Edward R. Wilver

Edward R. Wilver
Edward R. Wilver, 72, of 177 Currie Road, Slippery Rock died at 6:15 p.m. Friday at Butler Memorial Hospital.
Born May 2, 1932, in Dauphin County, he was a son of John and Naomi Kapp Wilver.
He was a layout artist for design work for making signs.
Mr. Wilver formerly worked in Columbus, Ohio, and for J.D.L. of Pittsburgh.
In 1970, he moved to Worth Township and was a sign painter locally. In 1973 and 1977, he painted all the signs for the Boy Scouts of America for its National Scout Jamboree at Moraine State Park.
He was a member of the Local Bartramian Chapter of the National Audubon Society and was an avid outdoorsman.
He and his wife were involved in the management of Coopers Lake Campground in Worth Township.
Mr. Wilver also was a former member of the Slippery Rock Lions Club and a member of the Zion Baptist Church of Worth Township.
He was a 1950 Slippery Rock High School graduate and a U.S. Army veteran, stationed in Fort Bliss, Texas.
He is survived by his wife, Joan Cooper Wilver, whom he married June 21, 1957.
Also surviving are a daughter, Lynn Laderer and her husband, Harold, of Slippery Rock; a brother, John Harris Wilver and his wife, Donna, of Apollo; and two grandsons, Luke and Evan Laderer, both of Slippery Rock.
WILVER - Friends of Edward R. Wilver, who died Friday, March 4, 2005, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 421 New Castle St., Slippery Rock. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Zion Baptist Church, 154 Currie Road, Slippery Rock. The Rev. Thomas Meling, church pastor, will officiate.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Zion Baptist Church, 154 Currie Road, Slippery Rock, PA.