He was preceded in death by an infant son, Lester E. Bakner; and three brothers, Huber Bakner, Junior Bakner and Wrennis Bakner.
Services will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Blue Rock United Brethren in Christ Church in Waynesboro. The Rev. John W. Shubert and the Rev. Donald L. Bender will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, near Quincy.
The family will receive friends Monday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church.
The family requests the omission of flowers.
Memorial donations may be made to Blue Rock United Brethren in Christ Church, 7885 Mentzer Gap Road, Waynesboro, PA 17268.
Arrangements are by Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home in Waynesboro.
Caroll E. Poper Sr., 60
NOV. 16, 1946-JAN. 10, 2007
McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. - Caroll Eugene "Butch" Poper Sr., 60, of McConnellsburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, at Chambersburg (Pa.) Hospital.
Born Nov. 16, 1946, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Warren and Beatrice Stains Poper.
He owned and operated a lawn care business in the McConnellsburg area for 25 years.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda Carbaugh Poper, whom he married July 1, 1980; four children, Hope Williams of Breezewood, Pa., Angie Bowser of Bedford, Pa., Caroll Poper Jr. of Lewistown, Pa. and Kathie J. Poper of Shade Gap, Pa.; five sisters, Catherine Reasoner of Fayetteville, Pa., Ruth Smith, Dorothy Hege and Cindy Lockbaum, all of Mercersburg, Pa. and Judy Unger of Greencastle, Pa.; three brothers, William Poper of Fort Loudon, Pa., John Poper of Everett, Pa. and Donald Poper of Mercersburg; four grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by six sisters and one brother.
Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home in McConnellsburg. The Rev. Henry Barthalow will officiate. Burial will be in Union Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home in McConnellsburg, which will open at 2 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to help with the family's expenses in care of Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home, 322 N. Second St., McConnellsburg, PA 17233.
Roy B. Cluck, 81
AUG. 28, 1925-JAN. 10, 2007
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Roy B. Cluck, 81, of 981 Locust St., and formerly of Mont Alto, Pa., died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, at Chambersburg Hospital.
Born Aug. 28, 1925, in Franklin County, Pa., he was the son of the late Dorsey A. and Nancy Pearl Bushman Cluck.
He attended Chambersburg High School.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army in Germany.
He was a farmer in Mont Alto until his retirement in 1998.
He is survived by one sister, Dorothy M. Cluck, at home; two brothers, David R. Cluck of Mont Alto and Larry E. Cluck of Waynesboro; nieces; and nephews.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Joseph A. Cluck, Ebbert J. Cluck and Samuel E. Cluck.
Services will be Monday at 2:30 p.m. at Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home in Waynesboro. The Rev. David L. Deatrich and Pastor Daniel E. Cluck will officiate. Burial will be at Flohr's Cemetery near Cashtown, Pa.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
John J. Burke, 76
JAN. 29, 1930-JAN. 10, 2007
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - John Joseph Burke, 76, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, at his home.
Born Jan. 29, 1930, in New York City, he was the son of the late John Joseph and Josephine Marie Paff Burke.
He was a graduate of Manhattan Prep High School in New York City.
In 1990, he retired from the U.S. Postal Service in Damascus, Md.
He retired after 26 years of service as a senior chief communications tech with the U.S. Navy.
He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society of Berkeley Springs.
He was a member of Webster B. Harrison American Legion Post 26 of Hancock, the Fleet Reserve Association, the U.S. Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association, a scoutmaster active with Cub Scout dens in Damascus and past president of the West Virginians for Life, among other organizations.
