Obituary of Erma M. Nissley

Erma M. Nissley, 83 of Palmyra, PA, formerly of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday morning, April 27, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, PA. Born June 1, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Abram and Minnie Flory Zellers. She was the wife of Harold M. Nissley for 63 years. A homemaker, she was a member of Chiques Church of the Brethren in Manheim. Erma is free of her mental and physical distress and is in the arms of her Lord. Forty-four years ago, she sustained severe brain damage from an automobile accident. For the past 20 years, she was a resident at Cedar Haven in Lebanon, PA. She loved cooking, baking, canning and freezing vegetables and fruits. She was a wonderful wife to Harold, mother of three daughters, Linda Hollopeter, wife of John, of Manheim, Lois Vannoy, wife of Kent, of Perkesie, PA, and Eileen Baxter of Harrisburg, PA; grandmother of seven grandchildren; great grandmother of three great grandchildren; and mother to several foster children. She is also survived by a sister, Esther Diffenderfer, wife of Donald, of Manheim. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Henry Zellers, Earl Zellers, and Nelson Zellers; and her step-mother, Mildred Miller Zellers. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Chiques Church of the Brethren, 4045 Sunnyside Road, Manheim, PA with Ministers Ron Strickler and Nate Myer officiating. Interment will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery, Manheim following a luncheon at the church. The family will receive guests at the church on Tuesday evening from 6-8:00 PM and on Wednesday morning from 10:00 AM until the time of the service. The family requests that flowers please be omitted. Because of Erma's love for children, contributions may be made in her memory to Susquehanna Valley Pregnancy Services, 131 South 8th Street, Lebanon, PA 17042. To express a condolence to the family or to view a webcast of her service, visit www.spencefuneralservices.com.