Zij is getrouwd met Gilbert L. Oakes.
Zij zijn getrouwd op 13 september 1963, zij was toen 20 jaar oud.
Lena Faye Harvey | ||||||||||||||||||
1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gilbert L. Oakes |
Lena (Faye) Oakes, age 71, of 4030 Upper Meshoppen Creek Rd., Meshoppen, PA,
went home to be with her Lord, on Saturday afternoon, February 22, 2014 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Wilkes Barre, PA, where she had been taken earlier in the week.
Faye was born in Auburn Center, PA. on October 28, 1942, the eldest daughter of Almon J. Harvey who passed away in 1989, and Olive E. Dymond Harvey who passed away in 2006. ; Growing up in Auburn Center, just outside of Meshoppen, Faye was a life-long resident of the Meshoppen area. She was the wife of Gilbert L. Oakes Sr.,
who passed away on January 21, 1997. They were married on Friday, September 13, 1963. Faye worked for many years, at Ritz Textiles Manufacturing, in Montrose, PA.
She was also a bartender at the Bear's Den in Meshoppen, for over 15 years, and retired on October 12, 2011 from R.J's Food Mart, in Meshoppen, where she had worked for many years prior.
Faye enjoyed life, and loved to be surrounded by her family and her large extended family. She enjoyed to go fishing and doing crafts, watching and feeding the animals and birds, watching games shows, playing games, especially Yahtzee, and playing cards. Faye loved to go to the many area casinos with her family, also Faye was a member of the Women's Bowling League at the South Montrose Lanes, for many years.
Surviving are her children, Gilbert Jr. and his wife Beth Oakes, of Meshoppen; Cindy and her husband Nick Cona, of Meshoppen; Brenda and her husband Roger Green, of Tunkhannock, PA.; Gary and his wife Norma Oakes, of Sweet Valley, PA. and Donald and his wife Denise Oakes, of Meshoppen. Faye was also survived by her 12 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and she was anxiously awaiting the arrival of two more great-grandchildren. Her extended family of four brothers, James (Phyllis) Harvey, of Brookville, PA.; Albert (Allison) Harvey, of Harveys Lake, PA.; Ralph Harvey of Meshoppen, PA. and Selim "Sam" Harvey of Kunkle, PA., and her five sisters, Anna Wandell, of Durhamville, NY; Betty Lou (Jack) Vaow, of Meshoppen, PA; Sharon Harvey of Tunkhannock, PA; Donna Shoemaker of Meshoppen, PA; and Judy Harvey, of Noxen, PA. as well as several nieces and nephews. Besides her husband and
parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Donald Harvey (1947); Harry Harvey (1984); Earl Harvey (2000); and William Harvey (2010), as well as five sisters, Joan Harvey (1962); Connie Sherwood (2007); Shirley Hallock (2008); Alberta Belcher (2012); and Charlotte Hunter (2013) ; Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 11:00 AM from the Sheldon Funeral Home, SR 6, Meshoppen, PA. with Rev. Gary Myers of the Meshoppen Biblical Baptist Church officiating, Interment will be in the Jersey Hill Cemetery, in Auburn Center, PA. Family and friends may call at the funeral home, on Tuesday evening, February 25, 2014 from 5:00 to 8:00
PM.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing may make memorial donations to the
Geisinger Wyoming Valley ICU; 1000 E. Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA. Also
the family would like to ask all of Faye's family and friends to plant a
tree or to plant some flowers in the memory and honor of Lena Faye Harvey
Oakes.