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Name |
Knapp, Esther L. |
Othernames |
Esther Ferree |
Genealogy ID |
56957 |
Born |
11 MAR 1915 |
Birthplace |
Mansfield, Tioga PA |
Deceased |
15 AUG 2009 |
Deceased where |
Mill Hall, PA |
Cemetery |
Cedar Hill Cemetery |
Education |
Mansfield High School 1934 |
Occupation |
Champion Parts Rebuilders |
Titles & honors |
Beech Creek Grange |
Father |
Irving Knapp |
Mother |
Dora Boyce |
Spouse |
Melvin Ferree |
Children |
Janet Ferree |
Reference |
Obit |
Notes |
ESTHER L. KNAPP FERREE, 94, OF 6 Hill St., Mill Hall, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009 at the home of her special niece, Mary Ann Ferree. Born March 11, 1915 in Mansfield, PA, she was a daughter of the late Irving and Dora Boyce Knapp. Her husband, Melvin Ferree, died in 1958. A 1933 graduate of the Mansfield High School, Esther was employed at Champion Parts Rebuilders, retiring in 1984. A very active member of Blanchard Church of Christ, she was a member of the Beech Creek Grange and she enjoyed baking, gardening, swimming, sewing, reading, and flower gardening. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Janet Peters in 1960. Surviving are three grandchildren, William Leroy Peters of Mill Hall, Jeffrey Peters of Bardstown, KY, and Rodney Peters of Blaxland, Australia; seven great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Also preceding her in death were her two brothers, Robert and William Knapp, and two sisters, Margaret Klump and Hilda Brickley. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, Aug. 18 in the Dean K. Wetzler Jr. Funeral Home, 320 Main St., Mill Hall. Services will be Wednesday, Aug. 19 in Blanchard Church of Christ with Rev. Russel J. Moldovan, her pastor officiating. Internment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Mill Hall. The family will provide flowers and requests memorials be made to the Blanchard Church of Christ through the funeral home. |
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