Louise Alberta (Poffenberger) Bidle, 90, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, October 28, 2013 at her home.
Born on July 31, 1923 near Mt. Carmel, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Victor Charles and Phoebe Naomi (Haller) Poffenberger. Her husband of 63 1/2 years, Ralph E. Bidle, Sr., preceded her in death in 2006.
Louise was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Myersville, Maryland.
She is survived by her daughter, Judith Harne and husband George of Wolfsville, Md.; two sons, Ralph E. Bidle Jr. and wife Sandra of Martinsburg, W.Va., and Robert S. Bidle and wife Margaret of Boonsboro; one sister, Helen Kline of Hagerstown; seven grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Margaret Rohrer, Virginia Holder, and Pauline Hughes; and four brothers, Charles Poffenberger, Harold Poffenberger, William (Billy) Poffenberger and Robert Poffenberger.
A funeral ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2013 at the Bast-Stauffer Funeral Home, 7606 Old National Pike in Boonsboro. Rev. David Howell will officiate. Final resting place ceremonies will follow at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Middletown, Maryland.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Post Office Box 13, Myersville, Maryland, 21773.