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Bertha M. Swartz
BELLEVILLE - Bertha M. Swartz, 94, a resident of Valley View Haven, Belleville, formerly of 220 W. Fifth St., Lewistown, died at 8:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, 1999, at Valley View Haven.
Born Oct. 3, 1905, in Lewistown, she was a daughter of the late John F. and Lydia Anne (Matter) Kratzer. Her husband, Harry A. Swartz, died in 1979.
Surviving are: children, Mrs. Al (Phyllis) Derr, Lancaster, and the Rev. Karl A. Swartz, Jamestown, N.Y.; six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was the last of her immediate family, having been preceded in death by six brothers and five sisters.
In early life, she was employed by American Viscose Corporation.
She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lewistown; the Missionary Society; the WELCA Council of Church Women; an active member of the Dames of Malta; and a charter member of the Central Pennsylvania Ladies Band.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Heller-Hoenstine Woodlawn Funeral Home, 200 N. Main St., Lewistown, with the Rev. Gerald A. Krum officiating. Interment will be in Juniata Memorial Park.
Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 120 N. Main St., Lewistown, PA 17044.