Adeline Anna Somple

July 24, 1923 - November 20, 2016

Adeline Anna Somple, 93, died peacefully in Genesis Hospital on November 20, 2016. She was born in Greensburg, PA, to the late Frederick William and Sarah Emily (Brewer) Knoppel and was predeceased by her sisters Sarah Fackiner, Bertha Kunkle, and Ruth Foy. She retired from the Greensburg Diocese Catholic Accent after more than twenty years of service as sole proofreader and typesetter, typing over 200wpm on the computer. Mrs. Somple leaves behind her loving husband of sixty-nine years Michael Somple; children Dr. Michael Somple (Ann) of Zanesville, OH, Patricia Curry (Edward) of Aurora, CO, Renée Abelson (Martin) of Mechanicsburg, PA, Jeffrey Somple of Harrisonburg, VA, and Mary Leidy (Jeffrey) of Virginia Beach, VA; brother Charles Knoppel (Catherine) of Okatie, SC; nine grandchildren, five great grandsons; and many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 AM Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 144 North 5th Street, Zanesville with Father Martin Ralko as celebrant. Private entombment will follow in Greensburg Catholic Cemetery in Greensburg, PA. To sign the online register please visit www.hilliscombsnestor.com.