Kermit Asher Drumheller
Kermit Asher Drumheller
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Born near Sunbury, he was a son of the late George and Ida Eister Drumheller. He married the former Ella G. Kerstetter, his wife of 52 years, who preceded him in death in 1989.
Mr. Drumheller was a mechanic all of his life and was formerly employed by Olmsted Air Force Base in Middletown before owning and operating Drumheller's Garage in Elizabethtown.
He was an avid hunter and archer and was a life member of the Milton Grove Sportsman's Club, the NRA and Big Chiques Bowman. Additionally, he was a member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 596, Elizabethtown. After retirement, he won several prizes for his woodworking projects.
Surviving are three sons and one daughter-in-law, Kermit Alvin of Winchester, Va., Carl of Rheems and Barry and Joan Drumheller of Ephrata; one daughter and son-in-law, Audrey and Ronald Mitchell of McConnellsburg; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Melvin and Donna Drumheller of Northumberland; and two sisters, Dora, wife of the late Arthur Broscious, and Luella, wife of the late Bruce Shipman, both of Sunbury.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, George Palmer, Cloyd, Calvin and Emmanual, and two sisters, Gladys Broscious and Blanche Lahr.
Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Miller/Sekely Funeral Services, 130 N. Market St., Elizabethtown, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at West Green Church of the Brethren, 740 Green Tree Road, Elizabethtown, where funeral will follow at 11 with Pastor Donald E. Hollinger officiating.
Contributions may be made in Kermit's memory to Pleasant View Retirement Community, 544 N. Penryn Road, Manheim, PA 17545.
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