Betty J. (Hinkle) Irvin

Betty J. Hinkle Irvin, 85, of West Hanover Township passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at home.

 

 

Born January 26, 1934 in West Hanover Township, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Dorothy E. (Hoyer) Hinkle and widow of Andrew A. Irvin, Jr. since May 2014.

 

 

A retired AFIS supervisor from the Pennsylvania State Police, she was a 1950 graduate of Hershey High School and Korean War Navy veteran.  She was a member of the Central Penn Chapter of the Retired Pennsylvania State Police Association, Association of Retired State Employees, and Hummelstown Field and Stream Association.  A charter of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, Betty was a past member of the Palmyra Order of Eastern Star #402.

 

 

Surviving are her son Michael E. Irvin and wife Patricia of Elizabethtown; sister Shirley J. Hinkle of Harrisburg; and granddaughters Michelle Franczak and Jennifer Irvin.

 

 

A funeral service will be held 10:00 AM Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Buse Funeral Home, 2 East Main Street, Hummelstown.  Viewings 6:00- 8:00 PM Wednesday and 9:30 – 10:00 AM Thursday both at the funeral home.  Interment, with military honors, in Hanoverdale Cemetery, Hummelstown.  

 

 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Harrisburg Humane Society, 7790 Grayson Road, Harrisburg, PA 17111 or Bethesda Mission, PO Box 3041, Harrisburg, PA 17105.