Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Shank, Grace W. May 12, 2011 ************************************************ 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 May 18, 2011, 12:55 am Published in Lebanon Daily News on May 15, 2011 Grace W. Shank ANNVILLE Grace W. Shank, 86, formerly of Elizabethtown and Bainbridge, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Countryside Christian Community in Annville. Born in Bellaire, Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Edna (Shireman) Witmer. She was the wife of Raymond G. Shank who died in 2006. A homemaker and foster parent, she and her husband had four children of their own, adopted five and fostered 25 children throught their lives. Grace also enjoyed embroidery, loved to quilt, and made quilts for her entire family. She is survived by her children, Jane, wife of Robert Hoover, Lancaster; Georgia Shank (Dr. Marcus Feak), Toronto, Ontario.; Fred, husband of Lyn Shank, Bainbridge; Marcia, wife of Bruce Cotterman, Bainbridge; Joel, husband of Stephanie Shank, Elizabethtown; Sue, wife of Edward Dolan, Cleona; Brenda Caraballo, New Cumberland; Barbara Kuhn, Elizabethtown and Stacey Shank, New Cumberland; 18 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, Lester, husband of Shirley Witmer; and a sister, Verna Earp. In addition to her husband, Grace was preceded in death by her son, Tony, in 1997. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday in the Chapel at Countryside Christian Community, 200 Bellann Court, Annville, at 10 a.m. Friends may call on Monday at Miller/Sekely Funeral Services, 130 N. Market St., Elizabethtown, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and on Tuesday at the chapel from 9 a.m. until the time of service. Interment will take place in Shenks Cemetery, Elizabethtown. Published in Lebanon Daily News on May 15, 2011 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb