Barbara J. Shimer, 75, of Wilson Borough died Monday, October 10, 2011 at Gracedale.
Born: January 15, 1936 in Easton she was the daughter of the late Harold and Ethel Case Rhymer. She and her husband Alan Shimer have been married for 55 years.
Personal: She was a graduate of Wilson High School (1953) and the Easton Hospital School of Nursing. She had been employed by Drs. Kovar, Korhammer and Plano for many years before retiring.
Memberships: She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Wilson where she was an officer of WELCA; member of the Elizabeth Circle and served on the Altar Guild and Evangelism and Visitation Committees. She was a Past Matron of Easton Chapter #214, Order of the Eastern Star and a Safe Harbor volunteer.
Survivors: Her husband: Alan; son: David A. and his wife Karen of Nazareth; Daughters: Lynda A. Hower of Wilson Borough; Susan F. Limeberry and her husband Craig of Forks Twp.; 7 grandchildren: Ed and Rebecca Griffin; Craig, Jr., Tyler and Brooke Limeberry; Alan Shimer and Lauren Pysher. She was predeceased by her brother: Vernon Rhymer.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Ashton Funeral Home, 14th and Northampton Sts., Easton with a visitation from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Interment will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine.
Memorial Contributions: May be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2115 Washington Blvd., Easton, PA 18042.
Bill Vincent
October 11, 2011 at 10:55 am
Dear Al and family, Just learned of your loss from an old friend and classmate of Barbara. I’m sincerely sorry to learn of your loss. May God Bless Y’all and Barbara as she joins Christ in Heaven.
It has been many , many years since we saw one another, and were neighbors up in Forks Twsp.. I haven’t lived in the Easton area since 1966. I’m retired with my wife Pat in Eastern North Carolina, and have been here for 25 years now. If it weren’t so far away I would certainly make an effort to be with Y’all this Thursday, but please know that I’ll be there in spirit, and will keep Barbara and you in my prayers.
Your friend and former neighbor, Bill Vincent