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Mary Jane <I>Merkey</I> Gruber

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Mary Jane Merkey Gruber

Birth
Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
8 Sep 2017 (aged 78)
Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Mary Jane Gruber, 78, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was the wife of the late Clayton F. Gruber who died in October 2016. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Susan (Burkhart) Merkey.

She was a homemaker most of her life. Mary Jane was a member of Milton Grove United Methodist Church, and enjoyed listening to Gospel Music.

Surviving are two sons Dale husband of Mary Gruber, Lebanon, Jay husband of Sue Gruber, Mount Joy; three daughters Darlene wife of James Hutchison, Elizabethtown, Charlene Gruber, Lancaster, Marlene Gruber, Elizabethtown; nine grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; two brothers David Merkey, Willow Street, and Mark Merkey, Manheim.

In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by a brother Samuel Merkey, Jr. and a sister Ruth Witmer.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend her funeral service at the Milton Grove United Methodist Church, 2026 Cloverleaf Road, Mount Joy, on Friday September 15, 2017 at 2:00 PM. Interment will be in Milton Grove Cemetery. There will be a public viewing at the church on Friday from 1:00 PM until the time of the service. Contributions in Mary Jane’s memory may be sent to Buch Funeral Home, 21 W. Main St. Mount Joy PA 17552 to help defray funeral expenses.

Buch Funeral Home, 21 W. Main St. Mount Joy
Mary Jane Gruber, 78, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was the wife of the late Clayton F. Gruber who died in October 2016. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Susan (Burkhart) Merkey.

She was a homemaker most of her life. Mary Jane was a member of Milton Grove United Methodist Church, and enjoyed listening to Gospel Music.

Surviving are two sons Dale husband of Mary Gruber, Lebanon, Jay husband of Sue Gruber, Mount Joy; three daughters Darlene wife of James Hutchison, Elizabethtown, Charlene Gruber, Lancaster, Marlene Gruber, Elizabethtown; nine grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; two brothers David Merkey, Willow Street, and Mark Merkey, Manheim.

In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by a brother Samuel Merkey, Jr. and a sister Ruth Witmer.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend her funeral service at the Milton Grove United Methodist Church, 2026 Cloverleaf Road, Mount Joy, on Friday September 15, 2017 at 2:00 PM. Interment will be in Milton Grove Cemetery. There will be a public viewing at the church on Friday from 1:00 PM until the time of the service. Contributions in Mary Jane’s memory may be sent to Buch Funeral Home, 21 W. Main St. Mount Joy PA 17552 to help defray funeral expenses.

Buch Funeral Home, 21 W. Main St. Mount Joy


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