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Roy M. Buskirk Sr.

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20 Aug 2014 (aged 86)
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Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Roy M. Buskirk, Sr., 86, of Bangor, PA, passed away, Wednesday, August 20th, at Easton Hospital. Born: Roy was born in Plainfield Twp., PA on August 7, 1928, a son of the late Arch R. and Hettie (Ace) Buskirk. Personal: Roy was the husband of Mary Lou (Schneck) Buskirk, they would have observed their 65th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

He was employed as a correction officer at Northampton County Prison in Easton, PA, for 22 years, until retiring in 1990. Prior to that, Roy was employed with his father and uncles at Buskirk Brothers Painting. Roy was a 1947 graduate of Bangor High School. He was of the Lutheran faith and served as a former Boy Scout Leader in Bangor.

Survivors: Roy is survived by a son, Roy M. Buskirk, Jr., and his wife Bonnie, of Bangor, PA; a daughter, Louann Moyer and her husband Leo, of Ft. Myers, FL, 2 grandsons Scott and Todd Moyer, 3 great grandchildren Ryan and Tyler Moyer and Lydia Cam, and many nieces and nephews. Roy was preceded in death by a sister Berniece Hughes and a niece Linda Hughes.
Roy M. Buskirk, Sr., 86, of Bangor, PA, passed away, Wednesday, August 20th, at Easton Hospital. Born: Roy was born in Plainfield Twp., PA on August 7, 1928, a son of the late Arch R. and Hettie (Ace) Buskirk. Personal: Roy was the husband of Mary Lou (Schneck) Buskirk, they would have observed their 65th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

He was employed as a correction officer at Northampton County Prison in Easton, PA, for 22 years, until retiring in 1990. Prior to that, Roy was employed with his father and uncles at Buskirk Brothers Painting. Roy was a 1947 graduate of Bangor High School. He was of the Lutheran faith and served as a former Boy Scout Leader in Bangor.

Survivors: Roy is survived by a son, Roy M. Buskirk, Jr., and his wife Bonnie, of Bangor, PA; a daughter, Louann Moyer and her husband Leo, of Ft. Myers, FL, 2 grandsons Scott and Todd Moyer, 3 great grandchildren Ryan and Tyler Moyer and Lydia Cam, and many nieces and nephews. Roy was preceded in death by a sister Berniece Hughes and a niece Linda Hughes.


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  • Created by: Tom Myers
  • Added: Aug 13, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182336324/roy_m-buskirk: accessed ), memorial page for Roy M. Buskirk Sr. (7 Aug 1928–20 Aug 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 182336324, citing Saint Johns Cemetery, Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Tom Myers (contributor 47272121).