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Alvin G. “Short” Harshman

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Alvin G. “Short” Harshman

Birth
Quincy Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
25 Feb 2012 (aged 86)
Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.8314528, Longitude: -77.7047111
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OBITUARY :
MR. ALVIN G. "SHORT" HARSHMAN, 86, a resident of The Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, PA, formerly of 9001 Larry Drive, Greencastle, died at 3:43 P.M., Saturday, February 25, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital.

Born March 26, 1925 in Quincy Township, PA, he was the son of the late Aaron and Margaret C. (Hartman) Harshman.

Mr. Harshman attended Clay Hill School.

He and his wife, Erma P. (Fahrney) Harshman, were married on July 21, 1945. They lived at their Larry Drive residence from 1970 until June of 2011 when Mr. Harshman entered the nursing home.

He was a farmer and worked in Kauffman Station on the family owned farm for 25 years. In 1970 he purchased Leiters Hardware Store, Greencastle.

Mr. Harshman was one of the founding members and helped build Calvary Bible Church.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son: A. Dennis "Denny" Harshman, Antrim Township; two daughters: Norma Robinson, Greencastle and Gwen Wildeson, Chambersburg; twelve grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren, four great great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers: Richard and Robert Harshman.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, March 1, 2012 in Calvary Bible Church, 3845 Buchanan Trail West, Greencastle, with Rev. Richard Overcash and Rev. Robert Fitz officiating. Burial will follow in Brown's Mill Church, Kauffman Station.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday in Miller-Bowersox Funeral Home, 521 S. Washington Street, Greencastle.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Child Evangelism Fellowship, PO Box 6, Waynesboro, PA 17268 or Calvary Bible Church, 3845 Buchanan Trail West, Greencastle, PA 17225.

Source : The Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home - Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Monday, February 27, 2012
OBITUARY :
MR. ALVIN G. "SHORT" HARSHMAN, 86, a resident of The Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, PA, formerly of 9001 Larry Drive, Greencastle, died at 3:43 P.M., Saturday, February 25, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital.

Born March 26, 1925 in Quincy Township, PA, he was the son of the late Aaron and Margaret C. (Hartman) Harshman.

Mr. Harshman attended Clay Hill School.

He and his wife, Erma P. (Fahrney) Harshman, were married on July 21, 1945. They lived at their Larry Drive residence from 1970 until June of 2011 when Mr. Harshman entered the nursing home.

He was a farmer and worked in Kauffman Station on the family owned farm for 25 years. In 1970 he purchased Leiters Hardware Store, Greencastle.

Mr. Harshman was one of the founding members and helped build Calvary Bible Church.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son: A. Dennis "Denny" Harshman, Antrim Township; two daughters: Norma Robinson, Greencastle and Gwen Wildeson, Chambersburg; twelve grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren, four great great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers: Richard and Robert Harshman.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, March 1, 2012 in Calvary Bible Church, 3845 Buchanan Trail West, Greencastle, with Rev. Richard Overcash and Rev. Robert Fitz officiating. Burial will follow in Brown's Mill Church, Kauffman Station.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday in Miller-Bowersox Funeral Home, 521 S. Washington Street, Greencastle.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Child Evangelism Fellowship, PO Box 6, Waynesboro, PA 17268 or Calvary Bible Church, 3845 Buchanan Trail West, Greencastle, PA 17225.

Source : The Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home - Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Monday, February 27, 2012


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