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Bernon Bernard Shank
Bernon Bernard Shank, 84, of Blairsville, passed away Saturday, Febraury 10,
2007, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital.
Born January 25, 1923, in Commodore. He was a son of the late Guear and Gaye
(Houck) Shank.
He attended Worthington-West Franklin High School, Worthington, Pa.
Bernon served in the Air Force during World War II.
He worked at Union Carbide in Kittanning for 14 years. After completing his
undergraduate degree and master's equivalent at the University of Pittsburgh, he
taught automotive mechanics and diesel at East West Westmoreland Vo-tech School
in Latrobe for 22 years. A loving husband, father and grandfather, Bernon was
also a member of the Harvest Assembly Church in Derry for more than 22 years. A
caring and valued friend to many, he will be deeply missed.
He is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Ruth Jamieson Shank, of
Blairsville; daughter, Rochelle Helm; son, Bernon Shank and wife, Judith; two
granddaughters and their families, Julie Sturges and husband, Steve, of Ellicott
City, Md., and Jennifer Helm and Mike Funk, of Bel Air, Md.; brother, Carlton
Shank and wife, Frannie, of Sun Lakes, Ariz.; and two sisters, Betty Lou Pringle
and husband, Bill, of Sun City, Ariz., and Eileen Coefield and husband, John, of
Palm Desert, Calif.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Guear Shank; and
three grandsons, Christopher, Bernon Jr. and Ryan Shank.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the JAMES F.
FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME, 25 W. Market St., Blairsville, where services will be
held at 11 a.m. Tuesday with Pastors Shawn Lyons and David Grimm co-officiating.
Military services will be conducted Tuesday morning in the funeral home by VFW
Post 5821 and the American Legion.
Private interment for family at Lawn Haven Burial Estate, Worthington, Pa.
Memorial donations may be made to Harvest Christian Academy, 220 Pittsburgh St.,
Derry, PA 15627.
Arrangements by James F. Ferguson Funeral Home, Blairsville, Pa. |
