Margaret Mae Sweigart^[1]

1924 - 2006  (82 years)

• Name	Margaret Mae Sweigart
  Birth	9 Aug 1924	West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	4 Oct 2006	Ephrata Manor Nursing Home, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Lincoln Cemetery, Ephrata (Lincoln), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I1704	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Raymond G Sweigart,   b. 14 Feb 1899, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Nov 1972, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Esther A Rollman,   b. 23 May 1904, Owl Hill, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Oct 1977, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Charles Shirker   d. 1967
  Children	1. Bruce R Shirker,   b. 1952, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Nov 2019, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F7051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Arlington Reider   d. 1992
  Family ID	F363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Margaret M. (Sweigart) Shirker Reider, 82, Ephrata, died Oct. 4, 2006 in Ephrata Manor. She was predeceased by her first husband, Charles Shirker, in 1967, and by her second husband, Arlington Reider, in 1992. Born in West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, she was a daughter of the late Raymond G. and Esther (Rollman) Sweigart. A 1942 graduate of Ephrata High School, she was employed for many years in the garment manufacturing industry. Margaret was a member of Grace Evangelical Congregational Church, Ephrata, where she formerly was a member of the choir and a Sunday school teacher. Surviving are two sons, Dale E Shirker (Joy) and Bruce L Shirker (Denise) both of Ephrata; and a daughter, Jane Good (Alton), Schoeneck. Also surviving are a brother, Leon Sweigart (Isabel), Ephrata; and two sisters, Janet Hackman (Elwood) and Elaine Heisler (widow of Ronald) both of Ephrata. There also are two grandsons, 12 stepgrandchildren and 10 stepgreat-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a stepson, Richard Reider; a stepdaughter, Mary Jane Reider; and two brothers, Fred and Kenneth Sweigart. Friends may call Monday 1 to 2 p.m. in the Donecker Chapel of Ephrata Manor, 99 Bethany Road, Ephrata. Services will follow at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Jeffrey Martin officiating. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery, Lincoln-Ephrata. [gravenor home for funerals dot com]" Reading Eagle Reading Pennsylvania October 6, 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S189] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), 2 Oct 2020, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1277190944/margaret-mae-sweigart-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Margaret Mae SweigartGender: FemaleBirth: Aug 9 1924 - West Cocalico Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United StatesMarriage: Apr 12 1946 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United StatesMarriage: Dec 26 1972 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United StatesResidence: 1930 - East Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United StatesResidence: 1935 - Adamstown, Lancaster, PennsylvaniaResidence: 1940 - Ward 3, Ephrata, Ephrata Borough, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United StatesDeath: Oct 4 2006 - Ephrata Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United StatesBurial: Lincoln Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United StatesParents: <a>Raymond Geist Sweigart</a>, <a>Esther A. Sweigart (born Rollman)</a>Spouses: <a>Charles Lincoln Shirker</a>, <a>Arlington R. Reider</a>Son: <a>Bruce R Shirker</a>Siblings: <a>Leon R. Sweigart</a>, <a>Frederick Marvin Sweigart</a>, <a>Kenneth Lee Sweigart</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional information: <br> <br>LifeSketch: obituary in Memories (Obituaries album) [S191] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03530; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 36-47 (Reliability: 0). [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84700248/margaret-mae-shirker_reider.