Miriam was a member of New Haven Mennonite Church in Lititz where she taught youth-aged girls' Sunday school for many years. She was a homemaker and assisted her husband on their family farm until they both retired. She expressed her artistic talent in decorating wedding and other occasion cakes, sewing clothing, and painting handmade wooden crafts. In addition to reading and knitting, she spent many hours volunteering her time at Pleasant View.
Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy M. Frey of Chambersburg, and Margie A., wife of Dennis H. Frey, of Elizabethtown; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and two siblings, Merle, husband of June LeFever, of Manheim, and Frances, wife of Carl Leaman, of Bird-in-Hand. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Frances M. Nissley; and three brothers, Harold, Titus, and Jay LeFever.
A graveside service will be held on Monday morning, July 20, 2020 at 10:00 AM at Conoy Brethren in Christ Cemetery, 1722 Bainbridge Road, Elizabethtown, PA. Parking is available in the parking lot of the church across from the cemetery. There will be no public viewing. Please omit flowers. If desired, contributions may be made to Christian Aid Ministries, PO Box 360, Berlin, OH 44610. To express a condolence with the family or to watch a webcast of the service beginning Tuesday morning, visit www.spencefuneralservices.com.
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19 Jul 2020
Miriam was a member of New Haven Mennonite Church in Lititz where she taught youth-aged girls' Sunday school for many years. She was a homemaker and assisted her husband on their family farm until they both retired. She expressed her artistic talent in decorating wedding and other occasion cakes, sewing clothing, and painting handmade wooden crafts. In addition to reading and knitting, she spent many hours volunteering her time at Pleasant View.
Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy M. Frey of Chambersburg, and Margie A., wife of Dennis H. Frey, of Elizabethtown; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and two siblings, Merle, husband of June LeFever, of Manheim, and Frances, wife of Carl Leaman, of Bird-in-Hand. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Frances M. Nissley; and three brothers, Harold, Titus, and Jay LeFever.
A graveside service will be held on Monday morning, July 20, 2020 at 10:00 AM at Conoy Brethren in Christ Cemetery, 1722 Bainbridge Road, Elizabethtown, PA. Parking is available in the parking lot of the church across from the cemetery. There will be no public viewing. Please omit flowers. If desired, contributions may be made to Christian Aid Ministries, PO Box 360, Berlin, OH 44610. To express a condolence with the family or to watch a webcast of the service beginning Tuesday morning, visit www.spencefuneralservices.com.
LNP Media Group, Inc.
19 Jul 2020
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