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| | Josephine K. Ziegler Auten | Service:
Friday, January 19, 2007
11:00 AM
Westminster Chapel at the Westminster-Thurber Community
717 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
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Josephine K. Ziegler Auten, peacefully departed this life January 2, 2007. She was born April 22, 1906 in Mont Alto, PA, the daughter of Henry R. and Mary Elizabeth (Moyer) Kreider. She grew up in Toledo, OH, lived for a number of years in Gainesville, FL, and for nearly 50 years in Lewisburg, PA. Her last 6 years were spent in Columbus, OH. She was predeceased by her first husband Edwin A. Ziegler, in 1967, by her second husband John T. Auten, in 1976, and by her daughter Elizabeth Z. Olson in 2006. She is survived by two daughters, Miriam M. Ziegler (Thomas Baldwin) of Tucson, AZ, and Joanna Z. Page (Alan Page) of Belchertown, MA; a brother, Henry R. Kreider of St. Petersburg, FL, and a sister, Ruth Hiltner of Cleveland, OH; seven grandchildren, David (Pamela) Zweizig, Miriam Zweizig (Michael Biggins), Andrew (Holly) Zweizig, James Page, Matthew (Sara) Page, Rebecca Baldwin, Ruth Baldwin; six great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson. Mrs. Auten earned a B.A. from the University of Toledo (OH) and a M.A. from Columbia University. She had a long career as a teacher, social worker, and devoted wife and mother. Her life was filled with volunteer civic, philanthropic, and church work, including the Red Cross, the Tri-County Girl Scout Council, the A.A.U.W., the League of Women Voters, the Lewisburg Business and Professional Women's Club, and the Lewisburg Civic Club. She was an active member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Lewisburg, PA for over 50 years. A local memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 19, 2007 in the Westminster chapel at the Westminster-Thurber Community, 717 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 228-8888. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to St. John's U.C.C., 1050 Buffalo Rd., Lewisburg, PA 17837, or to the Ziegler-Auten scholarship fund, Penn State Mont Alto, 1 Campus Drive, Mont Alto, PA 17237.
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