Ione M. Rothenheber, 87, of Myerstown, died Friday, June 4, 2021, at Maple Farm Nursing Center, Akron, PA.
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Born April 26, 1934, in Muskegon, MI she was a daughter of the late Lynn and Orpha (Cochran) Smith. She was the wife of John E. Rothenheber, who died on January 24, 2013.
Ione was a 1953 graduate of Elkhart High School of Indiana. She was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church, Myerstown, a former member of the Red Hat Society, and the Christian Women of Montgomery County. She volunteered at many different churches.
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She is survived by daughters, Darlene, wife of Robert Hastings, of Hanover, PA, Ann, wife of Dan Fretz, of Souderton, PA; sons, Duane, husband of Lois Jessup, of Huntingdon Valley, PA, Dennis, husband of Caroline Jessup, of Orwigsburg, PA, John, husband of Donna Rothenheber, of Bar Harbor, ME; 12 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Nelda Schalliol, of Elkhart, IN. Ione was preceded in death by sisters, Luella Lyals, Loretta Bachman, Doris Bachman; brother, Lynn Smith, Jr.; a granddaughter, Catherine Jessup; and brothers-in-law, Henry Rothenheber and Edward Rothenheber.
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Memorial services to be announced at a later date will be at Grose Funeral Home, 358 W. Washington Ave., Myerstown, PA. Inurnment will be private at the convenience of the family.