Individual Details
Mabel L. Gilbert
(26 Dec 1915 - 13 Mar 1999)
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Mabel L. Leisher, 83, of 1332 S. 5th Street, Chambersburg, died Saturday, March 13, 1999 at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg.
Born Dec. 26, 1915 in Chambersburg, she was the granddaughter of the late Samuel H. and Margaret Guyer Gilbert who raised her as a daughter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry B. Leisher, Jr., who died in 1973.
She retired from the former Stanley Company, Chambersburg in 1978 and had also worked at the former Inter Woven Stocking Company.
She attended King Street United Brethren Church, Chambersburg, and she was a member of Golden Links Sunday School Class.
She was a member of Golden Age Club, Piney Mountain Home Auxiliary, and Auxiliary of Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She is survived by her cousin, Grace E. Ewan who was also raised with Mabel by their grandparents; and by a number of cousins, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Gilbert.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, 33 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg. The Rev. Lester F. Stine will officiate. Burial will be in Norland Cemetery, Chambersburg.
The family will receive friends Tuesday at 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
There will be no public viewing.
Memorial contributions may be made to King Street United Brethren Church, 172 East King Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201 or to American Heart Association, Franklin/Fulton Division, 225 East King Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201.
SOURCE:
The Herald-Mail
Hagerstown, MD
March 15, 1999
Family links:
Spouse:
Harry V. Leisher (1910 - 1973)
Burial:
Norland Cemetery
Chambersburg
Franklin County
Pennsylvania, USA
Born Dec. 26, 1915 in Chambersburg, she was the granddaughter of the late Samuel H. and Margaret Guyer Gilbert who raised her as a daughter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry B. Leisher, Jr., who died in 1973.
She retired from the former Stanley Company, Chambersburg in 1978 and had also worked at the former Inter Woven Stocking Company.
She attended King Street United Brethren Church, Chambersburg, and she was a member of Golden Links Sunday School Class.
She was a member of Golden Age Club, Piney Mountain Home Auxiliary, and Auxiliary of Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She is survived by her cousin, Grace E. Ewan who was also raised with Mabel by their grandparents; and by a number of cousins, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Gilbert.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, 33 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg. The Rev. Lester F. Stine will officiate. Burial will be in Norland Cemetery, Chambersburg.
The family will receive friends Tuesday at 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
There will be no public viewing.
Memorial contributions may be made to King Street United Brethren Church, 172 East King Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201 or to American Heart Association, Franklin/Fulton Division, 225 East King Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201.
SOURCE:
The Herald-Mail
Hagerstown, MD
March 15, 1999
Family links:
Spouse:
Harry V. Leisher (1910 - 1973)
Burial:
Norland Cemetery
Chambersburg
Franklin County
Pennsylvania, USA
Events
| Birth | 26 Dec 1915 | Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Death | 13 Mar 1999 | Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Burial | 16 Mar 1999 | Norland Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Harry Leisher (1909 - 1973) |
| Father | Samuel H. Gilbert ( - ) |
| Mother | Margaret Guyer ( - ) |