OBIT: Mary M. (SHAFFER) FILSON, 2007, Hesston, Huntingdon County, PA

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Mary Margaret 'Peg' (Shaffer) Filson 

  Mary Margaret "Peg" (Shaffer) Filson, 80, of RD1 Box 203 Hesston, Pa. 
died Monday, December 3, 2007 at 5:20 a.m. at the residence.
  She was born June 3, 1927 in Altoona, a daughter of Harold Shaffer 
and Pauline (Buechele) Shaffer.
  Her grandparents were G.W. and Dana Shaffer, founders of the Shaffer 
Stores in Altoona.
  On September 24, 1951 in Winchester, VA she was married by the 
Reverend Schribner to James Alan Filson who survives.
  She is also survived by one son and two daughters: Barry Jay "BJ" 
Filson and his wife Ellen of Hesston, Pauline "Sis" (Filson) Hetrick 
and her husband Chris of Hesston and Pamela (Filson) Prosser of 
Hesston; three grandchildren, Melissa Mae Filson, Benjamin James Filson 
and S. Maxwell Prosser, all of Hesston.
  She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one 
sister: Robert Shaffer, Betty (Shaffer) McGregor and Donald Shaffer.
  She was raised in the Roman Catholic Church and was a member of the 
Jacobs Church of Hesston.
  She was a former member of the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, a former 
member of the Raystown Ski Club at the "Old Dam", organized the boat 
races and ski shows at the "Old Dam", served as a Cub Scout Den Mother 
and as a Scout Leader, was a former Girl Scout Leader, served on the 
Huntingdon Area School District Board of Directors and was a former 
member of the Huntingdon Soroptomist Club.
  She also served on the Board of Directors of the North/South Shortway 
and its successor organization, the Huntingdon County Tourist Promotion 
Agency and served as Committee Chair for the development of the 
"Raystown Country Sampler" cookbooks.
  She attended Adam Elementary, Roosevelt Junior High and Altoona High 
School and graduated from Juniata College with the Class of 1947.
  Mrs. Filson was a Home Economics teacher in Snowshoe, Hublersburg, 
State College and the Huntingdon County Vo-Tech. She was co-founder of 
Jim's Anchorage in 1947 and helped establish 7 Points Marina and was 
employed for 20 years by Anchorage Enterprise, Inc. She also developed 
Sunshine Acres Vacation Rentals and was founder of Raystown Wireless, 
Inc.
  In 1935 she christened the first Cruise Boat "Scoutabout" on Raystown 
Dam that was purchased by G.W. Shaffer at the Chicago World's Fair. She 
was an accomplished violinist with the Altoona Symphony and an avid 
gardener and landscaper. 
  Mrs. Filson was a gourmet cook. She adored her grandchildren, enjoyed 
reading, houseboating, traveling and birdwatching. The greatest joy in 
her life was her family. 
  The most trying experience was having to leave her home and heritage 
at the Old Raystown Dam.
  The family has requested that there be no public viewing or 
visitation.
  A private funeral service will be held at the convenience of the 
family.
  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are requested for the J.C. 
Blair Memorial Hospital Foundation, Warm Springs Avenue, Huntingdon, 
Pa. 16652 or Jacobs Church, RD1, Hesston, Pa. 16647 or the Huntingdon 
County Humane Society, 11371 School House Hollow Road, Huntingdon, Pa 
or Home Nursing Agency, Hospice Program, 900 Bryan Street, Suite 7, 
Huntingdon, Pa. 16652.
  Services are under the direction of the John B. Brown Funeral Home, 
Inc., 417 Washington Street, Huntingdon, Pa. 16652.  

Tyrone Daily Herald, Tyrone, Pa., Wednesday, December 5, 2007