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Delbert L. Pursel 1937-2018

NILES — Delbert Leroy Pursel, 80, died Monday, March 26, 2018, at his home in Niles.

He was born June 20, 1937, in Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pa., a the son of Elmer and Mildred Wolfe Pursel.

He worked as a construction contractor before retiring.

Survivors include five daughters, Myrtle “Micki” Pursel, Yvonne “Dee” Pursel-Diehl, Mildred A. “Milli” Traver and Nancy Davis, all of Berwick, Pa. and Annette “Sis” Pickett of Hobbie, Pa.; several grandchildren; two sisters, Myrtle Utt-Stackhouse of Berwick and Mildred “Dolly” Moyer of Virginia; and one brother, Jerry Pursel of Berwick.

Delbert was preceded in death by one son, Delbert L. Pursel Jr.; three brothers; and one sister.

Services will be at a later date in Berwick, with burial in Elan Memorial Park in Lime Ridge, Pa.

Local arrangements were handled by Lane Family Funeral Homes, Roberts-Clark Chapel, Warren.