Rev. Robert H. Balsinger
Rev. Robert H. Balsinger, 89, of Uniontown, Pa., and formerly of Grindstone, Pa., died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, in his home. He was born on May 25, 1917, in New Salem, Pa., son of the late Houston and Anna Balsinger.
He was a veteran of World War II serving in the United States Army. He entered the Primitive Methodist Ministries in 1955, serving as a minister for 42 years in churches in Boone, Iowa, Streetsboro, Ohio and Suttersville, Pa.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Esther (Susie) Twigger Balsinger, and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a brother, Harold Balsinger, and a sister, Gertrude Balsinger.
Friends will be received in the SKIRPAN FUNERAL HOME, 680 CHERRY TREE LANE, UNIONTOWN, PA., on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m., where a funeral service will be held on Friday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. James Jobes officiating.
Interment will follow in the LaFayette Memorial Park.