Doris Virginia Masser1
F, #13653, b. 19 April 1929, d. 28 September 2020
Last Edited=30 Sep 2020
Doris Virginia Masser was born on 19 April 1929, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2 She was the daughter of Paul L. Masser and Elda K. Reed.2 Doris Virginia Masser married Allen Alexander Shade, son of Roy Franklin Shade and Alice Regina Klinger. Doris Virginia Masser died on 28 September 2020, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 91.3
Funeral home obituary:
Doris M. Shade
April 19, 1929 - September 28, 2020
Doris M. Shade, age 91, of Gratz, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 at her residence.
She was born on Friday, April 19, 1929, in Hegins, a daughter of the late Paul L Masser and the late Elda K Reed Masser.
She was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School and Central Penn Business College.
She was the owner of the former Masser's Store, Hegins.
She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Sacramento; where she was very active in church activities, and a member of the Northern Cluster of Churches.
Doris was also a Weight Watcher leader for twenty-five years, a member of the Gratz Fair Association, the Gratz Historical Society, and the Lykens Twp Grange.
Her husband, Allen A Shade, passed away in 2000. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Mark Helwig.
She is survived by two sons, Thomas L Leitzel and his wife Jeanne of Hendersonville, NC, and Timothy P Leitzel and his wife Patti of Millersburg; a daughter, Christine Behm and her husband Robert of Wyomissing; two step sons, Gary Shade and his wife Sue of Halifax, and David Shade of Millersburg; a step daughter, Debbie Kreitzer of Port Trevorton; a granddaughter, Angela Helwig and her fiancé Rick Price II; a grandson, Jay Leitzel and his fiancé Kayla Williams; and several other grandchildren; and a sister, Marjorie Comella of Gates Mills, OH.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Friday, October 2, 2020, at the Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View. Please follow COVID-19 guidelines for the visitation.
Following the visitation the procession will leave the funeral home for graveside services at Union Cemetery, Gratz, with Rev. Raymond Holland officiating
A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Sacramento, at a later date.
Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.2
She was buried on 2 October 2020, at Simeon Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2
Funeral home obituary:
Doris M. Shade
April 19, 1929 - September 28, 2020
Doris M. Shade, age 91, of Gratz, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 at her residence.
She was born on Friday, April 19, 1929, in Hegins, a daughter of the late Paul L Masser and the late Elda K Reed Masser.
She was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School and Central Penn Business College.
She was the owner of the former Masser's Store, Hegins.
She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Sacramento; where she was very active in church activities, and a member of the Northern Cluster of Churches.
Doris was also a Weight Watcher leader for twenty-five years, a member of the Gratz Fair Association, the Gratz Historical Society, and the Lykens Twp Grange.
Her husband, Allen A Shade, passed away in 2000. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Mark Helwig.
She is survived by two sons, Thomas L Leitzel and his wife Jeanne of Hendersonville, NC, and Timothy P Leitzel and his wife Patti of Millersburg; a daughter, Christine Behm and her husband Robert of Wyomissing; two step sons, Gary Shade and his wife Sue of Halifax, and David Shade of Millersburg; a step daughter, Debbie Kreitzer of Port Trevorton; a granddaughter, Angela Helwig and her fiancé Rick Price II; a grandson, Jay Leitzel and his fiancé Kayla Williams; and several other grandchildren; and a sister, Marjorie Comella of Gates Mills, OH.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Friday, October 2, 2020, at the Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View. Please follow COVID-19 guidelines for the visitation.
Following the visitation the procession will leave the funeral home for graveside services at Union Cemetery, Gratz, with Rev. Raymond Holland officiating
A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Sacramento, at a later date.
Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.2
She was buried on 2 October 2020, at Simeon Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2
| Father* | Paul L. Masser2 |
| Mother* | Elda K. Reed2 |
Children of Doris Virginia Masser
- Christine Elizabeth Leitzel
- Thomas Lee Leitzel
- Timothy Paul Leitzel
Citations
- [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
- [S1147] Online Obituary for Doris M. Shade, Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, PA; https://www.buffingtonreed.com/obituaries/Doris-Shade/#!/…
- [S1147] Online Obituary, for Doris M. Shadert, Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, PA; https://www.buffingtonreed.com/obituaries/Doris-Shade/#!/…