Individual Details

Lawrence Raymond Shindledecker

(28 Nov 1910 - 19 Nov 1998)

OBITUARY :
LAWRENCE R. "PINKY LEE" SHINDLEDECKER, 87, of 15282 Charmain Road, Blue Ridge Summit, died Thursday, Nov. 19, in Waynesboro Hospital. He was in failing health for the past year and critically ill for the past week.

Born Nov. 28, 1910 in Mount Hope, Adams County, he was a son of the late John W. and Fanny E. Kint Shindledecker. His wife, Aletha Shindledecker, died in 1962.

Mr. Shindledecker attended Monterey School and built his present home in 1954. He was employed by I.S.P. Co., Blue Ridge Summit, until his retirement in the mid-70's. He then worked as a groundskeeper for Mrs. Leah Hollengreen on Clayton Avenue, Waynesboro, for 18 years.

He was a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Fountaindale; the Blue Ridge Summit and Fountaindale volunteer fire departments; and the Adams County Volunteer Firemen's Association. He also served as a volunteer fire warden in Adams County and the Michaux State Forest area. He was a blue grass musician.

He is survived by foster daughter Charlotte "Pat" Shuyler of Blue Ridge Summit; companion Rosetta M. Lawyer of Blue Ridge Summit; sisters Margaret I. Weyrich of Randolph, Neb., and Lillian R. "Whity" Shulley of Blue Ridge Summit; twin brother Charles L. Shindledecker of Fairfield; and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by sisters Anna Fissel and Mary E. Henry; and brothers Earl, Albert, John, Walter, Maurice Shindledecker, and George Shindledecker.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, with the Rev. Eugene M. Cline officiating. Interment will be in Fountaindale Union Cemetery.

Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Fountaindale Union Cemetery, c/o Stanley Dingle, P.O. Box 511, Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. 17214.

Source : The Gettysburg Times Newspaper - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Friday - November 20, 1998
 
 
Family links: 
  Parents:
    John W. Shindledecker (1876 - 1948)
    Fannie Elizabeth Kint Shindledecker (1890 - 1966)
 
  Spouse:
    Helen Aletha Nagle Shindledecker (1915 - 1962)
 
  Siblings:
    Earl William Shindledecker (1906 - 1990)*
    Albert Franklin Shindledecker (1909 - 1973)*
    Lawrence R Shindledecker (1910 - 1998)
    Charles Lewis Shindledecker (1910 - 1999)*
    John Leroy Shindledecker (1913 - 1991)*
    Annabelle Shindledecker Fissel (1914 - 1981)*
    Maurice E Shindledecker (1916 - 1996)*
    George Jacob Shindledecker (1919 - 1992)*
    Mary Elizabeth Shindledecker Henry (1921 - 1969)*
    Margaret I Shindledecker Weyhrich (1925 - 2011)*
 
*Calculated relationship

 
Burial:
Fountaindale Union Cemetery
Fountain Dale
Adams County
Pennsylvania, USA

Events

Birth28 Nov 1910Mount Hope, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence1920Washington, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Death19 Nov 1998Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Burial23 Nov 1998Fountain Dale Union Cemetery, Fountain Dale, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

Families

SpouseHelen Aletha Nagle (1915 - 1962)
ChildDorothy D. Shindledecker (1932 - 1932)
FatherJohn W. Shindledecker (1877 - 1948)
MotherFannie Elizabeth Kint (1890 - 1966)
SiblingEarl William Shindledecker (1906 - 1990)
SiblingAlbert Franklin Shindledecker Sr (1909 - 1973)
SiblingCharles Lewis Shindledecker (1910 - 1999)
SiblingJohn Leroy Shindledecker Sr (1912 - 1991)
SiblingAnnabelle Shindledecker (1914 - 1981)
SiblingWalter L. Shindledecker (1915 - 1915)
SiblingMaurice E. Shindledecker (1916 - 1996)
SiblingLillian R. Shindledecker (1917 - 2014)
SiblingGeorge Jacob Shindledecker (1919 - 1992)
SiblingMary Elizabeth Shindledecker (1921 - 1969)
SiblingMargaret I. Shindledecker (1925 - 2011)