Edsel A. Armentrout, 83


Edsel Allen Armentrout, 83, of Edinburg, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Armentrout was born Feb. 12, 1924, near Keezletown and was the son of the late Homer C. and Susie Hasler Armentrout.

He served in the U.S. Army and was an Amphibious Engineer in the South Pacific during World War II. He was an auto mechanic for several Harrisonburg area garages and worked in Middletown for a number of years. He was the Assistant Professor for Automotive Repairs at Lord Fairfax Community College when he retired. He was a member of the Brethren Church and enjoyed playing golf.

His wife of 29 years, Sandra Orndorff Armentrout, survives.

Also surviving are a son, Dennis Armentrout of Penn Laird; a sister, Margaret Allen of Virginia, a granddaughter and a great-grandchild.

The Rev. Thomas Arner will conduct the funeral 11 a.m. Thursday at the Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens.

He is at the funeral home, where friends may call. Friends may also call at the Armentrout home in Edinburg and at the home of his son, Dennis, in Penn Laird at any time.

The casket will remain closed.