Weaver, Edith Martin (1913-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Jun 13 p. 8

Birth date: 1913

text of obituary:

EDITH M. WEAVER

Edith M. Weaver, 91, of Lititz, Pa., and formerly of New Holland, died April 23, 2005, at Landis Homes. She was born to Harry H. and Emma Nolt Martin in Blue Ball.

She helped her husband, Victor Weaver, start and develop Victor F. Weaver Inc., a poultry firm, in 1937, now a part of Tyson Foods.

She was a lifelong member of Weaverland Mennonite Church, where she was active in the sewing circle. She also crocheted afghans for the children's program at Philhaven Hospital in Mount Gretna.

Survivors include a son, Dale M. Weaver and his wife, Irene, of New Holland; a daughter, Janet W. Newswanger and her husband, Larry, of Landisville; two brothers, Allen N. Martin of Landis Homes and Lester H. Martin of Elizabethtown; a sister, Grace N. Good of Garden Spot Village; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor, in 1989; and four sisters, Edna Nolt, Mary Burkholder, Irene Martin and Emma Landis.

Memorial services were held at Weaverland Mennonite Church.