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Zelda Helman

(14 Aug 1910 - 28 Nov 1996)

Zelda M. Helman Gossert

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Birth:  Aug. 14, 1910
Guilford
Franklin County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death:  Nov. 28, 1996
Fayetteville
Franklin County
Pennsylvania, USA

Zelda M. Helman Gossert, 86, of Piney Mountain, and formerly of 6599 Slabtown Road, Waynesboro, Pa., died Thursday, Nov. 28, 1996, at the nursing home.

Born Aug. 14, 1910, in Guilford Township, Franklin County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Michael A. and Lily Painter Gossert.

She married Maurice L. Gossert on June 29, 1933. He preceded her in death on Feb. 9, 1968.

She was employed by the Waynesboro Knitting Mill and the Mont Alto Shoe Factory. She retired in 1981.

She was a member of Quincy United Methodist Church and participated in the prayer group of the church.

She is survived by two daughters, Frances M. Hoover of Hagerstown, and Gloria C. Pentz of Waynesboro; one son, Maurice L. Gossert Jr. of Mercersburg, Pa.; one sister, Catherine Bushman of Fayetteville; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two step grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by one daughter, Charlene Gossert; one son, Harold E. Gossert; two sisters and two brothers.

Services will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro. Pastor James C. House will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, near Quincy, Pa.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 452 East King St., Chambersburg, Pa. 17201. 
 
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  Spouse:
    Maurice L. Gossert (1908 - 1968)
 
  Children:
    Frances M Gossert Hoover (1936 - 2004)*
    Charlene A. Gossert (1941 - 1942)*
 
*Calculated relationship

 
Burial:
Mount Zion Cemetery
Quincy Township
Franklin County
Pennsylvania, USA

Events

Birth14 Aug 1910Guilford Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence1920Guilford Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage29 Jun 1933Maurice L. Gossert
Death28 Nov 1996Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Families

SpouseMaurice L. Gossert (1908 - 1968)
ChildFrances M. Gossert (1936 - 2004)
ChildGloria Gossert (1938 - )
ChildCharlene Anna Gossert (1941 - 1942)
FatherMichael A. Helman (1871 - 1963)
MotherLillie Painter (1876 - 1923)
SiblingSadie Barbara Helman (1897 - 1973)
SiblingLloyd M. Helman (1902 - 1980)
SiblingClyde A. Helman (1906 - 1988)
SiblingAnna Louise Helman (1908 - 1990)
SiblingCatherine A. Helman (1912 - 2000)

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