W. Glen Berkshire, 91, a resident of Harrisonburg, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020.
Mr. Berkshire was born on June 12, 1929 in Uniontown, PA and was a son of the late Ralph Lyle and Emma Crowe Berkshire. He was a self-employed building contractor in the Harrisonburg area and he and his brother built Kline’s Dairy Bar in downtown Harrisonburg and he oversaw the building of the Christiansburg Mennonite Church in Christiansburg. He was very proud of obtaining five patents in the last ten years. He was a member of Weavers Mennonite Church, Gideons International, and sang in the Rockingham Male Chorus as well as various other quartets.
On June 17, 1950, he married his first wife, Zona Marie Thomas Berkshire, who passed away on December 23, 2011. He was married on August 4, 2012 to Katherine F. Schrock Berkshire, who survives.
Also surviving are his children, W. Allen Berkshire and wife Diana of Broadway, Glenda Strong and husband David of Mt. Joy, PA, and Denise Sauder of Harrisonburg; grandchildren, Allison Chupp, Abigail Price, Audrey Jackson, Anna Haarer, Erica Mancuso, Jessica Bloxom, Sabrina Gallagher, Dana Sauder, Ashley Miller, and Derek Sauder; 16 great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; stepchildren, Darrel Schrock and wife Evangeline of Newport News, Sonya Carrier, and Linda Schrock, both of Harrisonburg; and four step-grandchildren.
In addition to his first wife and parents, Mr. Berkshire is preceded in death by a son-in-law, John Sauder; siblings, Grethel Campbell, Hazel Campbell, Ferne Shank, and Evelyn Berkshire; and grandson-in-law, Samuel Bloxom.
Pastor Phil Kanagy will conduct a funeral service on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Weavers Mennonite Cemetery. Social distancing guidelines will be followed and masks are encouraged.
Those wishing to view and sign the register book may so by visiting the funeral home from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Good Samaritan Fund, 1491 Virginia Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22802.
McMullen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Berkshire was born on June 12, 1929 in Uniontown, PA and was a son of the late Ralph Lyle and Emma Crowe Berkshire. He was a self-employed building contractor in the Harrisonburg area and he and his brother built Kline’s Dairy Bar in downtown Harrisonburg and he oversaw the building of the Christiansburg Mennonite Church in Christiansburg. He was very proud of obtaining five patents in the last ten years. He was a member of Weavers Mennonite Church, Gideons International, and sang in the Rockingham Male Chorus as well as various other quartets.
On June 17, 1950, he married his first wife, Zona Marie Thomas Berkshire, who passed away on December 23, 2011. He was married on August 4, 2012 to Katherine F. Schrock Berkshire, who survives.
Also surviving are his children, W. Allen Berkshire and wife Diana of Broadway, Glenda Strong and husband David of Mt. Joy, PA, and Denise Sauder of Harrisonburg; grandchildren, Allison Chupp, Abigail Price, Audrey Jackson, Anna Haarer, Erica Mancuso, Jessica Bloxom, Sabrina Gallagher, Dana Sauder, Ashley Miller, and Derek Sauder; 16 great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; stepchildren, Darrel Schrock and wife Evangeline of Newport News, Sonya Carrier, and Linda Schrock, both of Harrisonburg; and four step-grandchildren.
In addition to his first wife and parents, Mr. Berkshire is preceded in death by a son-in-law, John Sauder; siblings, Grethel Campbell, Hazel Campbell, Ferne Shank, and Evelyn Berkshire; and grandson-in-law, Samuel Bloxom.
Pastor Phil Kanagy will conduct a funeral service on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Weavers Mennonite Cemetery. Social distancing guidelines will be followed and masks are encouraged.
Those wishing to view and sign the register book may so by visiting the funeral home from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Good Samaritan Fund, 1491 Virginia Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22802.
McMullen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
W. Glen Berkshire, 91, a resident of Harrisonburg, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020.
Mr. Berkshire was born on June 12, 1929 in Uniontown, PA and was a son of the late Ralph Lyle and Emma Crowe Berkshire. He was a self-employed building contractor in the Harrisonburg area and he and his brother built Kline’s Dairy Bar in downtown Harrisonburg and he oversaw the building of the Christiansburg Mennonite Church in Christiansburg. He was very proud of obtaining five patents in the last ten years. He was a member of Weavers Mennonite Church, Gideons International, and sang in the Rockingham Male Chorus as well as various other quartets.
On June 17, 1950, he married his first wife, Zona Marie Thomas Berkshire, who passed away on December 23, 2011. He was married on August 4, 2012 to Katherine F. Schrock Berkshire, who survives.
Also surviving are his children, W. Allen Berkshire and wife Diana of Broadway, Glenda Strong and husband David of Mt. Joy, PA, and Denise Sauder of Harrisonburg; grandchildren, Allison Chupp, Abigail Price, Audrey Jackson, Anna Haarer, Erica Mancuso, Jessica Bloxom, Sabrina Gallagher, Dana Sauder, Ashley Miller, and Derek Sauder; 16 great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; stepchildren, Darrel Schrock and wife Evangeline of Newport News, Sonya Carrier, and Linda Schrock, both of Harrisonburg; and four step-grandchildren.
In addition to his first wife and parents, Mr. Berkshire is preceded in death by a son-in-law, John Sauder; siblings, Grethel Campbell, Hazel Campbell, Ferne Shank, and Evelyn Berkshire; and grandson-in-law, Samuel Bloxom.
Pastor Phil Kanagy will conduct a funeral service on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Weavers Mennonite Cemetery. Social distancing guidelines will be followed and masks are encouraged.
Those wishing to view and sign the register book may so by visiting the funeral home from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Good Samaritan Fund, 1491 Virginia Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22802.
McMullen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Berkshire was born on June 12, 1929 in Uniontown, PA and was a son of the late Ralph Lyle and Emma Crowe Berkshire. He was a self-employed building contractor in the Harrisonburg area and he and his brother built Kline’s Dairy Bar in downtown Harrisonburg and he oversaw the building of the Christiansburg Mennonite Church in Christiansburg. He was very proud of obtaining five patents in the last ten years. He was a member of Weavers Mennonite Church, Gideons International, and sang in the Rockingham Male Chorus as well as various other quartets.
On June 17, 1950, he married his first wife, Zona Marie Thomas Berkshire, who passed away on December 23, 2011. He was married on August 4, 2012 to Katherine F. Schrock Berkshire, who survives.
Also surviving are his children, W. Allen Berkshire and wife Diana of Broadway, Glenda Strong and husband David of Mt. Joy, PA, and Denise Sauder of Harrisonburg; grandchildren, Allison Chupp, Abigail Price, Audrey Jackson, Anna Haarer, Erica Mancuso, Jessica Bloxom, Sabrina Gallagher, Dana Sauder, Ashley Miller, and Derek Sauder; 16 great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; stepchildren, Darrel Schrock and wife Evangeline of Newport News, Sonya Carrier, and Linda Schrock, both of Harrisonburg; and four step-grandchildren.
In addition to his first wife and parents, Mr. Berkshire is preceded in death by a son-in-law, John Sauder; siblings, Grethel Campbell, Hazel Campbell, Ferne Shank, and Evelyn Berkshire; and grandson-in-law, Samuel Bloxom.
Pastor Phil Kanagy will conduct a funeral service on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Weavers Mennonite Cemetery. Social distancing guidelines will be followed and masks are encouraged.
Those wishing to view and sign the register book may so by visiting the funeral home from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Good Samaritan Fund, 1491 Virginia Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22802.
McMullen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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