Born: September 25, 1924
Died: January 17, 2009
Services: The funeral will be held at 12 noon Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Panebaker Funeral Home, 311 Broadway, Hanover with The Rev. Timothy J. Kielley and The Rev. Jack Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Visitation: The viewing will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Eva Irene Bortner, 84, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on September 25, 1924 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Paul Levi and Grace Bell (Routzahn) Nitchman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Robert Ammon Bortner, who died in 1992, a son, Earl David Bortner, who died in 1987, and an infant sister, Rosella May Nitchman. She had a special place in her heart for children and enjoyed working with them through the Lincoln Intermediate Unit, where she was a teacher’s assistant. She loved the pursuit of knowledge and gained it through being an avid reader. In addition, she enjoyed gardening, birds and travel. She was a graduate of Hanover (Eichelberger) High School and a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on York Street. Survivors include her son Robert Scott Bortner and his wife Denise L.; two daughters, Maxine Phyllis Glass and her husband Philip L., all of Hanover, and Christine Eva Lehman, wife of the late John R., of Columbia; her daughter-in-law Ingrid J. Bortner of Foglesville; eight grandchildren, Michael S. Lehman, Debra J. Horowitz, Rebecca A. Bell, Thomas A. Bortner, Andrew P. Glass, Nathan E. Glass, Kristen M. Bortner and Matthew R. Bortner, four great-grandchildren, Thomas R. Bell, Emily D. Bell, Sela E. Horowitz and Judd L. Horowitz; a sister, Nadine Jane Stuffle and her husband Raymond of Hanover; a brother, Leo Franklin Nitchman and his wife Anna Mae of Delaware; and nieces and nephews.