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birthday party
The Mount Joy Area
Leisure Club recently held
its birthday party at
Hostetters with 143 present.
Following the invocation by
Dr. Ezra Ranch, cake and
ice cream was served.
Following the dessert with
the pledge of allegiance to
the flag President Joe
Shaeffer opened the busi-
ness meeting with Teresa
Heisey presenting the
secretary's report and
Almeda Hostetter the trea-
surer’s report. Ruth Brandt
of the Sunshine Committee
reported 23 cards sent to
shut-ins for April and May.
The usual birthday and
anniversary songs were
sung to those having a birth-
day or anniversary in May or
June. There were no new
members but the following
guests attended, Sue Nauss,
Mrs. William Lawton,
Maude Takas and Mrs.
Margarette Evers from
Toledo, Ohio. The business
meeting concluded with
President Shaeffer announc-
ing the programs for July
and August. The meeting
for July 9 will begin at 12:00
noon and the program will
be Bingo. The August 13
meeting will also begin at
12:00 noon and the program
will be several members will
bring their hobbies and talk
about five minutes on their
hobby.
Following the business
meeting the program for the
day was presented by
members which consisted of
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a wide variety and enter-
taining solos, readings, all
adding to the fun and enter-
tainment. The program was
turned over to Jay Sherk
who started off with a solo
he sang to his wife Dorothy.
Then a male quartette with
Warren Bentzel, Dr. Ezra
Ranck, Charles Eby and Jay
Sherk followed by Belle
Ludwig reading a poem she
wrote.
Ella Germer and Elsie
Bentzel presented a duet
and this was followed by
Melba Zink reading a poem.
Nellie Vogel presented a
duet and this was followed
by Melba Zink reading a
poem. Nellie Vogel present-
ed a piano solo followed by a
poem read by Grace
Shaeffer. Mildred Way then
stepped to the organ and
began playing a number of
old familiar songs with the
members joining in and
singing along. A poem was
then read by Charles Eby
and Teresa Heisey sang a
solo. This was followed by a
skit with Patty Ginder and
Mable Audrey with names
of some of the members
used in the skit. Amos Rutt
presented an accordian solo,
followed by another solo by
Jay Sherk, and the program
closed with all singing ‘‘God
Bless America.”’
It was truly a very
delightful and entertaining
program, enjoyed by all.
The auction which was held
in May was a financial
success.
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Obituaries
REV. ARTHUR KNOEBEL
The Rev. Arthur Knoebel,
former pastor of the United
Church of Christ churches in
Marietta and Maytown, died
at the age of 70 in Good
Samaritan Hospital, Potts-
ville. He lived at 1621 East
Grand Avenue, Tower City.
A graduate of Franklin
and Marshall College and
the Lancaster Theological
Seminary, he was born in
Shamokin, the son of the
late Morris and Daisy
Pensyl Knoebel.
He was the husband of
Marion Hoffman Knoebel.
Besides the churches in
Maytown and Marietta,
Rev. Knoebel also served
during his ministry at
U.C.C. churches in Tower
City, Orwin, Philadelphia,
Detroit, Tamaqua, and
Berwick.
He was a member of the
Ashlar Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons, the
Caldwell Consistory of
Bloomsburg and the Tower
City Rotary Club.
Surviving him, besides
his wife are: two sons, Rev.
David H. Knoebel of
Emmaus and Charles A.
Knoebel of Philadelphia; a
grandchild; and two bro-
thers, Leon and Carl, both of
Shamokin.
MRS. ELMER HOFFINES
Irene L. Hoffines, 88, of
RD1 Bainbridge, died last
week at St. Joseph Hospital
after an illness of three
years. She was the widow of
Elmer E. Hoffines, who died
in 1956.
Mrs. Hoffines had lived
near Bainbridge sin. > 1920.
She was a farmer.
She was a member of St.
Luke's Lutheran Church,
Bainbridge.
She was born in Perry
County, a daughter of the
late George and Mary
Trostle Shuman.
She is survived by: two
sons, lke Hoffines of
Bainbridge and Lester
Hoffines of RD1 Bainbridge;
two brothers, William Shu-
man of Marietta and Roy
Shuman of the Florin Ward
of Mount Joy; a sister, Sara
Armold of Maytown; one
grandchild; 8 great-grand-
children; and one great-
great-grandchild.
MRS. WILLIAM BOYD, JR.
Mariah R. Boyd, 79, of
Bainbridge, died last week
at home. She had been
under the care of a physi-
cian.
She was the wife of
William Boyd, Jr.
Born in Vanderbuilt, she
was a daughter of the late
William and Lydia Gilleland
Reynolds. She resided in the
Bainbridge area for most of
her life.
She was a member of the
United Methodist Church of
Bainbridge and the Donegal
Chapter 422, Order of the
Eastern Star, for which she
served as Worthy Matron.
She was also a member of
the Women’s Society of
Christian Service, the Hal-
deman Society, the auxiliary
of the National Association
of Retired Federal Employ-
ees and the auxiliary of the
National Association of
Retired Persons.
She is survived by, in
addition to her husband: a
son, David C. Boyd of
Maytown; a daughter, Mary
Carolyn, the wife of Keith
Kresge of Lancaster; three
grandchildren; a brother,
Harry E. Reynolds of
Jefferson RD; and another
brother, William E. Rey-
nolds of New Salem.
MRS. GEORGE HINKLE
Ada C. Hinkle, 86, of 157
South River Street, May-
town, died last week at
Lancaster Osteopathic Hos-
pital. She was the widow of
George Hinkle, who died in
1950.
She was born in West
Hempfield Township, a
daughter of the late George
and Suie Eshelman Weller.
She was a member of the
Maytown Reformed Church;
the United Church of Christ;
and a past member of the
Golden Age Club of
Maytown.
Surviving her are a
daughter, Florence M., the
wife of Lafayette J. Kurtz,
with whom she resided; two
grandchildren; a great-
granddaughter; and a sister,
Minnie W. Blumenschein of
Columbia.
CHARLES A. RICEDORF
Charles A. Ricedorf, 84,
of Rheems, died last Sunday
at the Hershey Medical
Center after an illness of
three months.
His wife, Blanche E.
Rohm Ricedorf, died in
1967.
He was born in Loysville,
and was a member of the
United Church of Christ of
Elizabethtown, the Abra-
ham C. Treichler Lodge 682,
Free and Accepted Masons,
of Elizabethtown, the Lan-
caster Lodge of Perfection,
the Harrisburg Consistory,
the Zembo Temple, the
Lancaster County Shrine
Club, the Circus Daddys
Club of Zembo Shrine, the
Milton Grove Sportsmen’s
Club, the Rheems Fire
Company, and the American
Association of Retired
Persons.
Mr. Ricedorf was employ-
ed by the Pioneer Hybrid
Corn Company, and he was
the first to sell that brand of
seed in the Eastern U.S. He
. was a district supervisor of
‘the company from 1937 to
1960.
Surviving him are: three
sons, Wilfred F. of New
Cumberland, Lester W. and
Max E., both of Rheems;
four sisters, Anna, the wife
of Dewey Wibley, Loysville,
Salom, the wife of Clarence
Meyers, Penbrook, and
Clara, the wife of Neff
Stokes, Camp Hill, and
Sara, the wife of Samuel
Hoffman, Lancaster; 8
grandchildren; 18 great-
grandchildren; and a great-
great-grandson.
June 27, 1979
CHARLES F. WALTER
Charles F. Walter, 62, of
Rheems, died unexpectedly
last weekend at home. He
had been under the care of a
physician.
He was born in Schaef-
ferstown, a son of Mrs.
Rebecca Dundore Walter,
Palmyra, and the late Ira
Walter.
He was a member of the
Elizabethtown Mennonite
Church, the Rheems Fire
Company, and the Rough
and Tumble Steam Engine
Association.
He worked for AMP, Inc.,
until 1978S.
Surviving him are: his
wife, Martha M. Ebersole
Walter; his mother; two
daughters, Nancy M., the
wife of Richard A. Starr of
Lancaster, and Anita R.,
wife of Joseph E. Heisey,
Elizabethtown RD3; a son,
Stanley K. of Elizabeth-
town; 4 sisters: Miss Mollie
E. Walter of Palmyra,
Emmeline M., wife of John
Threal of Manheim, Chris-
tine A., wife of Patrick
Dean, Sarasota, Florida,
and Elise M., wife of Harold
Donough, Palmyra; and 4
granddaughters.
MARTIN R. KRAYBILL
Martin R. Kraybill, 86, of
Landis Homes in Lititz, and
formerly of RD1 Elizabeth-
town, died last weekend at
Lancaster General Hospital.
He was born in West
Donegal, a son of the late
Tillman S. and Elizabeth
Rutt Kraybill He was the
husband of Suie Garber
Kraybill.
He was a member of
Bossler’s Mennonite Church
in RD1 Elizabethtown, and
was a life member of the
Eastern Mennonite Board of
Missions and Charities. He
served as a minister for 46
years, as an evangelist in
the Lancaster Conference,
and as a Bible Studies
leader at the Landis Home.
He was employed by the
Hoffman Seed Co., Landis-
ville, the Reist Seed Co.,
Mount Joy, and Martin’s
Limestone, Blue Ball.
In addition to his wife, he
is survived by five children:
Wilmer G., RD2 Elverson;
Simon P., RD1 Elizabeth-
town; Jean K., wife of
Norman G. Shenk, RD3
Mount Joy; Maribel G.,
Lancaster; and Nevin M.,
Elizabethtown.
He is also survived by
these brothers and sisters:
Fannie K. Nissley and John
R. Kraybill, both of 1520 Old
Harrisburg Pike; Gertrude
K. Miller, Mary R. Kraybill,
Laura R. Kraybill, and
Norman R. Kraybill, all of
Elizabethtown; 17 grand-
children; and 9 great-
grandchildren.