Mary Jane Erdman, 91
LEWISBURG -Mary Jane Erdman, 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 4, 2020. She resided at 101 Mateo Drive, Maria Joseph Manor, Danville for 14 years and more recently at Heritage Springs Memory Care in Lewisburg.
ANNOUNCEMENT: ERDMAN - Mary Jane, 91, Danville, died October 4, 2020. A Graveside service, delayed by the Pandemic, will be held Saturday morning, August 14, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Hillside Cemetery 100-366 Hillside Avenue in Catawissa PA.
October 5, 2020
Mary Jane Erdman, 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 4, 2020. She resided at 101 Mateo Drive, Maria Joseph Manor, Danville for 14 years and more recently at Heritage Springs Memory Care in Lewisburg.
Mary Jane was born on January 19, 1929, the daughter of the late William Edward Deiterick and Martha (Yost) Deiterick, of Bloomsburg Pa. After relocating to Washington D.C., Mary Jane graduated valedictorian from Anacostia High School, with magna cum laude honors. Having received three scholarships, she attended American University and George Washington University.
Returning to central Pennsylvania, Mary Jane married Jim Erdman, a lifetime member of the Catawissa Reformed Church, in 1951. She went on to become a valued employee of Bloomsburg University, Geisinger Hospital as secretary to the comptroller, and spent 35 years of her professional life as the Executive Secretary to the President, Donald Seebold, of the First National Bank of Danville, retiring in 1994.
Mary Jane and Jim traveled extensively including England, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Canada, Bermuda, Hawaii, Italy and Morocco. Their travels also included numerous cruises and road trips to Maine to visit their niece. They enjoyed 55 years of marriage before Jim passed away in 2006, at which point Mary Jane moved to a cottage at the Maria Joseph Continuing Care Community. Since then, her faithful Shish Tzu, Sasha, had been her constant companion.
Volunteer work was always a part of Mary Jane’s life serving for the Girl Scouts, the Catawissa Eastern Star as an officer, a Sunday school teacher at the St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grovania, the Geisinger Hospital, and the Maria Joseph Manor.
Mary Jane will always be remembered as a confident woman with a quiet, unpresuming strength. She will be dearly missed by many who were very thankful for her presence in their lives and inspired by her example of being a lady.
Mary Jane is survived by three nieces and three nephews: William Weller of Baltimore, Md., Phillip Weller of Valencia, Ca., Gordon Deiterick of New Cumberland, Pa., Mary Weller of Melbourne, Fl., Suzanne Stackhouse of New Berlin, Pa., and Patti Deiterick Cluff of North Berwick, Me.
She was preceded in death by two brothers: Jack and Robert Deiterick, and one sister Kathryn Weller.
A Celebration of her life will be held at graveside at Hillside Cemetery in Catawissa PA at a date to be announced. See above for details.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Danville SPCA 1467 Bloom Road Danville PA in memory of Sasha or to the St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 227 County Line Road Danville PA 17821.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Visneski Funeral Home, Inc. 42 West Mahoning Street Danville PA 17821.
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