OBIT: Estella M. (RHOADES) WIKE, 1988, Tyrone, 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/ _______________________________________________ ESTELLA M. WIKE Mrs. Wike, 79, of 1511 Logan Ave., Tyrone, died at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, 1988, at Epworth Manor, Tyrone, following an extended illness. She was born July 27, 1908, in Tyrone, the daughter of Edward and Jeanette (Shildt) Rhoades, and on Sept. 28, 1926, in Huntingdon, married John L. Wike. Surviving are her husband, two children: John M. of Tyrone and Judith Wamsher in Hilltop Township, four grandchildren and six great- grandchildren. Also surviving are three sisters: Margaret Kaufman of Doylestown, Ester Welch of St. Petersburg, Florida and Janet Levy of Foresthill, Cal. Mrs. Wike was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Tyrone and Mrs. Hiltner's Sunday school class. She was also a member of the Tyrone Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Richard H. Searer Funeral Home, Tyrone. WIKE - Services for Estella Wike of 1511 Logan Ave., Tyrone, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Richard H. Searer Funeral Home, Tyrone, by the Rev. Charles J. Swenson. Interment at Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 today at the funeral home, where an Eastern Star service will be held at 7:30 p.m. today. She was preceded in death by a sister, Florence, and a brother Edward. Altoona Mirror, February 14, 1988