Henrietta E. Longenecker Obituary (1920 - 2009)

Henrietta Elizabeth Herr Longenecker, 89 Harrisonburg Henrietta Elizabeth Herr Longenecker, 89, died December 25, 2009 at Oak Lea Nursing Home. Mrs. Longenecker was born on March 21, 1920 in Hanover, Pennsylvania and was the daughter of the late Elmer and Fannie Miller Herr. She worked as an elementary school teacher for the Allegany County Board of Education. Mrs. Longenecker attended Faith Presbyterian Church in LaVale, Maryland. On September 15, 1941, she married Allen Lehman Longenecker who preceded her in death on July 12, 2005. Surviving are a daughter, Janet Welty and husband Dean, Harrisonburg; two sons, Bob Longenecker and wife Diana, Lovettsville, Virginia; Wayne Longenecker and wife Julie, Keyser, West Virginia; one brother, Allen Herr, Salem, OR; one sister, Mary Weaver, Elkhart, IN; two grandchildren, Kara Welty Miller, and husband David; Sudbury, MA; Brian Welty and Sumie Okuwa, Cary, NC; two step grandchildren Jamie Meadows and wife Dawn, Key West, FL; Jason Meadows, DC; two great grandchildren, Samuel Dean Miller and Joshua Allen Miller; two step great grandchildren, Lauren Meadows and Christian Meadows. Mrs. Longenecker was also preceded in death by four brothers, Grant, John, Harold, and Charles Herr. The family will receive friends Monday, December 28, 2009 from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Scarpelli Funeral Home, Virginia Avenue, Cumberland, Maryland. Reverends Richard Herr and Leroy Capper will conduct a funeral service at Bair?s Mennonite Church in Hanover, Pennsylvania Tuesday December 29, 2009. A viewing will begin at 1 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m. Burial at the York Road Cemetery will follow the service. Memorial contributions may be the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, Good Samaritan Fund, 1501 Virginia Avenue, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22802. Local arrangements by McMullen Funeral Home, Harrisonburg. Online condolences may be made to the family at mcmullenfh.com.