Obituary for Sterling M. Shuyler, Sr.
Sterling M. Shuyler, Sr., 75, 429 Poplar Springs Road, Orrtanna, PA died Monday, November 18, 2019 at the Gettysburg Hospital.
He was born May 30, 1944 in Gettysburg, PA, the son of the late Melvin and Pearl McDannell Shuyler. Sterling is survived by his wife of 56 years, Judith Gulden Shuyler.
Sterling was a veteran of the US Army serving for a time in Germany. For 25 years he was employed at Caterpillar Tractor in York and also worked for Carl Woerner Trucking and School bus as a mechanic. Then in 1994 he began S&S Welding and ran the business for the next 25 years along with his sons and grandson. He was a life member of the South Mountain Fish and Game and the Adams County Fish and Game, a member of the Gettysburg American Legion and the Fairfield AmVets. He was a former member of the Gettysburg Moose.
In addition to his wife, Sterling is survived by three sons; Sterling M. Shuyler, Jr., and his wife Patty of Fairfield, PA, Darrell E. Shuyler and his wife Peggy of Gettysburg, PA, Luther Copenhauer and his partner Sandy Kint of Orrtanna, PA, a daughter, Mary Jane Shuyler and her partner Barry Strausbaugh of Orrtanna, PA, grandchildren; Allen E. Shuyler, Bambi Stepler, Alicia Allen and her husband Duane, Stephanie Shuyler-Herring, Julie Shuyler, a great grandson, Jarome Benjamin, step grandchildren; Amanda Eyler and her husband Brad, Lacey Harbaugh and her partner Anthony Gibson, step great grandchildren; Samara Allen, Kaylee Gibson, Abby Eyler, Bradley Eyler and a sister, Lucille Sanders and her husband Robert of Gettysburg, PA.
Funeral services will be held Friday, November 22, 2019 at Monahan Funeral Home in Gettysburg at 7:00 PM. There will be a viewing at the funeral home on Friday from 5:00 PM until the time of the service. Memorials can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Cashtown Fire Company, 1111 Old Route 30, Cashtown, PA 17353.
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He was born May 30, 1944 in Gettysburg, PA, the son of the late Melvin and Pearl McDannell Shuyler. Sterling is survived by his wife of 56 years, Judith Gulden Shuyler.
Sterling was a veteran of the US Army serving for a time in Germany. For 25 years he was employed at Caterpillar Tractor in York and also worked for Carl Woerner Trucking and School bus as a mechanic. Then in 1994 he began S&S Welding and ran the business for the next 25 years along with his sons and grandson. He was a life member of the South Mountain Fish and Game and the Adams County Fish and Game, a member of the Gettysburg American Legion and the Fairfield AmVets. He was a former member of the Gettysburg Moose.
In addition to his wife, Sterling is survived by three sons; Sterling M. Shuyler, Jr., and his wife Patty of Fairfield, PA, Darrell E. Shuyler and his wife Peggy of Gettysburg, PA, Luther Copenhauer and his partner Sandy Kint of Orrtanna, PA, a daughter, Mary Jane Shuyler and her partner Barry Strausbaugh of Orrtanna, PA, grandchildren; Allen E. Shuyler, Bambi Stepler, Alicia Allen and her husband Duane, Stephanie Shuyler-Herring, Julie Shuyler, a great grandson, Jarome Benjamin, step grandchildren; Amanda Eyler and her husband Brad, Lacey Harbaugh and her partner Anthony Gibson, step great grandchildren; Samara Allen, Kaylee Gibson, Abby Eyler, Bradley Eyler and a sister, Lucille Sanders and her husband Robert of Gettysburg, PA.
Funeral services will be held Friday, November 22, 2019 at Monahan Funeral Home in Gettysburg at 7:00 PM. There will be a viewing at the funeral home on Friday from 5:00 PM until the time of the service. Memorials can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Cashtown Fire Company, 1111 Old Route 30, Cashtown, PA 17353.
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Monahan Funeral Home
125 Carlisle Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
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22
Nov
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Monahan Funeral Home
125 Carlisle Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
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