Alma L. (Herre) Brockhouse, 96

February 07, 2016

Alma L. (Herre) Brockhouse, 96, of Elizabethtown, died Monday, February 7, 2016 at Masonic Village.
Born in Harrisburg on February 3, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Ludwig G. and Alma (Hamaker) Herre. She grew up in Harrisburg and graduated from William Penn High School. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1942 from MacMurray College for Women in Jacksonville, Illinois. While in Jacksonville, she met her future husband, Frederick W. Brockhouse. They were married in Port Angeles, Washington on July 10, 1943 and were married for more than 68 years before he preceded her in death on February 18, 2012.
After graduation from college, she taught high school for two years, then returned home to Harrisburg when her husband Frederick deployed to England during WWII. While in Harrisburg, she worked at the state capitol in the Revenue Department until shortly after the war ended.
Following the war, her husband remained in the United States for a career. During this time, spanning more than 20 years, she and her husband lived in many places, including Panama City, FL; Champaign, IL; Biloxi, MS; Tachikawa AFB, Japan; Bangor, ME; and Syracuse, NY. Her favorites from among these were the 4 years spent in Champaign with the ROTC program at the University of Illinois and 2 ½ years in Japan. While in Japan, she was active in family services, the officers’ wives club, serving as a Cub Scout leader, and teaching Sunday school, Vacation Bible School, and other religious groups.
In addition to her late husband Frederick, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary (Herre) Lloyd of Harrisburg, Mary’s husband William Arthur Lloyd, and a brother, Roger, of Scranton.
She is survived by 2 sons, Steven Ludwig of Springfield, VA and Ronald Frederick of Virginia Beach; a nephew, William Lloyd and his wife Susanne of Elizabethtown; 2 great-nieces, Denise Brill and her husband John of Elizabethtown and Lisa (Lloyd) Costello and her husband Robert of Manheim; and a great nephew, Jeffrey Lloyd and his wife Gia of Sonoma, CA.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 AM Friday, February 12, 2016 at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 125 E. High St., Elizabethtown with Revs Albert J. Domines, Jr and Fred Keller officiating. Friends will be received at the church one hour prior to the service. Inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery will be held at a later date.