Diffenbach, Abram W. (1927-2004)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2004 Feb 16 p. 11

Birth date: 1927

text of obituary:

ABRAM DIFFENBACH

Abram W. Diffenbach, 77, of Lancaster, Pa., died Feb. 2, 2004, at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness. He was born to Henry Z. and Estella Wenzel Diffenbach in East Lampeter Township.

A self-employed licensed auctioneer, he began working as an auctioneer in 1946 at age 19. He was co-owner of New Holland Sales Stables from 1973 to 1989 and president of the business from 1965 to 1989. He owned Diffenbach’s Auction Center at the time of his death. He was the auctioneer at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Junior Livestock Auction from 1965 to 1990.

He was a member of Witmer Heights Mennonite Church of Lancaster, and a former member of the Livestock Marketing Association. He was a past director of New Holland Farmers National Bank. He enjoyed collecting antiques and traveling.

He married Beulah Landis in June 1950.

Survivors include his wife, Beulah; three sons, Abram W. and his wife, Karen, of Lancaster, Alan R. and his wife, Carol, of New Holland, and David B. and his wife, Margaret, of Frankford, Del.; two daughters, Rosalee Schneck and her husband, James, of Terre Hill, and Annette Hertzler and her husband, Philip, of Pamplin, Va.; a sister, Esther Sauder of Manheim; and 15 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Roy and Henry; and a sister, Dorothy Leaman.