and Sandra (Andy) Geesaman Fleming of Shippensburg; two nephews, Gary (Nancy) Irving of Waynesboro and Kenneth L. (Andrea) Geesaman, Jr of Shippensburg.; and six great nieces and nephews, Michael and his two children, Emily and Luke, Sean, Amanda, Zachary, Ben, and Rachel.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Hilda Irving and one brother, Josiah E. Geesaman, Jr.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Inc., Shippensburg. The Rev. James Russell will officiate. Interment will follow in the Quincy Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services on Wednesday, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 8496 Anthony Highway Quincy, PA 17247.