Mrs. Ella Applegate Rorer, wife of Francis C. W. Rorer, retired local funeral director, died Friday in the 84th year of her age, at her home, 1 Voorhees Avenue, following a brief illness. She had lived in Hopewell for the past 33 years and was prominently identified in church, civic, and social activities.
Born in Hightstown, she is survived, in addition to her husband, by two daughters, Mrs. Sarah H. Hoffman and Mrs. Anna T. Smith, of Princeton, a son Herbert F. Rorer of Hopewell, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Rorer was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hopewell and of the various auxiliary organizations of the church. She also belongs to Hopewell Chapter, No. 112, Order of Eastern Star, Joseph Stout Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; Mercer Grange No. 77 of Hopewell; the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Hopewell Fire Department, and the Hopewell Roundabout Club.
The funeral was held yesterday at the Farr Funeral Home. Rev. John Ginter, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiated, assisted by the Rev Russell Lee, of the Hopewell Methodist Church. Burial was in Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury.
[The Hopewell Herald, Hopewell, New Jersey, Wednesday, 14 April 1948, volume 73, number 27, page 1.]
Born in Hightstown, she is survived, in addition to her husband, by two daughters, Mrs. Sarah H. Hoffman and Mrs. Anna T. Smith, of Princeton, a son Herbert F. Rorer of Hopewell, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Rorer was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hopewell and of the various auxiliary organizations of the church. She also belongs to Hopewell Chapter, No. 112, Order of Eastern Star, Joseph Stout Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; Mercer Grange No. 77 of Hopewell; the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Hopewell Fire Department, and the Hopewell Roundabout Club.
The funeral was held yesterday at the Farr Funeral Home. Rev. John Ginter, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiated, assisted by the Rev Russell Lee, of the Hopewell Methodist Church. Burial was in Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury.
[The Hopewell Herald, Hopewell, New Jersey, Wednesday, 14 April 1948, volume 73, number 27, page 1.]
Mrs. Ella Applegate Rorer, wife of Francis C. W. Rorer, retired local funeral director, died Friday in the 84th year of her age, at her home, 1 Voorhees Avenue, following a brief illness. She had lived in Hopewell for the past 33 years and was prominently identified in church, civic, and social activities.
Born in Hightstown, she is survived, in addition to her husband, by two daughters, Mrs. Sarah H. Hoffman and Mrs. Anna T. Smith, of Princeton, a son Herbert F. Rorer of Hopewell, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Rorer was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hopewell and of the various auxiliary organizations of the church. She also belongs to Hopewell Chapter, No. 112, Order of Eastern Star, Joseph Stout Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; Mercer Grange No. 77 of Hopewell; the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Hopewell Fire Department, and the Hopewell Roundabout Club.
The funeral was held yesterday at the Farr Funeral Home. Rev. John Ginter, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiated, assisted by the Rev Russell Lee, of the Hopewell Methodist Church. Burial was in Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury.
[The Hopewell Herald, Hopewell, New Jersey, Wednesday, 14 April 1948, volume 73, number 27, page 1.]
Born in Hightstown, she is survived, in addition to her husband, by two daughters, Mrs. Sarah H. Hoffman and Mrs. Anna T. Smith, of Princeton, a son Herbert F. Rorer of Hopewell, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Rorer was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hopewell and of the various auxiliary organizations of the church. She also belongs to Hopewell Chapter, No. 112, Order of Eastern Star, Joseph Stout Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; Mercer Grange No. 77 of Hopewell; the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Hopewell Fire Department, and the Hopewell Roundabout Club.
The funeral was held yesterday at the Farr Funeral Home. Rev. John Ginter, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiated, assisted by the Rev Russell Lee, of the Hopewell Methodist Church. Burial was in Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury.
[The Hopewell Herald, Hopewell, New Jersey, Wednesday, 14 April 1948, volume 73, number 27, page 1.]
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