Mary P. Strite, 91, a resident of the Mennonite Home in Maugansville, Md., and formerly of Waynesboro, Pa., died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at 6:25 a.m. at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown.
Born Aug. 23, 1921, in Sykesville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Irvin L. and Fannie A. (Martin) Strite.
She was a member of Millers Mennonite Church near Leitersburg, Md.
She is survived by one brother, Landis Strite of Hagerstown; a twin sister, Martha I. Strite, a resident of the Mennonite Home in Maugansville; several nieces and nephews; and a number of great-nieces and -nephews.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Catherine Williams; and brothers, Aden Strite, Elmer Strite and infant brother, Ira Strite.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Millers Mennonite Church near Leitersburg, with the Millers Mennonite Church Ministry officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday one hour before the service at the church.
The family requests that flowers be omitted.
Arrangements were handled by Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home, Greencastle, Pa.
Born Aug. 23, 1921, in Sykesville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Irvin L. and Fannie A. (Martin) Strite.
She was a member of Millers Mennonite Church near Leitersburg, Md.
She is survived by one brother, Landis Strite of Hagerstown; a twin sister, Martha I. Strite, a resident of the Mennonite Home in Maugansville; several nieces and nephews; and a number of great-nieces and -nephews.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Catherine Williams; and brothers, Aden Strite, Elmer Strite and infant brother, Ira Strite.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Millers Mennonite Church near Leitersburg, with the Millers Mennonite Church Ministry officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday one hour before the service at the church.
The family requests that flowers be omitted.
Arrangements were handled by Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home, Greencastle, Pa.
