OBIT: Kenneth Boyer MICHAELS, 1997, Interment in Liverpool, Perry Co., PA

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Kenneth Michaels, 75, Mechanicsburg

  MECHANICSBURG – Kenneth Boyer "Casey" Michaels, 75, of 1125 Apple Drive died 
at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 1997, at his home of a massive heart attack.
  He was born in Liverpool, Perry County, on Oct. 19, 1921, son of Anna Boyer 
Michaels of Selinsgrove and the late Kenneth D. Michaels.
  He married the former Fern Fianna Miller in 1959.  She died on Sept. 19, 1992.
  He was a graduate of Selinsgrove High School.
  He entered the Marine Corps on August 22, 1942, served in the Pacific Theater 
as a private first class.  He was awarded the Purple Heart for valor.  He was 
honorably discharged on Dec. 7, 1945.
  He was first employed as a truck driver for Eastern Express, based in 
Harrisburg, and then drove for Arkansas Best Freight Co. in the Carlisle 
terminal, retiring in 1983.
  He was Protestant.
  He was a life member of the National Rifle Association and Veterans of Foreign 
Wars Post 5640, Middleburg.  He was a member of Teamsters Retirees 776, 
Harrisburg, the Marine Corps League and the West Shore EMS.
  He enjoyed hunting and returning to the Liverpool area to visit with friends.
  In addition to his mother, he is survived by a son, John W. of Mechanicsburg; 
a daughter, Kelley L. Fussenegger of Mechanicsburg; a stepson, Donald Elsesser 
Jr. of Sebastion, Fla.; a brother, Louis of Lemoyne; a sister, Bea Evans of 
Hamilton, Mont.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
  The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the George P. Garman 
Funeral Home, 606 N. Front St., Liverpool, by the Rev. J. Kenneth Barner.
  Burial will be in St. John's (Barners) Lutheran Cemetery, RR1 Liverpool, where 
full military honors will be accorded by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5640, 
Middleburg.
  Visitors may call Tuesday from 1 p.m. until the time of the service at the 
funeral home.
  Contributions may be made to the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 18th St. 
NW, Washington, D.C. 20006, or to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania, 98 S. Enola 
Drive, Enola, Pa. 17025.

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