Gary R. Wilbur

Gary R. Wilbur, 71, passed away Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 in his home in Carlisle, Penn.

He was born May 21, 1939 in Johnson City, N.Y. to the late Fredric and Helen Francis Wilbur. He retired from IBM as a parts analyzer and was a member of BPOE Lodge #578 and the Conservation Club in Cloverdale. Gary loved to hunt and fish.

He is survived by his wife Lyndell D. Allen Wilbur; son Michael of Carlisle; daughter Christine (Shannon) Brown of Memphis, NY; two grandchildren, Joseph Brown and Maggie Brown; stepmother Clara Wilbur; brother Fredric Wilbur of Pittsburgh; and sister Dawn Minyard of Speedway.

He was preceded in death by a brother Brian and a sister Diane Coffey.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in Hollinger Funeral Home & Crematory, 501 N. Baltimore Ave., Mt. Holly Springs, PA with Chaplain Tim Wheeler officiating. There will be a visitation in the funeral home one hour prior to services.

Burial will be at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hershey Medical Center Cancer Research, 500 Centerview Drive, Room A120, Hershey, PA 17033 or Celtic Hospice of Carlisle, 220 Wilson St., Carlisle, PA 17013.