Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Barker, Gilbert J. Sr.,  January 24, 2009
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/27/2009  
  Barker Sr., Gilbert J.   
   
  Gilbert J. Barker Sr., age 76, of Ice Plant Road in DuBois, Pa., formerly of 
  Palmyra, died Saturday, January 24, 2009, at his residence. Born on March 26, 
  1932, in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Gilbert J. and Jennie 
  (Ursenbach) Barker. He was the husband of Joan L. (Miller) Barker, who preceded 
  him in death on June 12, 2003. He was a 1950 graduate of the Milton S. Hershey 
  School, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, where he served as 
  sergeant in combat during the Korean War. Upon his honorable discharge from the 
  U.S. Marines, he was an air traffic controller with American Airline in 
  Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. He then enlisted in the Pennsylvania State 
  Police, where he served as a trooper for 27 years in Troop C and Troop L. After 
  his retirement, he was the owner/operator of Ice House Hill Farms in DuBois, 
  with his sons. He served with the Pennsylvania State Police Rodeo detail. He 
  was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Marine Corps Association, 
  the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, and the Fr. Patrick Healy Division of 
  the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Surviving are his sons, Gilbert J. Barker Jr. 
  of DuBois and Brett J. Barker of Mechanicsburg; a brother, Walter F. Barker of 
  Stuart, Fla.; and two grandsons. His parents, wife, brother Robert W. Barker, 
  and sister Jane E. Christie precede him in death. A viewing will be held on 
  Thursday, January 29, 2009, at the Rothermel Funeral Home Inc., 25 W. Pine St., 
  Palmyra, from 6-8 p.m. The committal service will be on Friday, January 30, 
  2009, at 11 at the Hershey Cemetery, where full honors will be accorded by the 
  Pennsylvania State Police Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, memorial 
  contributions may be given to the DuBois Regional Medical Center Hospice, 100 
  Hospital Ave., DuBois PA 15801. Rothermel Funeral Home Inc. and GobleBaronick 
  Funeral Home Inc. are entrusted with arrangements.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/27/2009  
  
  
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