Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Peters, Ella E. "Elsa" June 19, 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 June 30, 2009, 11:03 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 6/20/2009 Peters, Ella E. "Elsa" Ella E. "Elsa" Peters, 81, of Jonestown, Pa., died Friday, June 19, 2009 at her residence. She was the wi-dow of Hugh P. Peters, who died January 13, 2002. Born in Ridley Park, Pa., on October 10, 1927, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Ella (Madsen) Haller. She attended the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, Maryland, where she studied vocal performance. Elsa, along with her husband, Hugh Peters, owned and operated Peters' Foster Care, Jonestown, Pa., where they cared for more than 20 children during the last 25 years. She was a member of the Moonshine United Zion Church, Jonestown, and enjoyed gardening, collecting dolls, drawing, writing poetry and short stories, polka dancing and music. She is survived by daughters Rebekah Arevello of Atlanta, Georgia, Gillian, wife of William Andersen of Portales, New Mexico, Sarah, wife of Randall Reynolds of Brentwood, Tennessee, Mary Moyer of Lebanon, Pa., Rachel, wife of Scot Krissinger of Lebanon, Pa.; sons Hugh V. Peters of Lebanon, Pa., and Harry D., husband of Alex Peters, of Lebanon, Pa.; 16 grandchildren; 5 greatgrandchildren; several sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by sons Thaddeus Peters and Lawrence Kelly and daughter Melissa Peters. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. from Grose Funeral Home, 358 W. Washington Ave., Myerstown, Pa. Viewing Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Interment at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Pa. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 6/20/2009 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb