Photo that accompanied the obituary of Alice on the funeral home site.
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OBITUARY for ALICE L. (SHEERER) GILSON
Alice L. (Sheerer) Gilson, 88, of Port Royal, passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at her home.
Born Aug. 5, 1932, in Van Dyke, she was a daughter of the late Brehman L. and Elizabeth "Lizzie" M. (Derickson) Sheerer. Her husband, Robert C. Gilson, whom she married March 4, 1955, died on July 27, 2019.
She is survived by two sons, Gregory S. Gilson and wife, Kathy, of Mifflin and Mark I. Gilson and wife, Tracey, of Port Royal, four grandchildren, William "Bill" Gilson and wife, Bonita, Tyler Gilson and wife, Erin, Tricia Ecker and husband, Paul, and Tessa Gilson and fianc?, Matt Meyerkopf, three grandchildren, Lexie Gilson, Lindsea Gilson, and Colton Ecker and three sisters, Esther "Essie" Dumm of Lewistown, Shirley Naylor of Mechanicsburg, and Patty Neimond of Lewistown.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by six brothers, Charlie Sheerer, Jay Sheerer, Edgar Sheerer, Ira "Bill" Sheerer, Edward Sheerer, and Henry Sheerer and two sisters, Mary Herbster and Alma Becker.
Alice was a loan officer at the First National Bank of Mifflintown.
She was a member of the Port Royal Presbyterian Church.
She enjoyed cooking and loved her family and being with them.
A memorial service will be planned for a later time.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Centre Lutheran Church, 9259 William Penn Highway, Mifflintown PA 17059 or to the Port Royal Presbyterian Church, PO Box 387, Port Royal, PA 17082.
Guss Funeral Home, Inc., 20 S. Third St., Mifflintown, has care of the arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.gussfh.com.
