OBIT: Florence Victoria (Plocik) SHEPHARD, 2008, Friedens, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Barry and Betty Christy. jhurl@meyersdalelibrary.org Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http: //www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ ----------------------------------------------- SHEPHARD, Florence Victoria 10/15/08 Daily American Florence Victoria Shephard, 81, Friedens, died Oct. 14, 2008, at The Patriot, Somerset. Born Nov. 13, 1926, in Braddock, daughter of John and Victoria (Ostrowski) Plocik. Preceded in death by parents; husband, Donald Eugene Shephard, who died in 1975; brothers, Charles and Stanley Plocik; and sister, Clara Arbuckle. Survived by daughter, Mrs. Herbert J. (Victoria E.) McDowell, Somerset; grandchildren, Heather McDowell, Somerset; Mrs. Katy Albers and husband, Greg, Falls Church, Va.; Matthew McDowell and wife, Emily, Sellersburg, Ind.; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was a member of the former Bethel Lutheran Church in Braddock, she also enjoyed cooking and baking and was an avid gardener. Friends received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, Somerset, where a service will be conducted 10 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Roger Forry officiating. A graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. at Monongahela Cemetery, Braddock. Contributions may be made to PKD Foundation, 9221 Ward Parkway, Parkway Suite 400, Kansas City, MO 64114. www. haugerzeigler.com