Freda M. Blackburn Moyer, 100, of Pleasant Gap passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at the Mount Nittany Medical Center in College Township.
She was born on February 26, 1908 in Gallitizin, PA, the daughter of the late George Blackburn and Margaret Netta.
On September 26, 1929, she married Joseph Moyer of Lilly, PA. They were married 54 years before his death on April 22, 1987.
She had worked in the Gallitizin Shirt Factory for 12 years before becoming a full time homemaker and mother.
She enjoyed gardening, reading, watching her favorite soap operas and the news, spending time on the phone or in person talking to friends and family. She especially enjoyed her "100 th" birthday celebration, where she got to share many memories with friends and family and have the Barbershop Quartet sing to her. The greatest joy the last five years was living with her daughter, Christine and their three cats - Tabby, Sapphire, and Topaz.
She is survived by one daughter, Christine Moyer of Boalsburg and numerous nieces and nephews, but was especially close recently to her nieces Virginia Landrum, Jeannine Nash, and Melanie Murray.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Edith Mae Murray and Alice Virginia Meadrow.
A visitation will be held on Friday, August 22, 2008 from 7-8 PM and on Saturday, August 23, 2008 from Noon until the time of the funeral services at the Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Services, 1034 Benner Pike, State College. Funeral Services will be held from the Funeral Home on Saturday, August 23, 2008 beginning at 1:00 PM with the Reverend Thomas Osif officiating. Burial will be at the Centre County Memorial Park
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, PO Box 96280, Washington, D.C. 20090-628 or to a charity of your choosing.
A guest book can be signed and condolences sent to the family at www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com