- Date Of Birth: March 27, 1930
- Date Of Death: February 8, 2011
- State: Pennsylvania
JANET M. MINNICK
Janet Marie Minnick, our beloved mother, passed peacefully away in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center Tuesday morning , Feb. 8, 2011, surrounded by her loving children.
She was born on March 27, 1930 in Carlisle and was the youngest daughter of late Carl E. and Jennie Mae (Bigler) Bender.
She was retired from the Kinney Shoe Factory, Carlisle and also worked at the former Embers Restaurant. Her life was dedicated to her children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband US Army retired Edward E. Minnick, Sr., as well as her sister: Geraldine Schneider and two brothers: Stewart (Nook) Bender and Marlin (Ben) Bender, Sr.
She will be sadly missed by her children: Edward E. Minnick, Jr. and wife Barbara (Yost) of Carlisle ; daughters: Bernice Miller Dorn, Carlisle as well as Robin Ann Drennan and her husband Richard of Albuquerque NM; Darlene L. Blosser and husband Kenneth of Plainfield and Cindy L. Minnick, with whom she resided; a sister: Romaine DiBucci of Pittsburgh and a brother: John Bender of Newville.
Also surviving are her grandchildren: Jeffrey Lynn Miller of Carlisle, Marine SSGT Derrick J. Blosser, San Diego, CA, Tiffany Kolesar (Edward) of Fork River, NJ, Richard (Melissa) Drennan of Hotchkiss, CO, and Zachary Christopher Minnick of Carlisle and two great grandchildren: Alanna and Calleigh Drennan of Hotchkiss, CO.
She is already sadly missed by her faithful companion Harley, her Shitzu.