Harry Porter Gibney Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Harry Porter Gibney, (Pap/Rube) 82, of Sandy Hollow Road, New Bloomfield, died Friday, June 5, 2015 at Stonebridge Nursing Home, Duncannon, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with cancer. Born November 30, 1932 in Bowmansdale, he was the son of the late Porter L. and Elsie E. Shultz Gibney. He was a proud army veteran and served in the Korean War. He was a carpenter, bulldozer operator, truck driver and worked for Carroll Twp., Perry County, for the last 17 years. Harry loved spending time with his family, reminiscing about the "old days", telling big stories, loving his pets and his beer. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Norma Jean (Sunday) Gibney. 3 sons, Tim and wife Linda of Shermans Dale, Joe and wife Karen, Harry Jr. (Butch) and wife Dena and a daughter Barb Roddy all of New Bloomfield. A brother, Max (Marvin) of Thompsontown; 2 sisters, Joyce Clouser of Newville and Joan Johnson of Elysburg. 6 grandchildren, Jamie, Danielle,Jason and Cory Gibney, Nikki Roddy and Cortney Fesser. 4 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister Shirley Sheibley. Services will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 in the Boyer Family Funeral Home, 101 W. Main St., New Bloomfield. Rev. Mike Witmer will officiate. Burial, with full military honors provided by the Perry County Honor Guard, will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Duncannon. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior the service. A luncheon will follow the committal service at Logania Church of God. The Boyer family is honored to handle the arrangements for the Gibney Family

Harry Porter Gibney

June 7, 2015