Garber, Mary Anne Ruhl Garber (1943-2008)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2008 Dec 15 p. 13

Birth date: 1943 Jul 15

text of obituary:

MARY ANNE GARBER

Mary Anne Garber, 65, of Ronks, Pa., died Nov. 22, 2008, after an automobile accident. She was born on July 15, 1943, to Ruth (Buckwalter) Weaver and the late J. Robert Ruhl in Lancaster.

She married Paul L. Garber on May 2, 1964.

She was a member of Mellinger Mennonite Church of Lancaster and enjoyed the friendship of the Circle of Love Sunday School Class. She enjoyed collecting teddy bears and loved decorating. She was known for making meals for her church and catering for several local charities. She enjoyed reading and listening to music and especially loved Christmas carols. She enjoyed traveling to the Washington, D.C., area with her husband, daughter, and son-in-law. She was employed by Lancaster Mennonite School and also worked until recently with the Stoltzfus Meats firm at their market in New Castle, Del.

Survivors include her husband of 44 years, Paul; her mother, Ruth Weaver; a daughter, Dawn Darling and her husband, Timothy, of Norma, N.J.

She was preceded in death by her step-father, Roy M. Weaver.

Services were held at Mellinger Mennonite Church. Burial was in Paradise Mennonite Cemetery.