Eleventh Generation

10258. Bernice K. Skillman was born on 8 September 1921 in Butler, Butler, PA. She died on 30 September 1997 at the age of 76 in Prescott, AZ. Paper: Erie Times-News (PA)
Deceased: BURNICE K. SKILLMAN TRUSCOTT, 75
Date: October 22, 1997

Served in the Women's Army Corps in WW II

BUTLER, Pa. _ Burnice K. Skillman Truscott, 75, formerly of Erie,
died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1997, in Prescott, Ariz.
She was born Sept. 8, 1921, in Butler, Pa., daughter of the late
Fred G. and Millie Eichenlaub Skillman. She moved from Erie to Phoenix,
Ariz., in 1970 and to Prescott in 1987.
She was employed as a bookkeeper with Gulf Oil Co. for 10 years.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Prescott
and was also a member of the Parkinson Support Group in Prescott.
Mrs. Truscott was a veteran of the Women's Army Corps during World
War II. She worked in recruiting and later became an Army librarian.
Survivors included her husband of 51 years, George Fred Truscott;
three sons, William R. Truscott of Rancho Cordova, Calif., James C.
Truscott of Phoenix, and Charles M. Truscott of Prescott; a daughter,
Barbara E. Coil of Chino Valley, Ariz.; two brothers, Robert Skillman
of Southgate, Mich., and Richard Skillman of East Butler; a sister,
Loretta Graham of East Butler; seven grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Services were held at the Veterans Administration Medical Center
in Prescott.

Memorials can be made to the Center for Adult Day Care, 826 Sunset

Avenue, Prescott, Ariz. 86301.

Copyright (c) 1997, Erie Times-News, All Rights Reserved She was member at Sacred Heart R.C. Church in Prescott, AZ. Bernice was a bookkeeper for ten years at Gulf Oil Company. She served in the military recruiter and librarian WWII in Women's Army Corps.

George Fred Truscott (private).

Bernice K. Skillman-56565 and George Fred Truscott-56566 had the following children: