Francis J. Neiderer

Francis J. "Whitey" Neiderer, 84, entered into God's eternal care, Wednesday, August 2, 2006, at his home. He was the husband of Beatrice M. "Beatie" (Staub) Neiderer, who died June 19, 2005. Mr. Neiderer was born March 25, 1922, in Adams County, to the late Paul C. and Blanche M. (McKim) Neiderer. Whitey retired from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard as 1st Sergeant of Battery A, 1st Battalion, and 108 Field Artillery. He had over 38 years of military service. He was a WWII veteran serving in the army in Normandy, France, Rhineland, and Central Europe. He was a member of Saint Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Bonneauville. He was a charter member of the Hanover Calvary Club, a member of the Catholic War Veterans in Bonneauville, Train Collectors Association, and American Flyer Collectors Club. He was a graduate of the first graduating class of Delone Catholic High School in 1941, and served with the Bonneauville Borough Authority for many years. Mr. Neiderer is survived by four sons, Wayne T. Neiderer and his wife, Christine, David M. Neiderer and his wife, Teresa, all of Manassas, Va., William P. Neiderer and his wife, Alma of Aiea of Hawaii, and Stephen F. Neiderer of Hanover; three daughters, Barbara E. Smith and her husband, David of Dublin, Ohio, Rebecca A. Durick and Beverly M. Neiderer, both of Bonneauville; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Robert J. Neiderer of McSherrystown and Richard J. Neiderer of Hanover. He was preceded in death by a son, Eugene F. Neiderer; a grandson, Eugene Bastress; a sister, Mildred E. Adams; and by three brothers, Albert Neiderer, Rodney Neiderer, and Donald Neiderer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Monday, August 7, 2006, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, in Bonneauville, with the Rev. Caesar A. Belchez officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with full military honors. Friends and relatives will be received Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Murphy Funeral Home, 501 Ridge Ave., McSherrystown, with a prayer service to be held at 8 p.m. Memorial contributions in honor of Whitey may be made to St. Joseph the Worker Church, 12 E. Hanover St., Gettysburg, PA 17325.