Helen E. Dinger
Helen E. Dinger, 70, of Grove City, formerly of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday at Butler Memorial Hospital.
She was born on May 12, 1942, in Knox, Pa., to Warren C. Shaffer and Emma A. (Reed) Shaffer.
She married James R. Dinger on April 29, 1961, and he died on Feb. 25, 2012.
She was a 1960 graduate of Keystone High School in Knox.
She was a homemaker.
She was a member of the West Unity Community Church Harrisville and the Ladies Missionary Society of the church. She enjoyed fishing with her late husband, crossword puzzles, reading, bingo and playing cards. She helped at the Seneca Hills Bible Camp, and she enjoyed spending time with her family.
She is survived by three daughters, Theresa L. Johnston and her husband, Boyd E., of Harrisville, Catherine E. Young and her husband, Daniel L., of League City, Texas, and Robin L. Leach and her husband, Todd A., of Kemah, Texas; one son, James I. Dinger and his wife, Doris, of New Galilee, Pa.; seven granddaughters; and three grandsons. Two sisters, Irene Karns and her husband, James, of Harrisville and Rose Chambers of Grove City; two brothers, Chester Shaffer and his wife, Lynda, of Knox, Pa., and Sam Shaffer of Polk, Pa., also survive.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and four sisters, Dorothy Kraft, Louise Morrison, Shirley Sloat and Lois Shaffer.
DINGER — Visitation for Helen E. Dinger, who passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013, will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Jamison Funeral Home, 117 N. Main St., Harrisville, and from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Saturday at the West Unity Community Church with pastor Boyd D. Smith, her pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Cemetery, Harrisville.Memorial contributions may be made to the West Unity Community Church, 400 Unity Road, Harrisville, PA 16038.Online condolences may be sent to www.jamisonfuneralhome.com.
