Beulah M. Schell, 94, of Locust Grove Retirement Village, Mifflin HC 67, formerly of Mifflintown RR1, died at 9:25 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, at the village. Born Aug. 6, 1906, in Oakland Mills, she was the daughter of the late John and Minnie (Shellenberger) Shirk. Her husband, Homer D. Schell, died Aug. 18, 1981. Surviving are: children, Clarence E. Schell, Mifflintown RR1, Charles A. Schell, McAlisterville RR1, S. Arlene Wagner, San Francisco, Calif. and Sandra L. Deen, Port Royal RR1; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by a son, Richard E. Schell and two brothers, Harry Shirk and Ira Shirk. She graduated from Fayette High School and attended Elizabethtown College. She was a homemaker and taught school briefly after attending college. She was also former secretary/treasurer for the Juniata Association for the Blind. She was a member of the Pine Grove United Methodist Church, Mifflintown RR1 and the WCTU and was a former gray lady. She enjoyed music and reading and played a variety of instruments. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Guss Funeral Home, 20 S. Third St., Mifflintown, with the Rev. Karl R. Herman officiating. Interment will be in Lost Creek Mennonite Cemetery, Mifflintown RR2. There will be no public viewing, but family will be present to receive friends from 1 p.m. until the time of the services Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Juniata Association for the Blind, 658 Valley St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Source: Miscellaneous Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Obituaries.
Beulah M. Schell, 94, of Locust Grove Retirement Village, Mifflin HC 67, formerly of Mifflintown RR1, died at 9:25 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, at the village. Born Aug. 6, 1906, in Oakland Mills, she was the daughter of the late John and Minnie (Shellenberger) Shirk. Her husband, Homer D. Schell, died Aug. 18, 1981. Surviving are: children, Clarence E. Schell, Mifflintown RR1, Charles A. Schell, McAlisterville RR1, S. Arlene Wagner, San Francisco, Calif. and Sandra L. Deen, Port Royal RR1; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by a son, Richard E. Schell and two brothers, Harry Shirk and Ira Shirk. She graduated from Fayette High School and attended Elizabethtown College. She was a homemaker and taught school briefly after attending college. She was also former secretary/treasurer for the Juniata Association for the Blind. She was a member of the Pine Grove United Methodist Church, Mifflintown RR1 and the WCTU and was a former gray lady. She enjoyed music and reading and played a variety of instruments. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Guss Funeral Home, 20 S. Third St., Mifflintown, with the Rev. Karl R. Herman officiating. Interment will be in Lost Creek Mennonite Cemetery, Mifflintown RR2. There will be no public viewing, but family will be present to receive friends from 1 p.m. until the time of the services Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Juniata Association for the Blind, 658 Valley St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Source: Miscellaneous Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Obituaries.
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