Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Longenecker, Esther Bowman March 27, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. Miller SHABODEHO@aol.com April 24, 2008, 11:46 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 3/28/2008 Longenecker, Esther Bowman Esther B. Longenecker ANNVILLE Esther Bowman Longenecker, 95, died on Thursday, March 27, 2008, in Kindred Place of Annville. She was the wife of the late Jacob G. Longenecker. She was born on August 30, 1912, in Palmyra to Levi and Anna Heide Bowman. She retired from the wrapping department of Hershey Foods after 32 years of service. She is a member of the Ono United Methodist Church, where she was active with their Faith Fellowship. She enjoyed gardening, reading and crocheting. Surviving are her daughter, Lucille L. Strickler of Annville; 11 grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; nine greatgreat- grandchildren; sisters Elsie Pyles and Helen Dell, both of Lebanon, and Bertha Carbaugh of Palmyra. Her son, Richard F. Longenecker; brother Roy Bowman; and sisters Fannie Albert, Amanda Dicus and Dora Swalm, precedes her in death. A private burial will be in the S. Bellegrove Cemetery, N. Annville Township, Lebanon County. Relatives and friends are invited to a memorial service on Saturday, April 5, 2008, at 10:30 at the Ono United Methodist Church with the Rev. Daniel Hall officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Ono United Methodist Church, PO Box 126, Ono, PA 17077; or to Kindred Place, One Kindred Place, Annville, PA 17003. Rothermel Funeral Home Inc. is entrusted with funeral arrangements. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 3/28/2008 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb