Elsie Zellers obituary, 1975

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from the Tuckerton Beacon, 11 Dec 1975

Mrs. Elsie Cook Zellers, 80, of 929 Fountain Avenue, Lancaster, PA, died 2 Dec at Whitehall Nursing and Convalescent Centre following a lengthy illness. A member of First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, she was a charter member of J.H. Clark Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, 405. She and her husband George W. Zellers celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on Oct 28. Born in Cedar Run, she was a daughter of the late William T. and Sarah Reeder Cook. Surviving besides her husband is a daughter, Sara Z., wife of Robert B. Russell of Leola, PA and of Beach Haven; a grand daughter and sister Mrs. Bertha Pike, Chestnut Hill, PA.

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