Mabel C. Diehl (born Seeley)
Personal
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: September 26, 1904
Date of Death: December 5, 1984
Birth Place: Northumberland, PA
Death Place: Sunbury, PA
Mrs. Mabel C. Diehl
NORTHUMBERLAND – Mrs. Mabel C. Diehl, 80, of 354 Front St. died yesterday morning in the Leader Nursing Home, Sunbury.
Born in Northumberland, Sept. 26, 1904, she was a daughter of the late Myron S. and Edith McPherson. She and her husband, Herbert C. Diehl, celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary in May.
She worked for many years for Feaster Dress Shop in Northumberland.
Mrs. Diehl was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, Northumberland, and the Van Alen Sunday school class. She was a member of the Northumberland Civic Club: and was active in the Girl Scout movement in Northumberland.
She was a 1922 graduate of Northumberland High School.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by the following children, William C. of Ellicott City, Md., Myron H. of Hampstead Md., Mrs. Jean Atherton of Mechanicsburg and Mrs. Millie Bender of Bowie, Md.; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Mary Benson of York.
A brother preceded her in death.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Joseph W. Epler Funeral Home, Northumberland, by the Rev. William M. Startley. Burial Will be in Riverview Cemetery, Northumberland.
Friends may call in the funeral home tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Northcentral Pennsylvania Chapter, 153 W. Fourth St., Williamsport 17701
Published in The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania) Thursday December 6, 1984
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Card of Thanks
The family of Mabel C. Diehl wishes to thank our relatives, neighbors and friends for all the love and kindness shown us during our bereavement. The prayers, food, flowers and donations in her name will always be remembered. Thank you
Herbert Diehl and Family.
Published in The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania) Friday December 14, 1984
[Great-granddaughter of SGS # 2987- Mabel Clair; Myron Sherwood; Charles Sherwood; Randolph Marshall (#2987); Ebenezer (# 1230); Ebenezer, Enos; David; John; Nathaniel; Robert]
