Joanne Hamsher

Female 1935 - 2000  (64 years)


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  • Name Joanne Hamsher 
    Birth 16 Oct 1935  Waverly, Tioga Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 20 Apr 2000  Dover, Kent Co., Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Dover, Kent Co., Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • DOVER, DEL. - Joann Hamsher Gilbert, 64, of Dover, Delaware died of cancer April 20, 2000 in Bayhealth/Kent General Hospital in Dover.
      Mrs. Gilbert was born in Waverly, N.Y. on Oct. 16, 1935, the daughter of Dr. Robert D. Hamsher of Dover and the late Viola J. Hamsher. She was a 1953 graduate of Dansville High School.

      In 1997, she retired from Capital School District where she had been a guidance counselor for many years. Prior to coming to Delaware in 1968, she taught in several schools in Western New York. She had also been an adjunct professor for Wilmington College since 1994. She graduated from the University of Buffalo with a BA in 1961 and later received a masters of education in elementary and secondary school counseling from Wilmington College. She also served on the faculty senate for Wilmington College.

      Mrs. Gilbert enjoyed college teaching, golf RV'ing and gardening. She will best be remembered for her friendliness, joviality and willingness to assist others. She was always reaching out to help people.

      Mrs. Gilbert was a member of Christ Church in Dover, a member of the National Board of Certified Counselors since 1984, was formerly a member of the Rotary Club of Harrington, Del. and in March of this year was made a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow.

      In additional to her father, she is survived by her husband of 22 years, Dr. Arthur R. Gilbert; a son, Robert of Union Gap, Washington; a sister, Sandra H. Dobbins (John) of Dover; an aunt, Audrey (Albert) Rood of Binghamton, N.Y.; a mother-in-law, Annette Ricard of Sanford Maine; two sisters-in-law, Vivian (Tim) Shirley and Angela (Richard) West, both of Sanford, Maine; and several nieces, nephews and cousins in New York and Maine. She was also very fond of her two AFS daughters, Barbara Trull and her fiance Oliver Voigt from Mainz, Germany and Susanne Gaglick and her husband Markus from Hanover, Germany.

      Services were at Christ Church in Dover. Friends called at Ambruso Funeral Chapel, South State St., Dover. Burial was in Dover.

      Instead of flowers the family suggests contributions to Wilmington College, Joann H. Gilbert Memorial Fund, 320 Dupont Highway, New Castle, Delaware 19720. (GCE, April 27, 2000, p4)
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    Last Modified 29 Aug 2011 

    Father Doctor Robert D. Hamsher,   b. 1908, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 2000, Dover, Kent Co., Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Viola Jones,   b. 1914, Binghamton, Broome Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1979, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Family ID F12912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Doctor Arthur Gilbert 
    Children 
     1. Robert Gilbert
    Family ID F12913  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Oct 1935 - Waverly, Tioga Co., New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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