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Landis, Martha Groff (1884-1987)
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Latest revision as of 19:43, 2 February 2012
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1987 Mar 26 p. 2
Birth date: 1884
text of obituary:
Centenarian Dies At Ephrata at 103
Ephrata, Pa. — Martha Groff Landis, 103, died March 9 at Fairmont Rest Home here after a brief illness.
She and her late husband, Phares B. Landis, opened a vegetable stand at a local market around 1912 and she continued to sell vegetables until she was 90.
She was the oldest member of Stumptown Mennonite Church, Bird-in-Hand, where funeral services were held. She is survived by six children, 17 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
