OBIT: Mrs. Henrietta EBBECKA, 1914, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA

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Ebbecka, Henrietta

  Mrs. Henrietta Ebbecka an aged lady of Meyersdale died last Thursday at the 
home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Mervine on Center 
Street. She had reached the age of 87 years, 7 months and 16 days and was born 
in Hanover, Germany, July 17th, 1826. She came to America forty-two years ago, 
having lived in Somerset County all these years and making her home with her 
daughter, Mrs. Mervine for the last few years. She was twice married, first to a 
man by the name of Brown, in Germany, who died many years ago and was married 
fifty-two years ago to Frederick Ebbecka in Germany. He died July 30th, 1894. 
Mrs. Ebbecka is survived by the following: Mrs. Charles Floto, of Stubenville, 
Ohio, by the first husband; Mrs. Melvin Mervine, of Meyersdale. The following 
step-children are, Mrs. C. H. Dia, and H. J. Ebbecka, both of Meyersdale and A. 
C. Ebbecka, Davenport, Neb., twenty grandchildren and four great grandchildren. 
She was a lifelong member of the German Lutheran Church and held her membership 
in the Pine Hill Church where she was buried on Sunday by the side of her 
husband and a daughter. Rev. Mr. Bowers, who supplied the pulpit of the Lutheran 
Church on Sunday, conducted the service at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mervine and 
Rev. Mr. Carney of Garrett officiated at the grave. The family desires to 
express their appreciation through the column of the Commercial for the help and 
sympathies shown in the recent bereavement.

Meyersdale Commercial, Mar. 12, 1914