Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Weaver, Elmer P., Jr. April 29, 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 May 8, 2012, 8:40 pm Published in Lebanon Daily News on May 1, 2012 Elmer P. Weaver Jr. MYERSTOWN Elmer P. Weaver, Jr., died Sunday, April 29, 2012. Elmer P. Weaver, Jr. of 248 Long Road, Myerstown, PA passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness at the StoneRidge Retirement Home in Myerstown on Sunday at 7:05 P.M. Mr. Weaver was born November 22, 1931 in Lancaster County, PA., being the oldest son of the late Elmer P. and Emma D. Zink Weaver, Sr. Elmer married Martha Rohrer Groff on June 25, 1950. Elmer was active most of his life in Mennonite Spanish mission work. He helped in forming a Spanish Mennonite mission church at Bridgeport in Lancaster, PA. His lifelong interest and concern for the Hispanic community touched many lives. For seven years he served as pastor at the Good Shepherd Spanish Mennonite Church on East King Street in Lancaster. He was also very much involved in foreign Spanish missions in Central America, and in the Dominican Republic. Elmer is survived by four sons, E. Paul (Miriam) Weaver, III, of Myerstown, PA; David L. (Marlene) Weaver, of Robesonia, PA; Timothy E. (Carolyn) Weaver, of Robesonia, PA; James C. (Twila) Weaver, of Fall Creek, WI; and four daughters, Martha Rose, wife of the late David K. Weaver, of Lena, WI; Mary Ann, wife of Arlin D. Miller, of Buffalo, MO; Elizabeth, wife of Leon Horst of Leetonia, OH; Rachel, wife of Llewellyn J. Miller of Doniphan, MO; three brothers , Leslie (Elsie) Weaver of Harrisonburg, VA; Melvin (Norma) Weaver, of Lancaster, PA; John Weaver of Hobe Sound, FL; and three sisters, Ruth, wife of Kenneth Mellinger of Willow Street, PA, Shirley, wife of Homer B. Boll, Lebanon, PA; and Darlene, wife of the late James L. Boll, of East Flat Gap, KY. Mr. Weaver was preceded in death by his wife Martha; a son, Daniel H. Weaver; his parents, Elmer P. and Emma D. Zink Weaver, Sr., a sister, Elizabeth; three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, May 4, 2012, at the Swatara Mennonite Church, Myerstown , PA. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The viewing is scheduled from 2 - 4 P.M. and 6 - 8 P.M. on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at the Swatara Mennonite Church, 10 Camp Swatara Road, Myerstown, PA. 17067. Grose Funeral Home, Myerstown, is entrusted with the arrangements. Published in Lebanon Daily News on May 1, 2012 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb