Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Strauss, Mary E. April 25, 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 May 2, 2008, 10:32 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 4/29/2008 Strauss, Mary E. Mary E. Strauss Mary E. Strauss, 94, of the E.C.C. Home, Myerstown, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2008, at the home. She was the wife of the late Harry B. Strauss, Jr., who died on July 4, 1983. Born in Dornsife on March 11, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Burlington and Sarah Ellen (Stetler) Latshaw. She graduated as an RN from the Lankenau School of Nursing, Philadelphia, where she had also served as an instructor. She was also a deaconess at the Mary Drexel House of Philadelphia. She had been a long time member of the St. John's United Church of Christ in Jonestown. She is survived by her sons Roger M. Strauss of Quarryville and Frederick D. Strauss of Etters; stepchildren Eileen, widow of Carl S. Barker of Mechanicsburg, Harry B. and Russell D. Strauss, both of Myerstown, and Mary, wife of Grover Herr of Etters. She had twentysix grandchildren and several greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her step-son Eugene R. Strauss. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at the Strauss-Kreamer & Lum Funeral Home, 48 W. Market St. Jonestown. Viewing will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at the Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Jonestown. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital, 3551 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140 or to the E.C.C. Home, Myerstown, PA. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 4/29/2008. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb