Ernie L. Tyler, 65, of Northumberland, went to be with the Lord early Sunday morning, Dec. 6, 2015, at Heritage Springs, Lewisburg. He was a Shikellamy grad and an alumni of Susquehanna University. His first year of teaching was in Gettysburg. He then came back to Shikellamy where he taught and coached for 33 years. He was known by many as Mr. Tyler. He taught history and math at the middle school and high school grade levels. After he retired from Shikellamy he spent the rest of his teaching years at Sunbury Christian Academy. Others knew him as Coach Tyler. He dedicated a large portion of his life to coaching and through that coaching made a huge impact on so many lives in this area. He coached JV basketball, Ivy League basketball, Little League baseball, and youth football. He was head coach of the Shikellamy Braves football team and most recently the head golf coach at Shikellamy. Ernie was a loving husband and father. Ernie enjoyed hunting fishing, golfing and spending time with his family. Ernie was a man always willing to help and he would not ask for anything in return. He loved his family and friends and would do anything to see them smile. That is the type of man he was. Ernie was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Tyler, and mother, Beverly Marks Tyler. Friends and family will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, followed by the funeral at 11, at h2church at the Albright Center, 450 Chestnut St., Sunbury. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Northumberland. Arrangements are by the Joseph W. Epler Funeral Home, 210 King St., Northumberland.
Ernie L. Tyler, 65, of Northumberland, went to be with the Lord early Sunday morning, Dec. 6, 2015, at Heritage Springs, Lewisburg. He was a Shikellamy grad and an alumni of Susquehanna University. His first year of teaching was in Gettysburg. He then came back to Shikellamy where he taught and coached for 33 years. He was known by many as Mr. Tyler. He taught history and math at the middle school and high school grade levels. After he retired from Shikellamy he spent the rest of his teaching years at Sunbury Christian Academy. Others knew him as Coach Tyler. He dedicated a large portion of his life to coaching and through that coaching made a huge impact on so many lives in this area. He coached JV basketball, Ivy League basketball, Little League baseball, and youth football. He was head coach of the Shikellamy Braves football team and most recently the head golf coach at Shikellamy. Ernie was a loving husband and father. Ernie enjoyed hunting fishing, golfing and spending time with his family. Ernie was a man always willing to help and he would not ask for anything in return. He loved his family and friends and would do anything to see them smile. That is the type of man he was. Ernie was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Tyler, and mother, Beverly Marks Tyler. Friends and family will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, followed by the funeral at 11, at h2church at the Albright Center, 450 Chestnut St., Sunbury. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Northumberland. Arrangements are by the Joseph W. Epler Funeral Home, 210 King St., Northumberland.
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