Shirley A. (Finck) Dieffenderfer

Shirley A. (Finck) Dieffenderfer, 88, of Milton, died Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg.

She was born April 16, 1933 in Union County, a daughter of the late Blair N. and Kathryn (Edinger) Finck. On April 29, 1953 she married Warren J. Dieffenderfer, who survives. Together they celebrated 68 years of marriage.

Shirley was a 1951 graduate of Milton High School. She worked for the former Philco-Ford Corp., Watsontown and W.T. Grants Co., Milton. Shirley retired from Northern Central Bank, Milton on March 31, 1995.

She was a member of the New Hope Lutheran Brethren Church, Lewisburg.

Shirley served as a member of the Watsontown Borough Council for nine years from 1996-2005.  In her spare time, she enjoyed quilting, embroidering, traveling and spending time with her grandchildren.

Surviving, in addition to her husband, are one son and daughter-in-law, Gary Lee and Audrey Dieffenderfer, of Charlotte Hall, MD; one daughter, Patricia (Pattie) Tamecki, of Milton; one sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis and Terry Keiser, of Lewisburg; one sister-in-law, Grace Finck, of Lewisburg; four grandchildren, Bethany, Brian and Amy Dieffenderfer and Logan Tamecki.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a grandson, Kyle Tamecki and three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Blair L. Finck, Roy E. and Sherry Finck and Melvin M. and Wanda Finck.

Friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday at Cronrath-Grenoble Funeral Home, South Second & St. Louis streets, Lewisburg, where a Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. with her pastor, the Rev. David McCarty, officiating.

Burial will follow in Mazeppa Union Cemetery

Memorial contributions in Shirley’s memory may be made to the New Hope Lutheran Brethren Church, 205 S. 14th St., Lewisburg, PA 17837.