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Three Pennsylvania generations work at century-old general store in a changing America: 'A dying breed'

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At a small general store in a tiny Pennsylvania township, a husband and wife are worried they're the last shopkeepers of their kind.

Centermoreland Grocery & Deli is a small, family-owned general store in the heart of its namesake town — Centermoreland, Pennsylvania.

The store is owned by married couple Alan and Sharlene Weidner. Running a community shop that sticks to business practices it invented a century ago is difficult, but the duo has no plans to retire.

And while the Weidners love it, they fear their historic shop won't be protected after they're gone. "There is still some mom-and-pop stores, they're fighting to keep going.They are there…" Alan told Fox News Digital. "…but less and less." Store owners Alan and Sharlene Weidner stand in the center of their shop. (Timothy Nerozzi/Fox News Digital) "I really hope somebody will keep it going as it is, but I have other people that want it and I think they're going to want to change things, you know.They want to bring in their own businesses," Alan said.

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