Ellen S. Frank

Obituary at Gospel Herald - February 16, 1939 - Vol. XXXI, No.46 - pages 998,999,1000 "Frank. - Ellen S., wife of Phares N. Frank, was born July 14, 1878, near Manheim, Pa.; died Nov. 23, 1938, at the Mennonite Home at Oreville, near Lancaster, Pa.; aged 60 y. 4 m. 9 d. She was the daughter of the late Henry S. and Fannie Snyder Weidman, and was a member of the East Petersburg Mennonite Church. Besides her husband, 3 sons survive; Christian W., of Landisville; Henry W., of Mt. Joy, and Irvin W., of Elizabethtown; also 5 grandchildren, 2 sisters (Mrs. John Shenk and Mrs. Isaac Douple), 1 brother (Jacob S. Weidman), all of Manheim. For the past year and a half she served faithfully as matron at the Home until her sickness. On the afternoon of Nov. 15 she visited all the sick and feeble shortly after which she complained of not feeling well and went to her room. She was stricken with a paralytic stroke and lingered for seven days. We keenly feel our loss, but humbly submit to His will, knowing that our loss is her gain. Funeral services were held from the Home at Oreville Nov. 26, in charge of Bros. Noah Landis and Jacob Harnish. Text, Rev. 14:13. Further services at East Petersburg Mennonite Church, Bros. Frank Kreider, Henry Lutz, and John S. Hess officiating. Text, Matt. 24:44. Burial in the adjoining cemetery."

Obituary at Gospel Herald - February 16, 1939 - Vol. XXXI, No.46 - pages 998,999,1000 "Frank. - Ellen S., wife of Phares N. Frank, was born July 14, 1878, near Manheim, Pa.; died Nov. 23, 1938, at the Mennonite Home at Oreville, near Lancaster, Pa.; aged 60 y. 4 m. 9 d. She was the daughter of the late Henry S. and Fannie Snyder Weidman, and was a member of the East Petersburg Mennonite Church. Besides her husband, 3 sons survive; Christian W., of Landisville; Henry W., of Mt. Joy, and Irvin W., of Elizabethtown; also 5 grandchildren, 2 sisters (Mrs. John Shenk and Mrs. Isaac Douple), 1 brother (Jacob S. Weidman), all of Manheim. For the past year and a half she served faithfully as matron at the Home until her sickness. On the afternoon of Nov. 15 she visited all the sick and feeble shortly after which she complained of not feeling well and went to her room. She was stricken with a paralytic stroke and lingered for seven days. We keenly feel our loss, but humbly submit to His will, knowing that our loss is her gain. Funeral services were held from the Home at Oreville Nov. 26, in charge of Bros. Noah Landis and Jacob Harnish. Text, Rev. 14:13. Further services at East Petersburg Mennonite Church, Bros. Frank Kreider, Henry Lutz, and John S. Hess officiating. Text, Matt. 24:44. Burial in the adjoining cemetery."