Wednesday, September 2, 2015

On to Glory - Death Notices


Rev. Luke J. Brinker, Retired, of River Road, Lewisburg, Pa., died Sunday, August 16, 2015. Among his survivors are his wife, Theda J. (Jones) Brinker, and their son, Rev. David L. Brinker (Chris) of York, elder in Susquehanna Conference. Memorial services were held, Friday, August 21, 2015, in Marlow Hall on the RiverWoods campus, Lewisburg, Pa. Interment was in Northwood Cemetery, Emmaus, Pa.

Mrs. Alice Virginia (Mickley) Funk, widow of Rev. Amos M. Funk, died Monday, July 6, 2015, in Claremont Nursing Home, Carlisle, Pa. Among her survivors is her son, Rev. Timothy A. Funk, elder in Susquehanna Conference. Memorial services were held Saturday, July 11, 2015, in St. Johns United Methodist Church, Chambersburg, Pa. Interment was in Salem Cemetery, Chambersburg, Pa.

Mrs. Patricia L. “Patty” (Johnston) Gorton, of Clearfield, Pa., widow of Pastor Rodger J. Gorton, died Saturday, July 18, 2015, in Mt. Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield, Pa. Memorial services were held Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Bennett and Houser Funeral Home Inc., Clearfield, Pa.

Mrs. Ruth Hood Knisley, of Normandie Drive, York, Pa., wife of Rev. Bruce F. Knisley, Retired, died Thursday, July 9, 2015, in Normandie Ridge, York, Pa. Among her survivors is her grandson, Rev. Dr. Kenneth Loyer, elder in Susquehanna Conference. Memorial services were held Saturday, July 18, 2015, in Normandie Ridge, York, Pa.

Pastor Calvin F. Morgan, Retired, of Frantz Road, Pine Grove, Pa., died Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at home. Among his survivors is his wife, Michele Morgan. Memorial services were held August 4, 2015, in Pine Grove Community Church, Pine Grove, Pa.

Mrs. Marguerite H. Shumway, of Mechanicsburg Road., Ithaca, New York, died July 24, 2015, at home. Among her survivors is her husband, Pastor Thurston C. Shumway, Retired. Memorial services were held Tuesday, August 4, 2015, in Spring Hill United Methodist Church, Wyalusing, Pa.