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Weaver, Esther E. Martin (1849-1947)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1947 May 29 p. 2

Birth date: 1849

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1947 Jun 5 p. 5

text of obituary:

FINAL SERVICES FOR AGED LANCASTER CO. WOMAN WHO DIED AT 98

New Holland, Pa. — Funeral services took place at the Groffdale Mennonite meeting house recently for Mrs. Esther E. Weaver, 98, who passed away on May 21 at her home two miles north of here. Bishop Aaron Sensening, Jr., preached the funeral sermon.

The deceased was the oldest member of the Old Order German Mennonite church. Among the survivors are 16 great-great-grandchildren.

The final services were widely attended, relatives coming from as far as St. Jacobs district, Ontario, and Dayton, Va.

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