Gertrude SKELLENGER b. 23 Dec 1920 Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey d. 30 Aug 2011 Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1920 - 2011 (90 years)

Name	Gertrude SKELLENGER [2]
Name	FRANKLIN - Gertrude A. Van Horn, 90, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Vernon to the late David and Bertha Skellenger, Mrs. Van Horn had lived in Sussex County all of her life. She had been a former member of the Colesville United Methodist Church. Mrs. Van Horn was predeceased by her husband, Benjamin in 1975; her two daughters, Dolores and Rosanna Van Horn; her two brothers, David and Lawrence Skellenger; her five sisters, Evelyn Delamarter, Gladys Shipman, Dorothy Van Horn, Hazel Vealey, and Jesse Willis; her grandson, Tyler Sides; and her two son-in-laws, Dennis McAdam, Sr. and Frank "Skip" VanDuzer, Sr.She is survived by her four sons, Benjamin Van Horn, II of Florida, Terence Van Horn of Florida, David Van Horn and his wife Margaret, of Franklin, and Travis Yates and his wife, Ann, of Florida; her four daughters, Rena McAdam of N.Y., Susan Smith and her husband David of Pa., Christine Holley of Wantage, and Bernice Sides and her husband Rusty of Texas; her three sisters, Mary Dunay of Vernon, Kathleen Thomas of Florida, and Myrtle "Honey" Mackerly of Hamburg; 19 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.Memorial services will be held at noon on Friday, September 23, 2011, at the Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank S. (Route 23), Sussex with an Interment at Clove Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects to the family on Friday from 11 a.m. to noon at the funeral home prior to the service. Posted on Find A Grave by Diane [1]
Birth	23 Dec 1920	Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey [2, 3, 4]
Gender	Female
Census	1930	Living with parents in Warwick, Orange Co., New York [2]
Census	1940	Living with husband in Wantage, Sussex Co., New Jersey [5]
Death	30 Aug 2011	Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey [1, 3, 4]
Burial	Clove Cemetery, Sussex, Sussex Co., New Jersey [3]
Person ID	I95571	Main Tree
Last Modified	20 Jun 2019

Father	David SKELLENGER, b. 5 Jun 1883, Hainesville, Sussex Co., New Jersey d. 7 Oct 1963, Wantage Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey (Age 80 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Bertha Amber NORMAN, b. 25 Jan 1890, Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey d. 19 Dec 1932, Warwick, Orange Co., New York (Age 42 years)
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	25 Jun 1908 [6]
Family ID	F25799	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Benjamin James VAN HORN, b. 17 Jun 1916, Beemerville, Sussex Co., New Jersey d. 17 Jul 1975, Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey (Age 59 years)

Children

	1. Rena L. VAN HORN
	2. Susan J. VAN HORN

Family ID F39785 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Jun 2019

Event Map

Census - 1940 - Living with husband in Wantage, Sussex Co., New Jersey

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Headstones

Gertrude Skellenger Van Horn Headstone
Gertrude, daughter of David Skellenger and Bertha A. Norman, is the wife of Benjamin J. Van Horn. She is buried in the Clove Cemetery in Sussex, Sussex Co., New Jersey.

Created by: Diane
Photo added by: Diane

Sources

[S10682] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Gertrude Skellenger Van Horn.
[S7052] 1930 Census Warwick, Orange County, New York.
[S02329] Find A Grave Website.
[S01818] Ancestry.com: Social Security Death Index.
[S10569] 1940 Census Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey.
[S10375] Descendants of Aaron Willis by Jim Kays.