Beverly Housler
Obituaries
July 6, 2026

Beverly Housler

Beverly A. Housler, 94, formerly of Erickson Drive, passed away Saturday (July 4, 2026) at Bradford Ecumenical Home.

Born Feb. 10, 1932, in Mount Jewett, she was a daughter of the late Maurice and Alberta Digel Burdick.

Beverly was a 1950 graduate of Mount Jewett High School and a 1953 graduate of the Bradford Hospital School of Nursing.

On Oct. 3, 1953, at Mount Jewett United Methodist Church, she married Claude E. Housler Jr., who preceded her in death on Dec. 21, 2002.

Beverly was a registered nurse at Bradford Hospital, beginning her career in 1953 and continuing later at Bradford Regional Medical Center. She was also the bookkeeper for her husband’s Oil Field Contracting business for many years.

Beverly was a member of Abundant Life Assembly of God Church.

Beverly and Claude enjoyed traveling and were members of the 40 Coachmen Travel Club. She was a volunteer at the Salvation Army and the ELF Fund. She was a quilter and member of the Kinzua Quilters Group, but her greatest joy was spending time with her family and friends.

Surviving are one daughter, Deborah L. (Fred) Moore of Victor, N.Y.; three sons, Stephen E. (Denise) Housler of Bradford, Bruce M. (Wanita) Housler of Gifford and Timothy A. (Iva) Housler of Girard; one sister, Patricia (the late Robert) Lineman of Bradford; one brother, Wade (the late Penny) Burdick of LaPointe, Ind.; eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Family will receive friends 10 a.m. to noon Saturday (July 11, 2026) at Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc., 372 E. Main St., where a funeral service will immediately follow with the Rev. Jay Tennies, pastor of Hill Memorial United Methodist Church, officiating. Committal services and burial will be in Mount Nebo Cemetery, Mount Jewett.

The Housler family wishes to offer their gratitude to the Bradford Visiting Nurses Association (Katie Alviti) and the staff at Chapel Ridge Assisted Living and Bradford Ecumenical Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 111 Jackson Ave., Bradford, PA 16701; or a charity of the donor’s choice.

Funeral arrangements are under direction of Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc. Online condolences may be expressed at hollenbeckcahill.com.

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