Nelson E. Forsythe

   Nelson E. Forsythe, 92, of Lockport Road, Lewistown, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Brookline Manor in Mifflintown.
   Born June 11, 1930 in Lewistown, he was a son of the late Emory M. and Alice R. (Mertz) Forsythe.  His wife, Doris L. (Heath) Forsythe, whom he married Nov. 9, 1951, survives.
   Also surviving are:  a daughter, Nicola A. Hood and husband Richard of Gibsonia; two grandchildren, Dr. Steven Hood and wife Jennifer, Lori Barbieri and husband Brian; four great grandchildren, Sean, Matthew, Anthony, and Nicolena.
   He was preceded in death by three siblings, Glenn Forsythe, Sheldon Forsythe, and Marian Kerr.
   A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served from 1950 to 1954.
   He was employed as a master gunsmith for Flaig's of Millville, PA.
   Nelson was a member of the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church and a life member of the National Rifle Association.
   He enjoyed hunting, fishing, wood carving, and gunsmithing.
   A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 at Harshbarger Funeral Home, 3 South Market St., McVeytown, with Pastor William Kuhn officiating.  Interment will be in Mattawana Cemetery, McVeytown.
   A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service Friday at the funeral home.
 

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