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  • From: Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
  • To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] RIP Ed Mashburn
  • Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:57:29 -0400

Thanks for letting us know. Ed Mashburn was a great guy. He inspired me to
grow currants, and gave me a lot of useful advice. I have regretted for years
that I never made it to his open house/currant festival when he used to have
them. He will be missed.

Ginda Fisher

On Apr 22, 2013, at 12:53 AM, fuwa fuwa usagi wrote:

> Gang,
>
> I am sorry if this is duplicate information. I looked at the archives and
> did not find this reported.
> I regret to inform you that long time NAFEX member and all around great
> guy, Ed Mashburn passed away on April 7th.
> Ed was very kind to me, and I purchased many plants from his over the
> years. He was generous with is knowledge. For those that do not know he
> was a ribes specialist.
>
> I found this obituary
>
> http://dailyitem.com/obituaries/x237739382/Everett-F-Ed-Mashburn-82-Sunbury/print
>
> The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA
> April 7, 2013
> Everett F. “Ed” Mashburn, 82, Sunbury
>
>
> The Daily Item
>
> — SUNBURY — Everett F. “Ed” Mashburn, 82, of Fegley Road, formerly of
> Northumberland, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Geisinger
> Medical Center, Danville.
>
> He was born Sept. 3, 1930, in Chester, S.C., the son of the late Everett F.
> and Katherine (Robinson) Mashburn. On Sept. 2, 1967, he married the former
> Carol A. Biddle, who preceded him in death on March 1, 1992.
>
> Ed was a 1947 graduate of Chester High School and later attended George
> Washington University, where he studied biology and chemistry. He then
> joined the Army in 1949 and served as a medic in the Korean War in 1950. He
> then transferred to the Air Force, where he worked as a civilian before
> beginning a career in the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 1957.
>
> He worked for the bureau until he retired after 22 years in 1981 as a
> hospital administrator. At that time, he also retired from the Army
> Reserves after 22 years. In 1996, Ed retired from Northumberland County,
> where he worked as a data coordinator.
>
> Upon returning to Pennsylvania in 1981, Ed began committing time to his
> passion for gardening and fruit growing. Over the next few years, he began
> experimenting with grafting techniques and growing rare fruits known as
> ribes (currants and gooseberries).
>
> He joined NAFEX (North American Fruit Explorers), the Backyard Fruit
> Growers Association and TIRA (The International Ribes Association), of
> which he was president and traveled throughout the United States for
> speaking engagements on currants and gooseberries as he was known as an
> expert on this subject. He also taught grafting seminars for the Backyard
> Fruit Growers Association.
>
> As a member of these organizations, he wrote countless articles for NAFEX
> and TIRA, mostly related to the culture of fruit, most often ribes.
>
> He joined the Penn State Extension, where he along with Dr. Jim Temple
> generated the idea for the first Northumberland County Fair. They were able
> to organize and put on the first Northumberland County Fair in 2001. He was
> the first fair board president and was instrumental in writing and
> obtaining grants, securing funding, advertising and obtaining donations
> from local businesses and organizing the first several years of the fair.
>
> He was a faithful member of Christ United Methodist Church, Northumberland.
>
> His fondest memories were of time spent with his family, especially
> grandchildren, and in his garden-orchard.
>
> He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Mara Sulouff, of
> Kutztown; five daughters and sons-in-law, Sherry and Galen Harvey, of
> Weikert, Judy and Michael Wilt, of Sunbury, Kathy and Jack Esworthy, of
> Roanoke, Va., Jan and Mike Flewelling, of Houston, Texas, and Wendy and
> Roger Wiest, of Sunbury; 13 grandchildren, Cassidy Walker, Brandon and
> Monica Wilt, Brett, Jamie, Jack and Ty Esworthy, Kimberly Moyer, Matthew
> Flewelling, Jessica Zapata, Reagan, Gweneth and Skyler Wiest; and one
> sister, Betty, of Naples, Fla.
>
> Friends and family may visit from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Christ United
> Methodist Church, Front and King streets, Northumberland, where a memorial
> service will follow at 7 with the Rev. James E. Lewis officiating.
>
> Military honors will be accorded by American Legion Post 44, Northumberland.
>
> In lieu of flowers, contributions in Ed’s memory may be made to his church,
> Christ United Methodist Church, Front and King streets, Northumberland, PA
> 17857.
>
> Arrangements are by the Joseph W. Epler Funeral Home, 210 King St.,
> Northumberland.
>
>
>
>
>
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