Eleanor Mae Hafer

1923 - 2009  (86 years)

• Name	Eleanor Mae Hafer
  Birth	28 Sep 1923	Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	6 Oct 2009	Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Saint Michael's Union Cemetery, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I8496	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Dickinson, Lamm
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Lester W Hafer,   b. 1 Aug 1902, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Aug 1955, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Emma Bagenstose Graeff,   b. 19 Oct 1901, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 May 1973, West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F2378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leon Robert Spatz,   b. 15 Aug 1920, Temple, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Mar 1996, Leesport, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F2387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Eleanor M. Hafer was born about 1923 in Muhlenberg Township, Berks Co., PA. She died on 6 October 2009 at the age of 86 in Richmond Township, Berks Co., PA. She was buried in St. Michael's Cemetery, Tilden Township, Berks Co., PA. Eleanor M. Spatz, 86, formerly of Leesport, died in the residence of her daughter, Linda M. (Spatz), wife of George E. Heffner, Richmond Township, with whom she resided. Early on, Eleanor worked in various knitting mills in the area. She and her husband owned and operated Leon R. Spatz Electrical Contracting and Appliance Store in Auburn in the 1950s. She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Leesport. Eleanor was a loving and best mother and nanna a family could ever wish for. In addition to her daughter, she is survived by a son, Reinholds, Lancaster County. There are two brothers, and two sisters. She is also survived by her four grandchildren. She will be missed by her beloved pet, Jakey. Eleanor was predeceased by one brother, Calvin W. Hafer, and one sister, Consula R. (Hafer) Heffner Yohn. Married by the Rev. John K. Stoudt. Eleanor M. Hafer and Leon R. Spatz were married on 22 December 1945.

  
  

• Sources

  [S191] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Centre, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03432; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6-18 (Reliability: 0). [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142139081/eleanor-m-spatz.