Nathaniel Erskine Arehart, 81, husband of Nancy B. Arehart of
102 Bellview Street and formerly of 820 Cedar Ave., Drexel, PA went to be with his Lord on January 20, 2010 in Augusta Health in Fishersville, after a 15 year battle with Parkinson Disease.
Mr. Arehart was born April 12, 1928 in Augusta County, a son of the late Henry Christian Arehart and Dorothy Elizabeth (Stover) Arehart.
Erskine was a graduate of Beverly Manor High School class of 1945, he attended Dunsmore Business College and graduated from VPI Horticulture Department in 1953. He enlisting in the US Navy, where he served his country for four years and was employed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1955 to 1995 in Philadelphia as an Inspector.
Mr. Arehart was a dedicated Boy Scout Leader from 1968 to the present, receiving the District Award of Merit, the Council Silver Beaver Award and was an Ordeal Member of the Order of the Arrow. He was a member of Drexel Hill United Methodist Church in Drexel Hill, PA.
After retiring from the U.S. Government, Mr. Arehart and his wife enjoyed 10 years of travel both in the US and abroad. His favorite hobby was working on his family genealogy.
Surviving in addition to his wife to whom he married on June 17, 1950, is a son, David Erskine Arehart of Staunton and a brother and sister-in-law Forrest Christian Arehart and his wife Betty of Waynesboro.
Funeral Services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 23, 2010 in Coffman Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. J. Wade Munford.
Burial will follow in Thornrose Cemetery.
The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m., this evening, January 22, 2010 in the funeral home.
It is suggested that those desiring make memorial contributions to the Hebron Presbyterian Church Organ Fund, 423 Hebron Road, Staunton, VA 24401.