Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, Esther I. September 9, 2010 ************************************************ 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 September 11, 2010, 10:30 pm Published in Lebanon Daily News on September 10, 2010 Esther I. Edwards PALMYRA Esther I. Edwards, 85, died Thursday, September 9, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. Born April 28, 1925, in Jonestown, she was a daughter of the late John and Sara (Gerberich) Schaeffer. Retired from A.S. Kreider Shoe Factory, Palmyra, she was a member of Palm Lutheran Church, Palmyra, and active in the church's Sewing Circle and the Friendship Circle. Also a member of Palmyra Senior Citizens and R.S.V.P., she was a volunteer for Friends at Spang Crest, Lebanon, and enjoyed crafts, family gatherings, and traveling. Surviving are her husband, Earl L. Edwards; children, Jill Edwards, wife of George Beech of Lancaster, Lonnie Edwards of Palmyra, and Pamela Edwards and partner, Frederica Wood of Montrose, W.Va.; brothers, Richard Schaeffer of California, John, Jr., husband of Lois Schaeffer of Jonestown, and Harold, husband of Catherine Schaeffer of Lebanon; sister, Josephine, wife of Samuel Zearfoss of Annville; and granddaughter, Amanda Edwards. She was preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Cindy Edwards. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at her church, 11 W. Cherry St., Palmyra, preceded by a viewing from 10 a.m. Interment will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society , P.O. Box 1274, Lebanon, PA 17042. Published in Lebanon Daily News on September 10, 2010 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb