Marion Ferenbach

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Marion Ferenbach

June 13, 2000
arion (Shindel) Ferenbach, 89, died at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas,
Nevada, on June 13.



She was the loving wife of the late John C. Ferenbach, a former owner of
the Leon Ferenbach Corp., in Wilkes-Barre. When the company relocated in 1957,
they moved to Johnson City, Tenn., although retaining strong ties to the
Wilkes-Barre area.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, Feb. 9, 1911, she attended Wyoming Seminary and Ward
Belmont College in Nashville, Tenn. Her marriage to C. William Bertels, of
Wilkes-Barre, ended in divorce. A member of the Westmoreland Club, Mrs.
Ferenbach was active in numerous civic and voluntary organizations.

Marion Ferenbach is survived by her sister, Kathryn Hall, Dallas; her
daughter, Louise Bertels Porter, Radnor; and Barbados, West Indies; son, Cam
Ferenbach, Las Vegas, Nev.; and stepdaughter, Suzanne Ferenbach Saxe, Wilton,
Conn. Her sister, Peggy Weaver, also of Dallas; and two stepchildren, John
Ferenbach Jr. and Kathleen Ferenbach Ryon are deceased. There are 14
grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

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