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Bill Erdman Obituary
Bill Fredrick Erdman Sr., 71, of Briar Creek Borough, died Saturday, April 3, 2021, at home.
Born May 20, 1949, in Ionia, Mich., he was a son of the late Fred and Ruth Miller Erdman Petrie.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was self-employed in landscaping and construction. He also served as a prison chaplain. He was a member of the American Legion and a member of the Cornerstone Fellowship Church, Mountain Top.
He was a devoted born-again Christian who loved the Lord. He was a loving husband and father and loved his family unconditionally.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Gary Erdman.
Surviving are his loving wife, Susan Gillis Erdman; children, Mary Erdman Farnum and her husband, Shawn; Bill Erdman Jr.; Brandy Lee Erdman Malia and her husband, Matthew; and Daniel Robert Erdman; stepdaughter, Linda Larish; grandchildren, Olivia Raquel Erdman; Jordan Baffile; Jaydan Baffile; Jasiah Baffile; Sicilla Erdman; Giavona Erdman; Arianna Farnum; and Gabriel Farnum; three brothers, John Petrie; Richard Erdman; and Gordy Petrie; and three sisters, Jody Cassel; Molly Cassel; and Diane Anthony.
A visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mayo Funeral Home Inc., 77 N. Main St., Shickshinny, followed by a funeral service at 8:30 p.m. with Chaplain Michael Delp officiating. Due to the current restrictions, there will be specific protocols in place, including a requirement to wear a mask if you are planning to attend.
Burial will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.
For information or to send condolences, please visit www.mayofh.com.
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mary gordner and ernie elliott
April 7, 2021
prayers to all bill was a good man and a wonderful person to hang out with god bless and rest in piece gone but not forgotten
Jerry Kauffman
April 6, 2021
RIP, Bill!
Tasha LaShae (Gibson) Shutes
April 6, 2021
Let Your Light so shine before men; that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in Heaven.
Tasha LaShae (Gibson)Shutes
April 6, 2021
Mr. Bill, What a Wonderfully Principled, Righteous, Selfless Soul! My Father & I will miss your Smile, friendship & fellowship yet we expect to reunite with you on that fine day! Your Life & Your Legacy will Eternally be that of Devotion & Agape Love for Christ, the Family & Friends you Adored, as a True Soldier for Your Country & in the Army of The Lord, My Daddie, Prison staff & those restless, wandering beings y'all gracefully fed, watered & harvested, for His Glory, for so many seasons through your business & the correctional facility...What a Remarkable Man of Salt & Light; You revealed the Son of God & Man to those men & anyone else you met, thus His Imprint is on & in them! "WELL DONE, Thou Good & Faithful Servant." Run Joyfully, Freely, as a Flawlessly Rejuvenated Child of
Your Father into your Incomparable Rewards: His Waiting Arms, His Kingdom without End & the Magnificence of His Face. We'll be praying for your loved ones, Rest Easy, Mr. B.!
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Mayo Funeral Home, Inc. - Shickshinny77 North Main Street, Shickshinny, PA 18655
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Mayo Funeral Home, Inc. - Shickshinny77 North Main Street, Shickshinny, PA 18655
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