Edna Jean Wolfe
April 4, 1929 — December 7, 2011
Edna Jean Wolfe
Edna J. Wolfe, 82, previously of Bath, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at her daughter’s residence in Hanover, PA following a period of declining health.
Born on April 4, 1929 in Gorham, NH, she was the daughter of the late James and Erma Leeman Thompson. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Delbert George Wolfe, who died in 1984; three sisters and one brother.
She worked hard raising her family and caring for the home and later enjoyed being one of the first waitresses at the Red Lobster in Allentown. She also enjoyed playing bingo and singing karaoke and before cellphones , she was Citizen Band Radio enthusiast. Most notably, she will be remembered for her talent of playing the boomba, an instrument made from a pogo stick, tambourine, cymbals, cowbell and drum.
Survivors include her children, Sherry Browne of Hanover, James H. Wolfe, Sr. and his wife, Robin of Bath, Howard E. Wolfe of Saylorsburg; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Pod Thompson and his wife, Tenet of Berlin, NH and several nieces and nephews.
The memorial service will be held at 1pm Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Salem United Church of Christ in Bath with The Rev. Linda L. Leuser officiating. Burial will follow in Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends later at the home of her grandson, Jeffrey Wolfe.
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Born on April 4, 1929 in Gorham, NH, she was the daughter of the late James and Erma Leeman Thompson. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Delbert George Wolfe, who died in 1984; three sisters and one brother.
She worked hard raising her family and caring for the home and later enjoyed being one of the first waitresses at the Red Lobster in Allentown. She also enjoyed playing bingo and singing karaoke and before cellphones , she was Citizen Band Radio enthusiast. Most notably, she will be remembered for her talent of playing the boomba, an instrument made from a pogo stick, tambourine, cymbals, cowbell and drum.
Survivors include her children, Sherry Browne of Hanover, James H. Wolfe, Sr. and his wife, Robin of Bath, Howard E. Wolfe of Saylorsburg; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Pod Thompson and his wife, Tenet of Berlin, NH and several nieces and nephews.
The memorial service will be held at 1pm Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Salem United Church of Christ in Bath with The Rev. Linda L. Leuser officiating. Burial will follow in Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends later at the home of her grandson, Jeffrey Wolfe.
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