Ethel M. Benner of Rockhill Mennonite Community, Sellersville, died Wednesday at Peter Becker Community, Harleysville, where she was a temporary resident following several weeks in the hospital. She was 84.
She was the wife of 37 years to the late Norman B. Benner who died in 1970.
Born in Royersford, Montgomery County, she was a daughter of the late William and Martha (Kolb) Weaver. She formerly lived 17 years in Glenwood Springs, Colo. and was previously a longtime resident of Blooming Glen. Mrs. Benner had worked as a seamstress for the former Schoenemann Clothing Factory, Souderton and the former H. Dariff & Son Clothing Factory of Dublin. More recently she was employed several years as a dietary aid at Valley View Hospital, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
She was a longtime member of Perkasie Mennonite Church where she was a former Sunday School teacher and an active participant in sewing circle and other activities. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and sewing.
She was predeceased by one daughter , Doris Benner in 1991; two sisters, Verna Keeler and Ruth Reed; and two brothers, David Weaver and Raymond Weaver.
Viewing hour will be Saturday, 1 to 2 p.m. in the chapel of Rockhill Mennonite Community, 3250 State Road, Sellersville. Funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Interment will be in Perkasie Mennonite Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Perkasie Mennonite Church, 320 W. Chestnut Street, Perkasie, Pa., 18944 or Grand View Hospice, 700 Lawn Ave., Sellersville, Pa. 18960. Anders-Detweiler Funeral Home, Souderton Date of Death: 1998-08-19 00:00:00
She was the wife of 37 years to the late Norman B. Benner who died in 1970.
Born in Royersford, Montgomery County, she was a daughter of the late William and Martha (Kolb) Weaver. She formerly lived 17 years in Glenwood Springs, Colo. and was previously a longtime resident of Blooming Glen. Mrs. Benner had worked as a seamstress for the former Schoenemann Clothing Factory, Souderton and the former H. Dariff & Son Clothing Factory of Dublin. More recently she was employed several years as a dietary aid at Valley View Hospital, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
She was a longtime member of Perkasie Mennonite Church where she was a former Sunday School teacher and an active participant in sewing circle and other activities. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and sewing.
She was predeceased by one daughter , Doris Benner in 1991; two sisters, Verna Keeler and Ruth Reed; and two brothers, David Weaver and Raymond Weaver.
Viewing hour will be Saturday, 1 to 2 p.m. in the chapel of Rockhill Mennonite Community, 3250 State Road, Sellersville. Funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Interment will be in Perkasie Mennonite Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Perkasie Mennonite Church, 320 W. Chestnut Street, Perkasie, Pa., 18944 or Grand View Hospice, 700 Lawn Ave., Sellersville, Pa. 18960. Anders-Detweiler Funeral Home, Souderton Date of Death: 1998-08-19 00:00:00
Ethel M. Benner of Rockhill Mennonite Community, Sellersville, died Wednesday at Peter Becker Community, Harleysville, where she was a temporary resident following several weeks in the hospital. She was 84.
She was the wife of 37 years to the late Norman B. Benner who died in 1970.
Born in Royersford, Montgomery County, she was a daughter of the late William and Martha (Kolb) Weaver. She formerly lived 17 years in Glenwood Springs, Colo. and was previously a longtime resident of Blooming Glen. Mrs. Benner had worked as a seamstress for the former Schoenemann Clothing Factory, Souderton and the former H. Dariff & Son Clothing Factory of Dublin. More recently she was employed several years as a dietary aid at Valley View Hospital, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
She was a longtime member of Perkasie Mennonite Church where she was a former Sunday School teacher and an active participant in sewing circle and other activities. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and sewing.
She was predeceased by one daughter , Doris Benner in 1991; two sisters, Verna Keeler and Ruth Reed; and two brothers, David Weaver and Raymond Weaver.
Viewing hour will be Saturday, 1 to 2 p.m. in the chapel of Rockhill Mennonite Community, 3250 State Road, Sellersville. Funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Interment will be in Perkasie Mennonite Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Perkasie Mennonite Church, 320 W. Chestnut Street, Perkasie, Pa., 18944 or Grand View Hospice, 700 Lawn Ave., Sellersville, Pa. 18960. Anders-Detweiler Funeral Home, Souderton Date of Death: 1998-08-19 00:00:00
She was the wife of 37 years to the late Norman B. Benner who died in 1970.
Born in Royersford, Montgomery County, she was a daughter of the late William and Martha (Kolb) Weaver. She formerly lived 17 years in Glenwood Springs, Colo. and was previously a longtime resident of Blooming Glen. Mrs. Benner had worked as a seamstress for the former Schoenemann Clothing Factory, Souderton and the former H. Dariff & Son Clothing Factory of Dublin. More recently she was employed several years as a dietary aid at Valley View Hospital, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
She was a longtime member of Perkasie Mennonite Church where she was a former Sunday School teacher and an active participant in sewing circle and other activities. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and sewing.
She was predeceased by one daughter , Doris Benner in 1991; two sisters, Verna Keeler and Ruth Reed; and two brothers, David Weaver and Raymond Weaver.
Viewing hour will be Saturday, 1 to 2 p.m. in the chapel of Rockhill Mennonite Community, 3250 State Road, Sellersville. Funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Interment will be in Perkasie Mennonite Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Perkasie Mennonite Church, 320 W. Chestnut Street, Perkasie, Pa., 18944 or Grand View Hospice, 700 Lawn Ave., Sellersville, Pa. 18960. Anders-Detweiler Funeral Home, Souderton Date of Death: 1998-08-19 00:00:00
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