Chester M. Shugerts Jr.

He was born September 18, 1930, in Surveyor, PA, the son of Chester K. and Anna B. (Luzier) Shugerts

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Chester was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Korean Conflict as a body escort.

He had worked at the Chevy Plant in Buffalo, NY, Ben Lingle Coal Co., Piper Aircraft and retired from Avery Coal Co.

Chester was Methodist by Faith.

He was a member of the Susquehanna CB Club.

Chester is survived by a son, Chester M. “Chet’ Shugerts III and his wife Sharon of Woodland and a daughter, Carol M. “Sis” Groff and her husband Michael of Clearfield, two grandsons; C. Mark Shugerts of St. Marys and Matthew L. Shugerts, of Clearfield, a great grandson, Xavier Shugerts, three sisters and a brother; Elva Beals and her husband Kenneth of Las Vegas, NV, Jane Peters of Tonawanda, NY, Ethel Leal of Baytown, TX and Kenneth Shugerts and his wife Vi of Frenchville and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Margaret J. (Lonjin) Shugerts whom he married June 29, 1957 and who passed away on July 21, 2005, two brothers; Bill and Ron Shugerts and a sister, Dorothy Aughenbaugh.

Funeral Services will be held at the Bennett and Houser Funeral Home, Inc., 312 E. Locust Street, Clearfield, PA 16830 on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Brenda Libretori officiating . Military honors will be accorded at the funeral home by the Clearfield American Legion Post #6 and the VFW Post #1785 Honor Guard. Interment will be in the Bradford Cemetery, Woodland.

Friends will be received at the funeral home on Wednesday, June 4, from 4-8 P.M. and on Thursday from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of the services.

The family suggest memorial contributions be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

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