Haskell E. Roberts, M.D.

"Doc Roberts"

May 18, 1908

January 10, 2003

     Haskell E. Roberts, M.D., aged 94, of 353 Main Street, Denver, Lancaster County, PA, died  Friday morning at 8:25 AM in Garden View Skilled Nursing Center, New Holland, PA, where he resided since September 13, 2002.  Born in Sentinel, Oklahoma, he was a son of the late Pliny W. and Linnie L. (Watson) Roberts, and was the husband of Janie L. (Harkey) Roberts since November 4, 1995.  His first wife, Mildred H. Roberts, died February 23, 1990.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Okemah, OK.     “Doc Roberts”, as he was warmly known, had a thriving family practice in Denver, Pennsylvania, for 45 years from 1938 to 1983, when he retired.  He was a 1932 graduate of University of Texas, Austin, TX; 1936 graduate of University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, PA; and interned at Reading Hospital & Medical Center, West Reading, PA, where he served as chief resident physician from 1936-38.  He was a member of the American Medical Association and received an award of recognition from the 50 Year Club of the AMA.  He was also one of the first inductees in the Okemah Hall of Fame, Okemah, OK, in 1978.     Surviving in addition to his wife is a daughter, Carole E., married to Nicholas James, Mineola, New York; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; a sister, Noweta Melton, Springville, Missouri; and a brother, George Roberts, Glendale, Arizona.  In addition to his first wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Constance R. Monti, 2 sisters, Sallie Trow and Margie Noblis, and 3 brothers, John, Luther and P.W. Roberts, Jr.

The funeral service will begin at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 14, 2003, with The Reverend Larry G. Hummer officiating.

Private inurnment will take place in Fairview Cemetery Annex, near Denver, Lancaster County, PA.