Eli H. “Nick” Shockey Sr.
Eli H. “Nick” Shockey Sr., 84, Stoystown, died Sept. 19, 1979, in Somerset Community Hospital. He was born March 2, 1895, in Stoystown, and was a son of Christian H. and Elizabeth (Weimer) Shockey. Preceded in death by parents and two sisters: Mary Cross and Ada Lohr. Survived by widow, the former Florence Custer, whom he married June 25, 1919; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Janet) Einstein, Woodstock, Va.; son, Eli H. Jr., Union Springs, N.Y.; and seven grandchildren. He was retired owner and operator of Shockey’s Clover Farm store and former postmaster in Stoystown. He was an army veteran of WW I and was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church, Stoystown Lodge IOOF 372, Somerset Lodge F and AM 358, Harrisburg Consistory, Somerset Chapter No. 13 AARP, Stoystown Senior Citizens, Quemahoning Rod and Gun Club and Laurel Ridge Sportsmen. He was a charter member of the Robert P. Hite American Legion, Stoystown, and the Stoystown Lions Club. Family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Deaner Funeral Home, Stoystown. Remains will be removed to the Grace Lutheran Church to lie in state from 1 p.m. until services at 2 p.m., Saturday, the Rev. Ronald C. Long officiating. Interment, Odd Fellows Cemetery, Stoystown. If friends desire, instead of flowers, contributions may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church Memorial Fund.
Somerset Daily American, September 20, 1979
