OBIT: Mary Jane (SHOPE) ROBERTSON, 2006, native of Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Miller Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _______________________________________________ MARY JANE ROBERTSON Mary Jane Robertson, age 80, of Lower Paxton Township, Harrisburg died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at Hershey Medical Center. She was born July 16, 1925 in Altoona, the daughter of George W. and Elizabeth Treese Shope. She is survived by her husband of almost 56 years, Harry W. Robertson, two sons and three daughters: James W. Robertson of Harrisburg, Timothy P. Robertson of Etters, Cindy L. Kerstetter of Etters, Linda S. Solis of Palmyra and Judith Ann Solis of Hummelstown; 12 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; a brother, Richard Shope of Huntingdon, two sisters, Margaret Alley of Mill Hall and Betty DeMario of Youngstown, OH and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Robertson was a homemaker and a loving mother. She was an excellent baker. She was a former Girl Scout leader and had volunteered at the state hospital. She belonged to a card club and loved to walk and enjoyed knitting. A memorial service was held Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 11 a.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, 4700 Locust Lane, Harrisburg, PA. Contributions in her memory were requested to the Calvary UM Church Building Fund. Tyrone Daily Herald, June 27, 2006