Wilton E. "Wilt" Dangler

Wilton E. “Wilt” Dangler, age 90, formerly of Huntington Mills, died at 1:05 p. m. Monday, August 22, 2011 at the Bonham Nursing Center, Register, where he resided for two years.

Born  in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on March 31, 1921, he was a son of the late Stewart and Minnie (Wyckhoff) Dangler

He was a 1939 graduate of Asbury Park High School and attended Rutgers University and also Iowa State University.

Wilt resided at New Columbus where he owned and operated a farm from 1961 to 1977 when he retired from farming and moved to Huntington Mills, residing there until 2005 when he moved to Riverwoods in Lewisburg. From 1977 to 2000 he was employed as a crop adjuster by several farm insurance companies.

He was a member of the Town Hill United Methodist Church; Berwick Elks Lodge; Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity; and the Navesink Lodge 9, F & AM, Red Bank, NJ.

Always interested in his community, he served several terms as a member of the Northwest Area School Board in the 1980’s and as a member of the Berwick Hospital Board of Directors.

Wilt had a lifelong interest in farming and was a past president of the local chapter of the Pennsylvania Farmers, Association and was a member of the Guernsey Breeders Association.

He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Ruth M. West, on August 26, 2008 and by a brother, Weston Dangler.

Surviving are three daughters: Jane, wife of Harold C. Ackerman, Berwick; Susan Stone, Lansdowne; Deborah Moir, New Columbus; a son, Charles “Chuck” Dangler, and his wife Susan, Shickshinny; seven grandchildren: Eric Ackerman, and his wife Amy; Christopher Ackerman, and his wife Erin; Sara Stone; Benjamin Stone; Michael Moir, Jr., and his wife Rachel; Jaime Moir, wife of Colby Clugston; Angela Dangler; and  four great-grandchildren: Logan Ackerman, Clayton Ackerman, Collin Ackerman and Clara Clugston.

Funeral services will be held in the Orangeville United Methodist Church, Pine Street, Orangeville on Thursday at 1 p. m. with the Church pastor, Rev. Darwin C. Goshorn and his nephew, Rev. Stuart Dangler, pastor of Demarest United Methodist Church, Demarest, NJ officiating. Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Orangeville.

Friends may call at the Church on Thursday from 11:30 tom1 p. m. with Masonic memorial services at 11:30 a. m. by Oriental Lodge 460, Orangeville.

The family will provide flowers. Memorials may be sent to Bonham Nursing Center (for Activities Fund), 477 Bonnieville Road, Stillwater, Pa 17878;  Peaceful Crossings Adventure Ministries, P. O. Box 76, Huntington Mills, PA 18622 or Lansdowne Friends School, 110 N. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, Pa 19050.