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Herman Harry Shope

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Herman Harry Shope

Birth
Orbisonia, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
17 Jun 1980 (aged 58)
Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Rockhill Furnace, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Herman H. Shope, 58, of Huntingdon, died Tuesday, June 17, 1980, in the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon. He had been ill for a year.

Born January 8, 1922, in Orbisonia, he was the son of John and Bessie (Wilson) Shope.

Surviving are the following children, all of Huntingdon: Larry J. Shope, Donald E. Shope, Terry W. Shope, Jerry W. Shope, Mrs. R. Scott (Rhonda) Merrell, Barry L. Shope and Mark W. Shope. A daughter, Darlene, preceded him in death. There are eight grandchildren.

Also surviving are the following brothers and sisters: Walter Shope, Mrs. Thelma Houpt, Mrs. David (Dorothy) Hawn, Mrs. James (Marjorie) Kyle, and Mrs. Shade (Hazel) Heffner, all of Huntingdon, and George Shope of Pittsburgh. One brother, Howard, preceded him in death.

Of the Protestant faith, Mr. Shope had attended the Roadside Chapel of Huntingdon. He was a member of the V.F.W. Standing Stone Post No. 1754 Home Association; the Frank P. Hommon American Legion Post No. 24 Home Association; and the Number 1 Fire Company, Huntingdon; and had been a member of the Huntingdon Fire Police.

Funeral services will be held Friday, June 20, at 2 p.m. in the Robert E. Peters Funeral Home, Huntingdon, with the Rev. Amos Hommel officiating. Interment will be in the Jordan Cemetery, Orbisonia R.D. Friends will be received at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until the hour of services Friday.

Huntingdon Daily News, Page 2, Wednesday, June 18, 1980
Herman H. Shope, 58, of Huntingdon, died Tuesday, June 17, 1980, in the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon. He had been ill for a year.

Born January 8, 1922, in Orbisonia, he was the son of John and Bessie (Wilson) Shope.

Surviving are the following children, all of Huntingdon: Larry J. Shope, Donald E. Shope, Terry W. Shope, Jerry W. Shope, Mrs. R. Scott (Rhonda) Merrell, Barry L. Shope and Mark W. Shope. A daughter, Darlene, preceded him in death. There are eight grandchildren.

Also surviving are the following brothers and sisters: Walter Shope, Mrs. Thelma Houpt, Mrs. David (Dorothy) Hawn, Mrs. James (Marjorie) Kyle, and Mrs. Shade (Hazel) Heffner, all of Huntingdon, and George Shope of Pittsburgh. One brother, Howard, preceded him in death.

Of the Protestant faith, Mr. Shope had attended the Roadside Chapel of Huntingdon. He was a member of the V.F.W. Standing Stone Post No. 1754 Home Association; the Frank P. Hommon American Legion Post No. 24 Home Association; and the Number 1 Fire Company, Huntingdon; and had been a member of the Huntingdon Fire Police.

Funeral services will be held Friday, June 20, at 2 p.m. in the Robert E. Peters Funeral Home, Huntingdon, with the Rev. Amos Hommel officiating. Interment will be in the Jordan Cemetery, Orbisonia R.D. Friends will be received at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until the hour of services Friday.

Huntingdon Daily News, Page 2, Wednesday, June 18, 1980


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38332382/herman_harry-shope: accessed ), memorial page for Herman Harry Shope (8 Jan 1922–17 Jun 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38332382, citing Jordan Cemetery, Rockhill Furnace, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Michael (contributor 47072256).