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- June 9, 2011
Violet M. Bastress, 92, Northumberland
NORTHUMBERLAND ? Violet M. Bastress, 92, of Strawbridge Road, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Violet was born July 19, 1918, on Water Street in Northumberland, a daughter of the late Newton E. and Estella (Bowers) Gibbons. In 1936, she married Lester R. Bastress, who preceded her in death on March 27, 1994.
She attended the Priestley School and was a former member of St. John?s Lutheran Church and a current member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Violet was a charter member of the Northumberland-Point Township Senior Action Center, where she especially enjoyed playing bingo. She will always be remembered for her love of playing cards with her friends and going to the Market House in Sunbury.
She is survived by one daughter, Judy A. Silks, of Northumberland, one brother and sister-in-law, James and Mary Gibbons, of Atlanta, Ga., and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Shirley, in infancy, and one grandson, Michael Silks.
Friends and family may visit from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Joseph W. Epler Funeral Home, 210 King St., Northumberland, followed by the funeral at 11 with the Rev. D. Elinor Allison officiating.
Interment will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Northumberland.
Contributions in Violet?s memory may be made to the Northumberland-Point Township Senior Action Center, 268 Second St., Northumberland, PA 17857.
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1918 - 2011 (92 years)
