Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Burkholder, Eli S. December 31, 2009 ************************************************ 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. M. shabodeho@aol.com January 8, 2010, 6:59 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/2/2010 Burkholder, Eli S. Eli S. Burkholder METTER, GA Eli S. Burkholder, 83, formerly of Myerstown, died December 31, 2009. He was the son of the late Jacob H. and Emma (Sensenig) Burkholder. He was a member of the Little Mountain Mennonite Church. He is survived by his wife, Edith (Zimmerman); one son, David Z. Burkholder and wife, Lucille of Benton, Ill.; three daughters: Rachel, wife of Earl Heatwole, Metter, Ga., Ruth, wife of Willis Mast, Myerstown, and Rhoda, wife of Wilber Sweigart, Richland; 21 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one brother, Elam Burkholder, Ephrata; and three sisters: Maggie Horst, Quarryville, Anna Burkholder, Ephrata, and Mary Burkholder, Myerstown. He was preceded in death by and infant son, James; infant daughter, Magdalena; three brothers, Titus, Jacob, and Ivan; and two sisters, Eva and Emma. A memorial service is planned for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Metter Mennonite Church, Metter, Ga., where he resided with his daughter. A viewing will be held at Little Mountain Mennonite Church from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and a funeral service at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at Centerville Mennonite Church. Burial will be in Martindale Mennonite Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. The Groff-High Funeral Home, New Holland is in charge of arrangements. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/2/2010 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb