Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Gress, Verna K. February 5, 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 Sue M. shabodeho@aol.com February 16, 2009, 7:10 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 2/7/2009 Gress, Verna K. Verna K. Gress, 91, of Newmanstown died Thursday, February 5, 2009, in ECC Retirement Village, StoneRidge Campus, Myerstown, Pa. She was the wife of the late Miles B. Gress, with who she was married to for 63 years. She was born August 15, 1917, in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County, daughter of the late Paul M. and Annie M. Sonnen. She was employed by the High School Food Service Group for 20 years. Verna was a member of the Elias United Church of Christ in Newmanstown, where she was a Sunday school teacher and a Girl Scout leader. After her family, she enjoyed cooking, gardening, herbs and creating and cultivating friendship. Surviving are children Mary Ann Zimmerman of Newmanstown, Martha Louise Weiman of Harrisburg, Paul W., husband of Carol Gress of Bay Village, Ohio; grandchildren Dawn Weiman, Robert, husband of Rebekah Weiman, Sarah, wife of Matthew Orlousky, Aaron Gress; and four great- grandchildren. She has been preceded in death by her brother, Glenn M. Sonnen; and is survived by her sister, Edith M. Handley of Ephrata. Funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Elias United Church of Christ, North Sheridan Road, Newmanstown, with a viewing beginning Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Internment will be in the Millbach Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Elias UCC, PO Box 265, Newmanstown, PA 17073. Clauser Funeral Home Inc. is handling the arrangements. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 2/7/2009 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb