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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1936
Page
6
Notable visits and family gatherings across Lancaster County as residents and relatives travel between Nottingham, Lititz, Lancaster, Denver, and East Stroudsburg. Highlights include birthdays, bridge parties, weekend trips, and a hospital operation for Mrs. Reifsnyder.
Miss Dorothy M Kauffman daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry D Kauffman and C Woodrow Meiskey son of Mrs Ada Meiskey were married by Rev Byro K Horne at 6 P M Friday in the new Colonial parlor of the Moravian Sunday School building. Galen Mohler of Lititz attended. The bridegroom works for the Animal Trap Company in Lititz.
Mrs. Elma Verille of Havre de Grace Maryland reports shedding twenty pounds by reducing fatty foods and sweets. She credits daily Kruschen Salts in hot water for steady daily bowel action and clothes fitting better without drastic laxatives.
Shirley Ann Halbach six days old died suddenly Monday due to convulsions. Survived by parents Frank and Mrs Halbach and grandparents Jacob Halbach and Wayne Grubb. Private services were held at home with burial in Rothsville Lutheran Cemetery. R M Spacht Funeral Director.
Mrs. Clara A Kittle Abel 58 wife of Harry C Abel of Lancaster died Saturday evening of pneumonia at Lancaster General Hospital. She was daughter of the late Jacob and Sarah Kittle of Lexington. Survived by husband two sons Harry and Sherman Lancaster two grandchildren and siblings Jacob Harry Sarah Mrs Anna Hammond and Mrs John Irvin of Lancaster and Mrs Frances Townsend of Philadelphia. Services at son Harrys home this afternoon at 2 with interment in Millersville Mennonite cemetery.
Mrs Elizabeth Kurth 91 died after a long illness at Lancaster County Hospital. Survived by relatives Mrs Marietta McBride Philadelphia and Mrs C R Gick and Mrs Kurth Camden N J. Services held Monday at 2 pm Beck Funeral Home Lititz and burial in Longenecker's Church of the Brethren cemetery.
Henry H Myers 59 of Rothsville died at home at 9 45 A M Wednesday due to complications He born in Pequea Township son of Mrs Martha Herr Myers and the late John B Myers He lived in Rothsville about thirty five years served as president of the Warwick Township School Board and was vice president of Lititz Springs National Bank He was active in civic affairs and a Mennonite church member Survived by his wife Lizzie Bollinger Myers.
Private services were held from the home at 2 P M Saturday with further services in the Rothsville Lutheran Church at 2 30. Interment was in the adjoining cemetery. Jacob B. is noted as a child of Mrs Mary Lane Hershey and his mother near New Danville with three brothers Martin H West Willow Elam H Willow Street and David H New Danville and two sisters Ada M Bausman New Danville Annie E Bausman Bausman.
Isaac M Adams 79 died Friday morning at 1 15 o clock at the United Zion Home near Lititz from a complication of diseases He was a member of Zion Children s Church Rothsville He survived by three children Oscar Lititz R D 4 Mrs Harry Carvel Rothsville and Charles Red Hill plus twenty five grandchildren six great grandchildren and siblings Martin Rothville Peter Diamond Station Mrs Annie Loose Rothsville Reuben Lititz R D 4 and Mrs Susan Wise Diamond Station Services were held at the United Zion Home Sunday morning at 10 20 and at Zion Children s Church Rothsville at 2 00 Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery.
Services and interment for Herman Johannsen, who died in Allen town, were held at the Moravian cemetery Sunday afternoon at 7 o'clock with Rev. Byron K. Horne officiating. Johannsen, born in Germany, came to Philadelphia at age 28 and lived in Lititz for 11 years before his death.
A longtime worker for the Stiffel-Freeman Safe Company for 86 years has died. He is survived by two sons Arthur of Lititz and Herman Jr., and three daughters Mrs. Carl Spacht of Allentown who resided with him, Mrs. Emily Adams, and Mrs. John Gittle of Philadelphia. Services were held in Allentown on Saturday evening at 7:30.
Clara R Hess 56 daughter of Laura E and Jacob F Hess died at home in Neffs ville after a long illness. A lifelong member of United Brethren Church Neffsville she is survived by sister Laura R at home. Services were private at the home with burial at Landis Valley Mennonite cemetery.
Martin Frederick Hergert, 67, of Columbia, died Saturday at the home of Earl Rohrer near Lititz where he had worked for 13 years. He was a Lutheran and son of the late Michael and Elizabeth Haines Hergert. Survived by brother Michael and sister Mrs. Margaret Smith, both of Columbia. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 P. M. at the home, with interment in Mt. Bethel Cemetery. Beck Bros. funeral directors.
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