Obituary Notice: Clyde A. Shifter (Provided photo)
Clyde A. Shifter, 87 of Clearfield died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Penn Highlands, Clearfield.
He was born Aug. 4, 1928, a son of the late Dayton and Grace (Nebgen) Shifter.
Mr. Shifter retired from Clearfield Machine Company in 1990 after 26 years of service.
Prior to that, he was employed by Clearfield Equipment for 11 years. He was also a dairy farmer for 20 years.
He was a member of the St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield.
He was also a member of the Clearfield Knights of Columbus and the Over 50 Club of Luthersburg. He volunteered for the Clearfield County Area Agency on Aging.
He was an original member of the 1957 Clearfield Square Dance Club and entertained by square and line-dancing at local nursing homes and hospitals.
He refinished and caned furniture and was an avid traveler. In addition, he loved hunting with his son, son-in-law and grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Eleanor M. (Marinoble) Shifter, to whom he was wed July 29, 1950 in Clearfield.
He is also survived by two daughters and a son, Joanne McCracken and her husband, Jerry, Judy Davis and her husband, Bob and David Shifter and his wife Lisa, all of Clearfield; seven grandchildren; one step-granddaughter; 11 great-grandchildren; three step-great grandchildren; a great-grandchild expected in November; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was the last member of his immediate family, having been preceded in death by his parents and his sisters and brothers, Geraldine Turner, Sylvia Green, Roselia Koozer, Helen Owens, Hazel Shifter, John Shifter, Gordon Shifter and Doryce Shifter.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield, with Father John L. Miller as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery, Clearfield.
Friends will be received from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to St. Francis Educational Endowment Fund, 212 S. Front St., Clearfield.
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.beardsleyfuneralhome.com.