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Obituary: Ada Louise Zehr,
87, Lowville
Published: March 13, 2023
By: Provided by Iseneker
Funeral Home
Ada Louise Zehr
 LOWVILLE – Ada Louise Zehr, 87, of Eugene Street, formerly of Artz Road, Beaver Falls, passed peacefully into God’s
arms on Monday, March 13, 2023, surrounded by family.
She is survived
by three children and their spouses, Glenn D. and Virginia Zehr of Lowville; Lauren D. and Debbie Zehr of Lowville; Darlene and Loren Yousey
of Castorland; two sisters, Beulah Roggie Zehr of Croghan; and
Norma Kennell of Copenhagen; a sister-in-law,
Doris Roggie of Croghan; six grandchildren, James
Zehr, Jason (Liz) Zehr,
Katie (Jason) Peer, Scott (Summer) Zehr; Rebecca
(Jason) Widrick; Alexa Yousey;
and 14 great-grandchildren, Morgan, Corey, Aiden, Elijah, Chloe, Lyndon,
Paige, Rylan, Macie, Liam, Brook, Zander, Kaiden, and Cooper; several
nieces, nephews and cousins. She is
predeceased by her husband, Milton, who passed away on April 26, 1999; her
daughter, Ann Marie Zehr, who passed away on
February 5, 1990; her brothers and a sister-in-law, Elton
and Helen Roggie; Merlin Roggie;
Christian Roggie, who died in infancy; and two
brothers-in-law, Joseph Kennell and Daniel Zehr.
Ada was born on
April 17, 1935 in Croghan, a daughter of the late
Joseph and Katie Schrag Roggie. She attended school on the Erie Canal
Road and later Beaver River Central School.
On April 20, 1955, she married Milton J. Zehr
at the Croghan Conservative Mennonite Church, with Rev. Lloyd Boshart officiating.
They settled in the house next to Beaver River School on the Artz Road.
Milton worked for the Latex Fiber Mill in Beaver Falls. Ada became a foster mother to numerous
foster children over the years. The
boys remember having 13 children at the table for meals at some points. Ada became a mother to several children
who were in foster care, teaching them to take care of themselves, and
spreading the love that God had filled her with. She babysat for neighbors, and then in
1981 began working as a nurse’s aide at Lewis County General Hospital. After her retirement, she did childcare
for many families for many years.
Ada was a member
of Naumburg Mennonite Church. She loved caring for children, baking, crocheting,
and reading.
A funeral service
will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 17, 2023 at
Naumburg Mennonite Church with Pastors Titus
Mast, Myron Roggie and Greg Widrick
officiating. Spring burial will be in
Croghan Mennonite Cemetery. Calling
hours are Thursday, March 16, 2023 from 2:00 -
4:00 p.m. and 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Naumburg
Mennonite Church.
Contributions may
be made in her memory to Friends of Lewis County Hospice, P.O. Box 266,
Lowville, NY 13367; or to River
Valley Mennonite School, P.O. Box 141, Castorland,
NY 13620. Arrangements are with Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc., Lowville.
The Zehr family would like to extend a special thank you to
Lewis County Hospice and to Ada’s caregivers, Lisa LaBarge,
Helen Larkins, Lucy West, and Christine Simek for
their loving care and kindness they bestowed on our mother.
Condolences may
be shared online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com
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