Elizabeth M Kerlin, age 100, of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Menno Haven Nursing Home in Chambersburg, PA.
Elizabeth was born on September 18, 1923, in McConnellsburg, PA, the daughter of the late Earl Bliss Morton and the late Edith McEldowney Morton.
Elizabeth was first married to Herman B. Mellott, Jr, who tragically was killed in an airplane crash on July 16, 1948. She later married the late Merrill W. Kerlin (deceased on April 1, 2006) on July 3, 1953, at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in McConnellsburg, PA.
She was a graduate of McConnellsburg High School, Class of 1941, and later graduated from Central Penn Business School. Elizabeth was employed at Letterkenny Army Depot, Bethlehem Steel in Nazareth, PA, and later at Gettysburg College.
Elizabeth was a lifelong active member of the St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, a 70-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star 517 and volunteered at the Fulton County Medical Center Auxiliary.
Elizabeth is survived by two children, Stanley J. (husband of Carolyn) Kerlin of McConnellsburg, PA, and Suzanne K. (wife of Scot) Dolly of Gettysburg, PA, 4 grandchildren (Eric, Michael, Lauren and Alison), and 3 great grandchildren (Aaron, Meryl, and Nolan) and 2 step great grandchildren (Adalynn and Crystalynn).
Elizabeth is preceded in death by her husbands, her parents, Earl and Edith Morton, and three brothers, Paul N. Morton, Thomas W. Morton, and Peter Morton.
A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in McConnellsburg, PA at 11 a.m. with visitation from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Interment will immediately follow at Union Cemetery in McConnellsburg, PA with the Rev. Peter Billings officiating.
The family has entrusted Elizabeth’s care to Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home in McConnellsburg, PA.
Online condolences may be expressed at the funeral home’s website.
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