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Roy J. Coldsmith Jr.

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Roy J. Coldsmith Jr.

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
29 Mar 2002 (aged 77)
Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.9737028, Longitude: -77.6240167
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Roy J. Coldsmith Jr., Funeral services for Roy J. Coldsmith Jr., 77, of 205 Means Hollow Road, Shippensburg, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, 112 W. King St., Shippensburg.

He died Friday, March 29, 2002, in Chambersburg Hospital.

Born March 10, 1925, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Roy J. Sr. and Esther M. Cook Coldsmith, he retired in 1987 from SKF Industries, formerly of Shippensburg. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He attended the Prince Street United Brethren Church was a member of Durff-Kuhn VFW Post 6168, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, NASCAR racing and woodworking.

Mr. Coldsmith is survived by his wife of 55 years, June A. Meck Coldsmith; a son, Thomas R. of Shippensburg; two daughters, Donna M. Stevens of Shippensburg and Brenda L. Wenger of Chambersburg; a brother, Charles of Shippensburg; a half-sister, Patricia Robinson of Shippensburg; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, a granddaughter, a brother, and a half-sister.

The Rev. Garry L. Culler will officiate at services. Burial will be in Parklawns Memorial Gardens, Greene Township.

Friends may call Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, Franklin County Unit, 452 E. King St., Chambersburg, PA 17201.

Sentinel, The
Carlisle, PA
Monday, April 1, 2002
Roy J. Coldsmith Jr., Funeral services for Roy J. Coldsmith Jr., 77, of 205 Means Hollow Road, Shippensburg, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, 112 W. King St., Shippensburg.

He died Friday, March 29, 2002, in Chambersburg Hospital.

Born March 10, 1925, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Roy J. Sr. and Esther M. Cook Coldsmith, he retired in 1987 from SKF Industries, formerly of Shippensburg. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He attended the Prince Street United Brethren Church was a member of Durff-Kuhn VFW Post 6168, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, NASCAR racing and woodworking.

Mr. Coldsmith is survived by his wife of 55 years, June A. Meck Coldsmith; a son, Thomas R. of Shippensburg; two daughters, Donna M. Stevens of Shippensburg and Brenda L. Wenger of Chambersburg; a brother, Charles of Shippensburg; a half-sister, Patricia Robinson of Shippensburg; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, a granddaughter, a brother, and a half-sister.

The Rev. Garry L. Culler will officiate at services. Burial will be in Parklawns Memorial Gardens, Greene Township.

Friends may call Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, Franklin County Unit, 452 E. King St., Chambersburg, PA 17201.

Sentinel, The
Carlisle, PA
Monday, April 1, 2002

Gravesite Details

Unable to add Shippensburg to place of birth field as Shippensburg is in two counties (Cumberland & Franklin) and obit does not state in which county he was born.



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  • Maintained by: sq1979
  • Originally Created by: Sherry
  • Added: May 17, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110709659/roy_j-coldsmith: accessed ), memorial page for Roy J. Coldsmith Jr. (10 Mar 1925–29 Mar 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 110709659, citing Parklawns Memorial Gardens, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by sq1979 (contributor 47173937).