BOYERTOWN • Bobbie L. Harner, 90, formerly of Valley View, died Sept. 3 at Chestnut Knoll. He was born July 17, 1929, in Valley View, a son of the late H. Stanley and Hilda Schwalm Harner. He was a 1947 graduate of the former Hegins Twp. High School and a 1956 graduate of Pennsylvania State University. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the Korean War. He was a draftsman for Eastern Prestressed Concrete Corp., Hatfield and a cost engineer for Gilbert- Commonwealth Consulting Engineers, Reading, until his retirement. After retirement he was very active in the Hegins Area Ambulance Association and also worked as a funeral attendant for the Buffington-Reed Funeral Home for many years. He was a member of Christ’s United Lutheran Church, Ashland, and a former Boy Scout Master. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Ebert Harner; and a daughter, Debra Harner. He is survived by a daughter, Barbara Harner of Montgomery Village, Md.; a son, Steven Harner of Palm; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Donald “Ted” Harner of Camp Hill; and a niece and a nephew. Services were held Sept. 7 at Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View. Burial was in St. John’s “Kimmel’s” Cemetery, Ashland. Contributions may be made to Hegins Area Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 678, Valley View, PA 17983. To sign the online guest book, visit buffingtonreed.com
