6/21/2016
Mary Ellen Groff Holland, 62, of Gap, Pennsylvania, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. She passed at her home in Gap with family by her side after a 9 year long courageous battle against cancer.
Mary Ellen was an elementary teacher at Burgard Elementary of Manheim Central School District for 23 years. Teaching and watching her students learn was her passion.
Mary Ellen was known for her diehard love of “her” Pittsburgh Steelers. She enjoyed gardening, nature, and photography. More than anything, she cherished the time she spent with her children.
Mary Ellen will be lovingly missed by: two children, James Henry Holland and Joan V. Holland; her mother, Joan Ranck Groff, wife of the late Henry S. Groff; brother, Henry Clay Groff (Stasia); step-daughter, Nancy L. Holland and step-granddaughter, Faith L. Huber; former husband and lifelong friend, Kenneth J. Holland; and extended family and friends.
Funeral services will be held from the Bellevue Presbyterian Church, 810 Newport Ave., Gap, on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 11 AM with interment following in Salem Evangelical Reformed Cemetery, Hellers, Lancaster. Friends may call from 9:30 to 11 AM at the church on Saturday. Kindly omit flowers. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 314 Good Dr., Lancaster, PA 17603.