Florence M. Shank
A homemaker, she was a member of the Marietta Community Chapel and enjoyed gardening, puzzles and crocheting.
Funeral services will be held from the Clyde W. Kraft Funeral Home, Inc. 519 Walnut St., Columbia, PA on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM.
Friends may view on Wednesday one hour prior to the service.
Burial will follow in Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens.
Florence Mae Shank, 97, formerly Marietta, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. She was the wife of the late Glen Shank, Jr. who preceded her in death in 2003. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Stella Ober Hitz.
A homemaker, she was a member of the Marietta Community Chapel and enjoyed gardening, puzzles and crocheting.
Florence is survived by her children, Carol A. Nickey (Stephen); Helen I. Chapman; Tracey L. Rosado; Yvonne J. Reinhart; Charles R. Shank (Linda); Glen E. Shank (Cheryl); Daniel J. Shank (Kimberly); 13 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great-grand-children and a brother Jay Hitz. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Gloria J. Shank, sons Robert E. & George D. Shank and siblings, Jacob Hitz, Mary Hartman, Ezra Hitz, Richard Hitz and Elizabeth McAfee.
Funeral services will be held from the Clyde W. Kraft Funeral Home, Inc. 519 Walnut St., Columbia, PA on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM Burial will follow in Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends may view on Wednesday one hour prior to the service.
If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Marietta Community Chapel, 1125 River Rd., Marietta, PA 17547.
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