James Allen Eshleman

James Allen Eshleman 84, Engineer at RCA/Burle Industries James Allen Eshleman, devoted husband, loving father, proud grandfather, faithful son, loyal brother and caring uncle went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 2, 2018. He was born on June 13, 1934 at home in Creswell, PA. James was the son of the late Earl B. Eshleman and Erma Kerstetter Eshleman. Jim graduated from Penn Manor High School in 1952 where he was active in musical productions, as well as soccer and baseball. He briefly attended Millersville State College before entering the United States Marine Corps where he served from 1954-1957 as a Guided Missile Fire Control Technician Instructor. Jim married the love of his life, Patricia Buch in 1954. While working fulltime at RCA, Jim earned his Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Arts and Science degrees in Physics. He became a Registered Professional Engineer in PA. Jim held a patent registered in Great Britain for industrial magnetronics. He presented a number of technical papers at professional conferences. He retired in June 1997 as the Engineering Manager for Burle Industries. He and his wife are members of Ascension Lutheran Church. He enjoyed spending time with his family. In his spare time through the years you could find him on the tennis court, behind home plate both as a catcher and umpire, perfecting his golf game and hunting at the South Fairview Rod and Gun Club in Cumberland County where he served as Treasurer for many years. Jim is survived by his wife of 64 years, Patricia of Willow Street, his sister Pat Eshleman Winters of Highville, daughters Debra Eshleman of Lancaster, Diana (Griffith) and her husband Rick of Lititz, Doreen (Hershey) and her husband Robert L. Senior of Lancaster and Patti (Mountz) and her husband Brian of Terre Hill. Jim has 4 grandchildren; Ryan Griffith, Jason Griffith, Ericka Griffith and Bob Hershey Jr. and one great grandchild: Bobby Hershey III. He is also survived by many beloved nieces and nephews. Jim was preceded in death by sisters and brothers: Zelda, Mildred, Betty, June, Richard, Robert, Harold, Dennis and his son-in-law, Thomas White. In lieu of flowers, the family requests you consider contributions to Ascension Lutheran Church 600 E Penn Grant Road Willow Street PA 17584 or Hospice and Community Care can be made in Jim’s honor. There will be a Celebration of Life Service on Saturday July 14, 2018 at Ascension Lutheran Church 600 E Penn Grant Road Willow Street PA 17584. The visitation is at 10:00AM. The service is at 11:00AM.

James Allen Eshleman

June 13, 1934 - July 2, 2018