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Obituaries for 11/14/2000
A memorial service and a celebration of life for retired Maj. Elwood M
. Barner, 92, of 3E Todd Circle, Carlisle, will be held Friday at 11 a
.m. in First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 21 S. Bedford St., Carlisle.
He died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2000 at the Sarah Todd Nursing Home.
Born Jan. 13, 1908, in Williamsport, he was the son of the late John W
esley and Nellie E. Barner and the widower of Elsie A. Barner.
Mr. Barner graduated from Williamsport High School and Penn State Univ
ersity, where he was a member of the Triangle Fraternity. He served i
the U.S. Army during World War II and after regular service becam
e a major in the active reserve.
Employed with the former Beetem Lumber Co. as an architectural enginee
, he helped with the development of Meetinghouse Heights in Carlisle.
Mr. Barner was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carlisle
, where he was a member of the Men's Bible Class, served on the churc
h council and was a member of church committees; National Sojourners
, Carlisle Chapter 130; Cumberland Star Lodge 197, F&AM; Carlisle Elk
s Lodge 578; AARP Carlisle Chapter 3378, which he helped organize; MOR
A Club of Carlisle; and Carlisle NARFE 373.
Surviving are his wife, Gladys B. Barner of Carlisle; a daughter, Lind
a B. Brenneman of Carlisle; two sisters, Martha B. Young of Mechanicsb
urg and Rhea Hutchinson of Montoursville; six grandchildren; and 10 gr
eat grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Harpe.
The Rev. William C. Jacobs and the Rev. George W. Yoder will officiat
e at services. Burial will be in Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens, W
est Pennsboro Twp, at the convenience of the family.
Friends may call Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Martin Luther Room L
ounge. Cremation Society of PA, Harrisburg, is in charge of arrangemen
ts.
Memorial contributions can be made to First Evangelical Lutheran Churc
h Renovation Fund, 21 S. Bedford St., Carlisle, PA 17013 or Home Healt
h and Hospice Service, 1200 Walnut Bottom Road, Carlisle, PA 17013.
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