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• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 27696392
• Occupation: Pennsylvania, USA; businessman, owning and operating a nursery, several flower and gift shops and a picture framing shop.
• _MILT: Between 1952 and 1954, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA; US Army, stationed at Fort Monmouth as an Electrical Fire Control Equipment Instructor.

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George J. Kerstetter, 77, of Montandon, passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at home. He was born on December 7, 1930 in Logan Township, Clinton County. He is a son of the late George W. and Adeliade G. Heckman. He honorably served in the U.S. Army from 1952-1954 at Ft. Monmouth, N.J., as an electronic fire control equipment repairman instructor following graduation from high school and a year of college. George began his accomplished floral design career at Bill McMullen's Florist in State College before entering the service. He then worked for Ray Lyon's Florist and Greenhouses, Bellefonte before moving to Danville in 1960 where he owned and operated George's Flowers and Gifts, a successful business for over 25 years. He also owned and operated George's Flowers, Gifts and Decorative Accessories, George's Custom Framing and George's Liberty Gardens all of Danville and George's Flowers and Gifts, Milton. His landscape design passion lead him to own and operate George's Treeland Nursery, Shamokin Dam. Most recently, he had done the interior design of his daughter's beauty shop, A Cut Above in Lewisburg where he was also the valued bookkeeper and will be sadly missed. George enjoyed traveling and made many trips with friends and family. He is survived by his long time friend and companion, Allan Wagner; a daughter, E. Georgette and husband Carl of Montandon; sons Patrick, and Drue and wife Melissa of Berwick; five granddaughters; a brother Daniel and wife Eileen of Tylersville; two sisters, Emma Henderson of Centre Hall, and Betty and husband Harry Barner, Lamar; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife Patricia A., in 1992; two sisters, Geraldine and Kay. The family will hold a memorial service at their convenience at Fairview Cemetery, Millheim. (Centre Daily Times, State College, PA., 14 Jun 2008)


Buried:
Fairview Cemetery

Died:
at home

George married Patricia Anne Rishell 22 Sep 1951. Patricia (daughter of Merlyn Keen Rishell and Edith Cassel) was born 1 Jan 1932, Millheim, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; died 15 Sep 1992, Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried 3 Sep 1992, Millheim, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. E Georgette Kerstetter
2. Patrick A Kerstetter
3. Drue W Kerstetter

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• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 18426625

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Died:
at home

George married Adelaide G Heckman 1 Dec 1923. [Group Sheet]