Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Shirk, Helen I. November 13, 2009 ************************************************ 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. M. shabodeho@aol.com November 30, 2009, 9:08 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News from 11/15/2009 - 11/16/2009 Shirk, Helen I. Helen I. Shirk LEBANON Helen Irene Shirk, 92, formerly of the Mt. Zion area, died Friday, November 13, 2009, in Spang Crest Manor, Lebanon. She was the wife of Melvin H. Shirk, who died in January 1986. She was born October 14, 1917, in Myerstown, a daughter of the late Jacob and Agnes Dieffenbach Miller. Helen was a member of the Zion Goshert's United Church of Christ in Mt. Zion. She loved embroidery, crocheting, gardening, and was an avid Philadelphia Phillies fan. She is survived by daughters, Barbara, wife of Lee Zartman of Huntingdon, Carol, wife of Richard Kreider of Lebanon, Sandra, wife of Robert Lentz of Lebanon, Fern, wife of Roger Kirst of Fredericksburg, and Rosene, wife of Donald Bollinger of Lebanon; daughter-in-law, Sue Shirk of York Haven; 16 grandchildren; 30 greatgrandchildren; and six greatgreat-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Raymond C. Shirk, who died on April 21, 2008; four brothers; and four sisters. Funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Zion Goshert's United Church of Christ, 1588 Mt. Zion Road, Lebanon, PA 17046-7809. Interment will be made in the adjoining church cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Zion Goshert's United Church of Christ. Rohland Funeral Home, Inc. is handling the arrangements. Published in the Lebanon Daily News from 11/15/2009 - 11/16/2009 This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb