Christian Levi Wenger
(1891-1979)
Ada Mae Leamon
Raymond Levi Wenger
(1921-2007)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Edith Corrine Beecher

Raymond Levi Wenger 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 2 May 1921, , Lancaster, PA 1
  • Marriage (1): Edith Corrine Beecher on 26 Apr 1942 in Elkton, Cecil, MD 1 2
  • Died: 7 Nov 2007, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA at age 86 5
  • Buried: New Milltown: Hershey Mennonite Church Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 5

   FamilySearch ID: L6F7-NFP.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: on 24 May 1960 in Salunga, Lancaster, PA. 4

2. Obituary: Lancaster Intelligencer Journal: Raymond L. Wenger on 7 Nov 2007 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 5 Raymond L. Wenger, 86, of 579 S. Chiques Road, Manheim, died on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at Essa Flory Hospice Center, Lancaster.

Born in Leacock Township, he was the son of the late Christian L. and Ada M. Leaman Wenger. He was the husband of the late Edith C. Beecher Wenger, she died on December 13, 2005. Raymond was owner and operator of Wenger's Garage, Salunga. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Force serving during WW II and a former member of Chiques United Methodist Church, Mount Joy. Raymond enjoyed spending time with his family. His interests included traveling, reading and hunting.

Surviving are five children, Judith, wife of Robert Brandt, of Manheim, Lloyd, husband of Bonnie Wenger, of Columbia, Nancy, wife of Jack Eitnier, of Lititz, John, husband of Penny Wenger, of Manheim, and Ruth, wife of J. Robert Musser Jr., of Lancaster; 13 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; two sisters, Evelyn, wife of Paul Clark, of Mount Joy and Violet McComsey, of Glendale, Arizona. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Clayton and Clarence Wenger and a sister, Hazel Martin.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend his funeral service at Heilig Funeral Home 21 W. Main Street Mount Joy, PA on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Allan Sumerfield officiating. Interment in Hershey Mennonite Cemetery, Salisbury Township, Kinzer. There will be a public viewing at the funeral home on Sunday afternoon from 1:00 PM until the time of service. Please omit flowers. Those who desire may send contributions in Raymonds memory to Hospice of Lancaster County P.O. Box 4125 Lancaster, PA 17604-4125.

Read more: http://lancasteronline.com/obituaries/local/523975_Raymond-L--Wenger.html#ixzz2d8fa2Xqr.


Raymond married Edith Corrine Beecher, daughter of Norman Beecher and Nettie Mae Steigelman, on 26 Apr 1942 in Elkton, Cecil, MD.1 2 (Edith Corrine Beecher was born on 31 Oct 1924 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA,1 6 died on 13 Dec 2005 in Manheim, Lancaster, PA 2 6 and was buried in New Milltown: Hershey Mennonite Church Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 2 6.)


Sources


1 Records of Nancy Eitnier, a descendant.

2 Lancaster Intelligencer Journal Newspaper (Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA), 15 Dec 2005, page 3. Obituary of Edith C. Wenger.

3 Daily Local News, Chester County, PA (West Chester, Chester County, PA), May 15, 1942. Obituary of Norman Beecher.

4 Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA), 24 May 1960, page 3.

5 Lancaster Intelligencer Journal Newspaper (Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA), 7 Nov 2007, obituary of Raymond L. Wenger.

6 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118587347.



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