OBIT: Edwin B. CHRISTNER, 1983, Shanksville, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Kerry L. Miller. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ CHRISTNER Edwin B. Christner, 70, Shanksville, died Nov. 28, 1983, at Lee Hospital, Johnstown. Born July 15, 1913, in Pittsburgh, son of Clinton and Ruth (Baldwin) Christner. Preceded in death by parents; sister, Mary Wambaugh, and an infant brother, Billy. Survived by wife, the former Pauline Nicola Addleman; and children: Bruce Addleman, married to Sarah Jane Fox, Shanksville, and Donna Hamilton, Johnstown. Also six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Brother of: Mrs. William (Evelyn) Hillegass and Mrs. James (Betty Lou) Conrad, both of Somerset; Mrs. Dwight (Marjorie) Maust, Berlin; and Eugene, married to Winifred Gindlesperger, Shanksville. Retired truck driver for Letty Lane Candy Co. and former janitor at Shanksville-Stonycreek schools. Member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, Shanksville, and Forbes Area Senior Citizens. Presently a Shanksville borough councilman. Played guitar with various Country and Western groups. Family received friends Tuesday evening and will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Deaner Funeral Home, Stoystown, where service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Patricia Harrington officiating. Interment, Walker Cemetery, Shanksville. Daily American, November 30, 1983 [C0383]