Jacob S Shirk

1917 - 2001  (84 years)

• Name	Jacob S Shirk
  Birth	12 Mar 1917	Denver Nursing Home, Stevens, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Nov 2001	Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Fairview Cemetery Annex, Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I1242	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Bollinger, Hackman, Miller, Royer 1, Bare
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Samuel M Shirk,   b. 13 Jun 1890, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Oct 1965, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Emma Snyder (Shirk),   b. 16 Apr 1896, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 Jun 1954, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean E Sise,   b. 24 Apr 1927, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA d. 19 Dec 1993, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob S. Shirk, 84, of 732 Pine St., Denver, died of natural causes Friday at Denver Nursing Home. He worked in road construction, most recently for Hemp Brothers of Camp Hill. Shirk was a graduate of Denver High School, Class of 1934, and attended Millersville University and Albright College, where he played football. A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and was a member of Cloister American Legion Post 429 of Ephrata, Reinholds Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6759 and Brendel-Coleman VFW Post 8795 of Adamstown. A member of Elks Lodge 1933 of Ephrata, he also was a member of Cocalico Sportsmen's Association. Shirk was a catcher for several baseball teams in the Lebanon Valley League and Easton County League. He was instrumental in starting the Denver Midget Baseball team and served as its coach. He ended his baseball career coaching Denver and Adamstown in the Lebanon Valley League. Born in Stevens, Shirk was the son of the late Samuel and Emma Snyder Shirk. His wife, Jean E. Sise Shirk, died in 1993. Surviving are two sons, Thomas L., at home, and Richard L., married to Susan Shirk of Reinholds; two grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and a sister, Mary E. Sise of Ephrata. Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA December 1, 2001 Page B-3

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68243662/jacob-s-shirk.