Marion E. Ernest

Marion E. Ernest, 94, of Catawissa went to be with the Lord Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at Signature HealthCare of Bloomsburg.

He was born Dec. 23, 1923, in Cleveland Township, a son of the late John R. and Lottie (Gotshall) Ernest.

He went to a one-room schoolhouse, the Lawrence School.

He served in the United States Navy during World War II as a motor machinist mate first class.

He was a former member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church of Elysburg. He was a former member of the Pack Horse Sportsman Association in Potter County.

He grew up on the family farm in Cleveland Township and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and loved gardening and spending time with his family. He worked for Reed and Kuhn of Elysburg, and Dublin and Susquehanna Valley, both of Harrisburg. He spent his entire working career building bridges.
He was preceded in death by ex-wife, Helen Woodruff Ernest; brothers: Walter and Howard Ernest; and four sisters: Mary Morrow, Hazel Rhodes, Edna Shultz and Pearl Bickert.

He is survived by a son, David Ernest and his wife, Darla, and daughter, Kay Linn, both of Catawissa; three grandchildren: Nicole Stiles and her husband, Fergus, Sarah Derr and her husband, Brian, and Justin Ernest; a brother, Carl Ernest and his wife, Maryanna, of Berwick; and two sisters: Irene Moser of Bloomsburg and Thelma Williams of Scotch Valley; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Service will be Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, at 10 a.m. at Allen R. Horne Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 193 McIntyre Road, Catawissa, PA 17820, with Pastor Ryan Reigh officiating. Burial will be at Esther Furnace Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of service.

Family and friends may send condolences at www.allenrhornefuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to Commonwealth Home Health and Hospice, 109 W. Ninth St., Berwick, PA 18603.
 

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