Thelma J. BERDANIER

Thelma J. BERDANIER, 80, of Westfield, PA, died Friday, April 19, 2013 in Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Born September 14, 1932, in Hector Township, PA, she was the daughter of Emerson Rexford and Hazel Esther Griffin Trowbridge. She was a graduate of the Arnot Ogden School of Nursing in Elmira, NY. On June 24, 1953, in Sabinsville, PA, she married Albert S. Berdanier, who predeceased her in 2000. She was a partner in Christian ministry with her husband, who served Baptist churches in southern Pennsylvania and Maryland. Mrs. Berdanier was employed with church daycares and nursery schools in Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, and West Chester, PA. Surviving are: three daughers, Marcia Wright of Carlisle, PA, Audrey Berdanier of Westfield, and Dawn (Wayne) Adams of Westfield; three sons, Bruce (Anna) Berdanier of Layton, UT, Kevin (Sherry) Berdanier of Petersburg, VA, and Craig Berdanier of Westfield; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Harry (Kay) Trowbridge of Lingle, WY; nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a brother, Wayne E. Trowbridge. Friends may call Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the Olney Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ulysses, PA. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday in the Potter Brook People's Church, Westfield, PA. Rev. Daryl M. Butler will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Knoxville, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Potter Brook Peoples Church Building Fund, c/o Dianne Olney, Treas., Potter Brook Road, Westfield, PA 16950. Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfuneralhome.com.