Eleanor Young

Eleanor R. (Shafer) Young, age 75, of Shade Gap, Pa. and formerly of Greencastle, Pa. went home to be with the Lord at 6:10 A.M. Friday August 1, 2008 following her battle with cancer. Born in Washington Township, Pa. on December 28, 1932, she was one of six daughters of the late Ralph and Nettie (Kline) Shafer of Rouzerville. Eleanor was last employed with Corning Glass in Greencastle for over 30 years, and also worked part-time at Bon-Ton''s of the Valley Mall in Hagerstown. She so much enjoyed being with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and working with her flowers.
Surviving family are her husband of 57 years, Harold G. Young; sons Carroll (wife Donna) Young and Wayne (wife Tina) Young, both of Greencastle, Pa, five grandchildren, Amy, Angie, Shane, Shanelle and Dustin; seven great-grandchildren, Damian, Curtis, Madison, Ava, Ethan, Cody, and Tatum; five sisters, Dorothy (Ken) Hess, Lois Ellen Valentine and Barbara (John) Cordell, all of Chambersburg, Pa., Mary Louise Harshman of Braddock Heights. Md. and Arlene (Norman) Cosner of Maugansville, Md.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday August 5, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. from the Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home 45 S. Carlisle St. Greencastle, Pa. with Pastor Leon Yoder officiating. Interment will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery of Greencastle. The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6 - 8 P.M. at Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home in Greencastle. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the John And Cora Grove Cancer Center at Summit Keystone Pavilion 755 Norland Ave. Chambersburg, Pa. 17201 or to the Fulton County Medical Center 214 Peach Orchard Rd. McConnellsburg, Pa. 17233. Online condolences may be expressed at www.zimmermanfh.com