Anna Holcomb Deshler Miller Schankel

Anna Holcomb Deshler Miller Schankel was born March 7, 1922 to Alan Bertram Miller and Katharine Runyon Miller in Philadelphia, PA.  She attended Moravian Seminary for Girls in Bethlehem, PA and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana.  During World War II she worked for the Office of Strategic Services (the predecessor to the CIA) in Washington, DC and met and married Norman Schankel Jr, who was serving in the army.  Eventually settling with her family in the Norristown area, she worked for the American Red Cross in Norristown and the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit before retiring. She was preceded in death by her husband Norman Schankel, Jr., and her brother Alan Miller, Jr. She is survived by her three children, Alan, Weir, and Helen, her sister Martha Miller Tappan, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.  A celebration of her life will be held at 1:00 PM on Sunday August 23 at the Broad Axe Tavern.  Contact Alan, Weir or Helen for more information. Donations in honor of Anna Schankel can be made to 

The Village

452 South Roberts Road

Rosemont, PA 19010

http://village1877.org

Arrangements are being handled by the Volpe Funeral Home.

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