Patricia E. Fry

Patricia B. Fry, age 84, of Newville, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center. She was born Tuesday, November 3, 1936 in Carlisle, the daughter of the late Ernest L. and Catherine J. (Calaman) Bowers. Pat graduated from Carlisle High School in 1954. She was formerly employed by Cumberland County for over twenty years. She retired as a judicial secretary for President Judge Harold Sheely. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Carlisle, and Order of the Eastern Star Old Bellaire Chapter in Carlisle. She was a past Worthy Matron of the Oswald Taylor Chapter 540 Order of the Eastern star in Newville. Pat loved to travel. She enjoyed camping in the state parks and along the Susquehanna River. She was also an avid swimmer and loved to knit. She was active in her church and the community at Green Ridge Village. She loved delivering mail to the residents of the nursing home. She loved to sing in her church choir. She is survived by her husband, of 64 years, P. Donald Fry. She is also survived by three sons, Keith A. and wife Kimberly Fry of Farmington, NY, Brian D. and wife Debra Fry of Fort Myers, FL and Knoxville, TN, Timothy W. and wife Sue Fry of Carlisle, five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sisters Betty J. Stover, Evelyn L. Durnin, and Loretta Lane, and one brother Marlin E. Bowers. Professional services are entrusted to Dugan Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., Shippensburg. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 19, 2021 at First Lutheran Church, 21 S. Bedford Street, Carlisle. Interment will take place in Upper Frankford Brick Church Cemetery at the time of the memorial service. Memorial contributions may be made to Green Ridge Village Benevolent Fund, 210 Big Spring Road, Newville, PA. 17241.