Erica J. Pilger
June 4, 2005
Erica Justine Pilger, 18, a resident of Scranton, died Saturday evening following injuries sustained in an motor vehicle accident.
She was born May 14, 1987 in Scranton, the daughter of
William C. Pilger, Scranton and Emma Jean Dalrymple Compton, Lebanon. A member
of Hickory Street Presbyterian Church. She attended Scranton High School.
She was a fun loving daughter who enjoyed life to the
fullest, she loved everyone around her including her family, friends and
neighbors. She loved firefighting were she used to volunteer at the Avoca fire
department. She loved her cats especially Phoebe and her rabbit Trauma. She
loved to horseback ride every chance she had. She is at peace now and with her
true love Danny, who also died Saturday evening from injuries sustained in the
same automobile accident. She will be truly missed by hearts and lives she
touched.
Also surviving are, her stepmother, Tamara L. Snyder Pilger,
Scranton; stepfather, Keith Compton, Lebanon; 2 stepbrothers, Brandon Snyder, at
home; Corey Compton, Maine; paternal grandparents, Jerome Charles and Adeline
Kellerman Pilger, Moscow; maternal grandfather, William Dalrymple, AL; step
grandfather, James M. Pennington, Saxonburg; step grandmother, Kathleen L.
Crayne, Big Timber, MT; step grandfather, Roger P. Compton, Montoursville and
step grandmother, Norma Jean Compton, Liberty; an uncle, great aunts, uncles and
cousins.
She was preceded in death by an infant brother, William
Charles Pilger, Jr.; maternal grandmother, Margaret E. Dalrymple.
The funeral will be Thursday with services at 11 a.m. in the
Hickory Street Presbyterian Church, 435 Hickory Street, by the Rev. Tom H.
Collins, pastor. Interment, will be private at the convenience of the family.
Those attending Services are asked to go directly to the Church.
Friends may call Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the
Miller Bean Funeral Home, Inc., 436 Cedar Avenue. Memorial contributions can be
made in her memory to the Deacons of Hickory Street Presbyterian Church, 435
Hickory Street, Scranton, PA 18505-1113 or to the Avoca Hose Company, 740 Main
Street, Avoca, PA 18641-1623.
Those who wish to contact Emma J. Compton can do so at: 319 East Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042-8129. Telephone is 717-273-5798.