Clarence B. Stoner, age 100, of Ephrata, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2023, at Fairmount Homes.
Born on November 9, 1922, he was the son of the late Alvan P. and Sadie Stoner.
A lifetime farmer, he was preceded in death by his first wife of 60 years, Martha (Good), in 2004, and by his second wife of 13 years, Irene (Martin), in 2019. As a child, Clarence was a member of Metzler’s Mennonite Church, and after moving to Jonestown, Lebanon County, in 1951, he was a member at Meckville Mennonite Church. He enjoyed dairy farming. In semi-retirement, he sold Jacques Seed and bought heifers for Heifer International. Family vacations were clamming in the Delaware Bay or overnights at a mountain cabin. He enjoyed weeks in Florida each winter until health dictated otherwise. Some of his favorite times were enjoying the camaraderie of family at summer picnics and holiday dinners.
Surviving are his children: Ruth Ann (Wilmer) Ebersole, Myerstown, Marlene (Charles) Bomgardner, Annville, Wilmer (Janice), Jonestown, Alvan (Joyce), Fredericksburg, Dale (Ruth Ann), Lancaster, Nevin (Tammy), Leroy, MI, June (Lloyd) Weaver, Darby, MT, and Marilyn (Lester) Sensenig, Lewisburg; son-in-law: Allen (Brenda) Martin, Jackson Center; step-children: Nancy Heimbach, Linda (Smokey) Fasnacht, Carolyn (Daniel) Kopp, Lois (Jerry) Stoudt-Nendel, Cynthia (Lynn) Weaver, Betty Martin, and Dorcas Martin; 23 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and brothers: Roy and Titus Stoner.
He was preceded in death by his daughter: Elaine Martin, daughter-in-law: Valencia, son-in-law: Paul Kropf, granddaughter: Sheena Stoner, grandson: Lance Sensenig, and stepsons: Kenneth and Clifford Martin.
There will be a viewing on Friday, February 10, 2023, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Kreamer & Lum Funeral Home & Crematory, Jonestown. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11th, at the Meckville Mennonite Church, 1020 Meckville Rd., Bethel. There will be no viewing or visitation prior to the service. Interment will be in the adjoining church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Sharing Fund at the Fairmount Homes, 333 Wheat Ridge Dr., Ephrata, PA 17522.
