Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Firestine, Nelson December 13, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. Miller shabodeho@aol.com January 1, 2009, 9:36 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 12/16/2008 Firestine, Nelson Nelson Firestine, 91, formerly of Richland, Pa., died Saturday, December 13, 2008, at the Susquehanna Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Columbia, Pa. He was the husband of the late Mildred (Mengel) Firestine, who died October 1, 2008. Born in Myerstown, Pa., on May 5, 1917, he was the son of the late Harvey and Mary (Newcomer) Firestine. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was employed by Bethlehem Steel, Lebanon, Pa., for many years, retiring in 1979. He is survived by a daughter, Shirley, wife of Allan Holm of Lancaster, Pa.; and a son, Richard, husband of Alice Firestine of Jackson, Tennessee; grandchildren Pamela Sanders, Anita Hagelin and Nathan Holm; greatgrandchildren April and Beth Ann Sanders; brother Howard Firestine of Lewistown, Pa.; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by brothers Walter and Colonel Firestine, and sister Della Wagner. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 19, 2008, at 10 a.m. from Grose Funeral Home, 358 W. Washington Ave., Myerstown, Pa. Viewing Friday at 9:30 a.m. Interment at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Pa. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 3544 North Progress Ave., Suite 205, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 12/16/2008 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb