OBIT: Eli H. "Nick" SHOCKEY, Sr., 1979, Stoystown, Somerset County, PA
  
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  SHOCKEY
  
  Eli H. "Nick" Shockey Sr., 84, Stoystown, died Sept. 19, 1979, in
  Somerset Community Hospital.  He was born March 2, 1895, in
  Stoystown, and was a son of Christian H. and Elizabeth (Weimer)
  Shockey.  Preceded in death by parents and two sisters: Mary Cross
  and Ada Lohr.  Survived by widow, the former Florence Custer, whom he
  married June 25, 1919; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Janet) Einstein,
  Woodstock, Va.; son, Eli H. Jr., Union Springs, N.Y.; and seven
  grandchildren.  He was retired owner and operator of Shockey's Clover
  Farm store and former postmaster in Stoystown.  He was an army vetern
  [sic] of WW I and was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church,
  Stoystown Lodge IOOF 372, Somerset Lodge F and AM 358, Harrisburg
  Consistory, Somerset Chapter No. 13 AARP, Stoystown Senior Citizens,
  Quemahoning Rod and Gun Club and Laurel Ridge Sportsmen.  He was a
  charter member of the Robert P. Hite American Legion, Stoystown, and
  the Stoystown Lions Club.  Family will receive friends from 2-4 and
  7-9 p.m. Friday at the Deaner Funeral Home, Stoystown.  Remains will
  be removed to the Grace Lutheran Church to lie in state from 1 p.m.
  until services at 2 p.m., Saturday, the Rev. Ronald C. Long
  officiating.  Interment, Odd Fellows Cemetery, Stoystown.  If friends
  desire, instead of flowers, contributions may be made to the Grace
  Lutheran Church Memorial Fund.
  
  Daily American, September 20, 1979
  
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