Virginia Hoar

1908 - 1997  (89 years)

• Name	Virginia Hoar
  Born	24 Mar 1908	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910 1930
  Died	5 Sep 1997	Abington, , Pennsylvania, USA
  Buried	~(Hillside Cemetery)
  Person ID	I25458	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Milton Hoar,   b. 23 Feb 1880, Lancaster, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 19 Mar 1959, Roxborough, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Florence Gilbert,   b. 18 Sep 1888, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1980,  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1904	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F10304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel Stower Sheller,   d. 1985
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F4909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: VIRGINIA HOAR SHELLER: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - September 11, 1997 Deceased Name: VIRGINIA HOAR SHELLER FORMER READING SPECIALIST, 89 Virginia Hoar Sheller, 89, of Cheltenham, a retired reading specialist for children with special needs, died Friday in the medical center at the Rydal Park retirement community in Abington. Mrs. Sheller was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Girls' High School in 1925 and from the former Philadelphia Normal School in 1927. Later, she received bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Temple University. She was an elementary school teacher before she became a reading specialist for children with special needs at Logan Demonstration School in Philadelphia. When the School District of Philadelphia introduced television as a teaching tool, she was among the first teachers to be part of the program. She retired in 1973. Mrs. Sheller was a member of Melrose-Carmel Presbyterian Church and a former member of First Presbyterian Church of Germantown. She also belonged to local and state associations of retired teachers. A former student of both the piano and voice, she continued her interest in the arts as a music lover and a supporter of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Also a homemaker, for many years she was married to Samuel S. Sheller. He died in 1985. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Baron Rowland Funeral Home, 1059 Old York Rd. (Route 611), Abington. Burial will follow in Hillside Cemetery, Susquehanna and Easton Roads, Roslyn. Edition: C NORTH Page: R03