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David M. Weaver David M. Weaver, 97, of Landis Homes,
passed away Jan. 8, 2021. Born in Strasburg, he was the son of the late J. Reno and Anna N. Metzler Weaver. After WWII in
1946 he sailed on a cattle boat taking heifers to Poland. He
married Esther Groff on March 7, 1947. He attended Eastern Mennonite
College in Harrisonburg, VA. and was employed as a carpenter.
They moved to Tioga County in the fall of
1957 to help with a mission church in Morris Run, PA. He served there as
deacon then as pastor. He served for 20 years as the bishop for the North
Penn District of Lancaster Mennonite Conference. He also served on a rotating
basis as the chaplain at the Troy Hospital in Troy, PA.
In Tioga County, David was a dairy farmer
and became involved in the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau holding several positions
and was involved in various farm organizations. In 1964 he became president of Liberty Young Farmers
Association and in 1967, he was voted Region I Outstanding Young Farmer.
He lost his right arm in a farming accident in the fall of 1965. He
continued farming thanks to the help of community and church. His desire was to be involved in the community where
he lived.
In 2008 they moved to Landis Homes
Retirement Community, Lititz, PA where he led morning devotions. His wife,
Esther Marie Groff Weaver died in February 2017. He will be remembered as
a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather with a great sense of humor,
a love for his family and his Lord.
He is survived by children: Eileen married to Levi Charles, Leola, PA, Barbara married
to Marlin Hershey, Brenda married to Kenneth Covelens, both of Lititz , PA,
Fred married to Linda Weaver, Birmingham, Alabama,
Carol married to Donovan
Oberholtzer, Lititz, PA, Nancy married to Lynn Roth, Lancaster, PA, Keith married
to Jennefer Weaver, Harrisonburg, Virginia, D. Michael married to Amy Weaver,
Dillsburg, PA; 19 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; siblings: he was the 2nd child
of 10; Paul Weaver (Betty), Arlene Houck (the late Earl), Beatrice
Yoder (the late Tobias); sister-in-law, Thelma Weaver. He was also
preceded in death by siblings: Elizabeth Lutz, Elmer, Jacob, Lloyd and Raymond
Weaver, and Dorothy Wambold.
Memorial Services will be published at a later date. Final resting place will be in the Groffdale (Brick) Mennonite Cemetery, Leola, PA. Memorial contributions can be sent to: Landis Homes Caring Fund, 1001 E. Oregon Rd., Lititz, PA 17543. Send Your Condolences: |