September 17, 2024 - Person Sheet
September 17, 2024 - Person Sheet
NameJane Elizabeth Galbreath 
Birth15 May 1932
Death9 Jul 2015, Stoneridge, Myerstown, PA
Burial14 Jul 2015, Penryn Lutheran Cemetery, Penryn, Pa
OccupationAdministrative Assistant
EducationCollege
ReligionProtestant
F A Grave ID208273878
FatherMorris B. Galbreath (1890-1970)
MotherEva T. Houtz (1892-1970)
Spouses
Birth21 Jul 1929, Bethel Twp, Lebanon County PA
Death12 Mar 2020, Good Samaritan Hospital In Lebanon, PA
BurialUCC Church, Penryn, PA
MemoCremated
OccupationTeacher - Health Phys Ed. - ELCO
F A Grave ID208273755
FatherMiles Isaac Spangler (1901-1971)
MotherJennie Maria Harnish (1903-1966)
Marriage16 Aug 1958
Obituary notes for Jane Elizabeth Galbreath
Jane G. Spangler, 83 of Lebanon passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2015 in Stoneridge Poplar Run in Myerstown. She was the wife of Wilbur Spangler. Jane was born in Lebanon on May 15, 1932, daughter of the late Morris and Eva Houtz Galbreath of Cleona. She graduated from Lebanon High School in 1950 and from Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey in 1954 where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. She worked as a secretary and administrative assistant before and during her marriage to Wilbur Spangler. Wilbur and Jane traveled to quite a number of foreign countries and of course, and of course her love for animals has never abated. She was the last of her immediate family. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 10 AM in the Rohland Funeral Home, 508 Cumberland St., Lebanon with Pastor William Long and Pastor Dana Logan officiating. Burial will occur at Penryn Lutheran Cemetery, Penryn, PA at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be sent the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area, 7790 Grayson Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17111 or The Humane Society of Lebanon County, 150 N. Ramona Rd, Myerstown, PA 17067.
Obituary notes for Wilbur Milton (Spouse 1)
Wilbur Milton Spangler, 90, passed away Thursday March 12, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Hospital. Born July 21, 1929, in Bethel Township (Lebanon County), son of the late Miles Isaac Spangler and Jennie Harnish Spangler, he attended Mt. Zion Elementary School and graduated from Fredericksburg High School in 1947. He earned a BS in education from West Chester State College in 1952 and later got a master’s degree from Temple University. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving there from 1952-1954 as a corporal. Throughout his life, Wilbur was as avid sportsmen. An ace baseball player, he was accepted by the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball organization in the fall of 1947 as a catcher, attending spring training in Florida with a Dodgers farm team before having to resign due to a chronic shoulder injury. Though his Dodgers career was cut short, he then played for the Schaefferstown baseball team. Wilbur enjoyed playing and coaching sports for much of his life. As a teacher for the ELCO school district beginning in 1954, Wilbur taught physical education, math and driver education, and at various times coached soccer, basketball, baseball and track. He also started the wrestling program for ELCO and became ELCO’s first athletic director. He retired from teaching in 1989, but continued teaching driver training for some years. Wilbur was a president of the Central Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and had been a member of the Masons, VFW and American Legion. He enjoyed horse racing at Penn National and for a time was part owner with John Briody of a racehorse that won several times. He’s also had a lifelong deep interest in the history and lore of Fredericksburg, including his days working in the poultry industry and his teen years hanging out at Verl’s restaurant. Wilbur married Jane Elizabeth Galbreath in 1958 and together they enjoyed traveling, dining out and trying their luck in casinos across the country, until her passing in 2015. In recent years, Wilbur continued to be an ardent Phillies baseball fan and enjoyed playing golf on local courses every summer until just a few years ago. Wilbur always looked forward to meeting three old friends for breakfast in local restaurants every Wednesday; Lyle Krall, Rodney Frazer and Bobby Walborn will miss him greatly. Wilbur is survived by his brother Frederick of Mt. Gretna, husband of the late Nancy Heisey Spangler, and by several nephews and nieces. Wilbur was preceded in death by sisters Annabelle Eberly of Malvern PA (wife of the late Harold Eberly) and Kathleen Heberling of Mt. Zion (wife of the late Herman Heberling). Wilbur’s ashes were interred at the cemetery of the UCC Church in Penryn PA.