Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Hammer, Edna A. "Granny" June 10, 2012 ************************************************ 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 June 23, 2012, 5:01 pm Published in Lebanon Daily News on June 12, 2012 CRALEY Edna A. "Granny" Hammer, 95, went to her Eternal Home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, June 10, 2012, at her home. She was born on Tuesday, April 17, 1917, to the late Grant K. Ruhl and Amy S. Ruhl nee Brubaker in Lebanon. She was an active member of St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church. She worked in the garment manufacturing industry. She was active in Historic Schaefferstown and Farm Women #9. Granny was also an avid quilter for the Farm Women and crafted numerous baby blankets donated to Lancaster Clinics. She also enjoyed baking pies, angel food cakes, collecting shoe buttoners, cooking for large family occasions, making opera fudge, canning and freezing and sewing and embroidering. Surviving are children, Barbara spouse of Earl Hehnly, Myerstown, Bernie spouse Harlan Redcay, Landisville, Blanche spouse of Thomas Lozar, Zelienople, Jesse spouse of Pamela Hammer, Westminster, Colo., Rebecca spouse of John Nehring, Craley, Peter spouse of Bonnie Hammer, Pittsburgh, Thomas Hammer, Dover; grandchildren, Bryon spouse of Brenda Hehnly, Fredericksburg, Betsy Hehnly, Newmanstown, Bruce Hehnly, Myerstown, Amie Hehnly, Schaefferstown, Angie spouse of Darin Burbrink, Glen Allen, Va., Timothy Lozar, Loveland, Colo., Carl spouse of Katarina Lozar, Kauai, HI, Julie spouse of Christopher Frey, Melissa Sweigart, Denver, Melinda spouse of Shawn Hilton, Denver, Marcy Hehnly, Atlanta, Ga., Jeffrey spouse of Madeline Hammer, Denver, Colo., Jessica spouse of Neal Kurschner, Berthound, Colo., Lisa Hammer, Harrisburg, Abigail Hammer, York, John spouse of Melissa Nehring, Randolph, N.J., Jeremiah Hammer, Columbus, Ohio; great-grandchildren, Jonathan Hehnly, Zachary Hehnly, Samuel Burbrink, Maxwell Burbrink, Daniel Lozar, Lucia Lozar, Ryan Frey, Paige Frey, Tyler Sweigert, Brandon Hilton, Cheyenne Hilton, Ezekiel Hammer, Caleb Kurschner, Isabel Kurschner. She was preceded in death by husband, Myles A. Hammer; daughter, Brenda Hehnly; great-grandchild, Emily Hammer. Viewing will be on Thursday, June 14, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Christman's Funeral Home, Inc., 226 Cumberland St., Lebanon. Funeral services will be on Thursday at 12 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Schaefferstown Cemetery, Schaefferstown, following the service. Christman's Funeral Home, Inc. is honored to serve the family with the arrangements. Published in Lebanon Daily News on June 12, 2012 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb