Martha June (Shaffer) Chisler, 88, passed away on Oct. 27, 2019, at Bellaire at Stone Port in Harrisonburg, Va.
Martha was born in Morgantown to Walter A. and Nellie M. Shaffer on Aug. 24, 1931. She graduated from Morgantown High School in 1949 and married George Lewis Chisler on Sept. 2, 1950.
Martha worked in loving support of her husband, George, as a military wife from 1950 through his retirement in 1968 as well as caring for her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed her hobbies of gardening, bowling, sewing, crocheting and quilting. Martha loved her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews and nieces. She was a lifelong believer in good health and exercise and served as president of TOPS when she lived in Brookhaven.
Martha is survived by her sisters, Betty Shaffer Canfield, of San Diego, Calif.; Bonnie Shaffer Smith, of Fairmont, her sister-in-law, Ilene Shaffer, of Morgantown; her son, Bradford Chisler and wife, Christi, of Pasadena, Calif.; daughter, Marcia Chisler Mumbert and husband, Mark, of Harrisonburg, Va.; granddaughter, Alexi Chisler, of Los Angeles, Calif.; three grandsons, Benjamin Chisler, his wife, daughter and son, of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Ryan Shahan, his wife and daughter, of Eagle River, Ark.; and Garrett Shahan, his wife and two daughters, of Sarasota, Fla. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George L. Chisler; brother, Gordon Donald Shaffer; brothers-in-law, David Canfield and David Smith; and nephew, David Smith Jr.
In accordance with her wishes, cremation services were provided by Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg, Va. She will be buried in Pleasant Hills Cemetery on South Pierpont Road in Morgantown.
Friends and family will be received at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St., Morgantown, from 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, until the time of the memorial service at 3 p.m..
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Dementia Society, P.O. Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Bellaire at Stone Port for the wonderful care they provided for Martha.
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