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Landis, Martha Groff (1884-1987)
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| + | <center><h3>'''Centenarian Dies At Ephrata at 103'''</h3></center> |
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| + | Ephrata, Pa. — Martha Groff Landis, 103, died March 9 at Fairmont Rest Home here after a brief illness. |
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| + | 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. |
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| + | 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. |
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Revision as of 13:21, 22 September 2010
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 26 Mar 1987 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.
