Mary Ellen Cates^{[1, 2]}

1931 - 2021  (89 years)

• Name	Mary Ellen Cates
  Birth	11 Jul 1931	Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 May 2021	Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Cremation	Y  [8]
  Person ID	I10	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Bollinger, Keller, Gross, Roth (P), Hackman, Peiffer, Miller, Buchter, Lane, Baer, Kenege, Royer 1, Bare
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Stephen F Cates,   b. 18 Dec 1897, North Carolina, USA d. 31 Oct 1959 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Ellen Gladys Poole,   b. 18 Nov 1903, North Carolina, USA d. 18 Aug 1987, Richmond, Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F1096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Francis Majeske, Jr,   b. c 1929
  Marriage	14 Mar 1949	Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, USA   [4, 5]
  Divorce	28 Sep 1956	Henrico County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Carl Eugene Hackman,   b. 19 May 1935, 33 South Charles Street, Ephrata (Lincoln), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 Jan 2013, VA Medical Center, Myerstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	9 Mar 1957	Fort Lee, Prince George County, Virginia, USA
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F8861	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Ellen Hackman, formerly of Ephrata, passed peacefully at Manor Care, Lebanon, on May 7, 2021 after a long illness. She was born in Richmond, VA on July 11, 1931 and is preceded in death by her parents Stephen and Gladys Cates, her two sisters, Margaret McLane and Peggy Kelly, and her loving husband, Carl E. Hackman. She is survived by her four children, Frank Majeske and his wife, Katie, Dianna Majeske-Mellers and her husband John, Sandra Miller and her husband, Jim, and Bradley Hackman and his wife, Tammy, as well as 11 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren. She had a successful and rewarding career as an insurance adjuster until her retirement from Loomis Insurance Agency in Reading. After her retirement, she was active in her community center and enjoyed visiting family and friends and taking care of her husband Carl, when his health was failing. She was also a part time driver for the Amish and became friends with many of her customers. Her greatest joy was spending time with her precious grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a loving and caring daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother,who will be dearly missed. She is now enjoying her new life with Jesus and loved ones. Services are private.

  
  

• Sources

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