Betty Bressler
"Chris? This is your pesty neighbor. You don't have any ice cream, do you?" My wonderful neighbor Betty won't be calling me for ice cream any more. She passed away this morning from complications related to an on-going illness.
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away (Revelation 21:4).
Betty M. Bressler, 83, of Mechanicsburg, passed away Friday, September 30, 2005 at the Carolyn Croxton Slane Residence, Harrisburg.(Update 10/01/05) Well, I guess I don't need to keep ice cream on hand any more but I did mow her lawn one more time today. A few minutes after that another neigbor who would mow the lawn if I didn't came right over and mowed, too, despite knowing that I had just finished.
She was born October 28, 1922 in Lykens, to the late William H. and Cora A. Shaffer Forney. She was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Enola. She was preceded in death by her husband, James S. Bressler. Betty is survived by her sister, Dorothy M. Scheibelhut of Mechanicsburg; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, October 3, 2005 at 11 a.m., in the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 4685 Mt. Zion Drive, Enola, with the Reverend David A. Watkins officiating. A viewing will be held from 10-11 a.m., at the church, on the day of the service. Interment will be in the Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Carolyn Croxton Slane Residence, 1701 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110 or to her church.
Arrangements are being handled by the Hollinger Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., 501 N. Baltimore Avenue, Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065 (www.pennlive.com/obits - Published in the Patriot-News from 10/1/2005 - 10/2/2005).
