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Mary M. Aten

Mary M. Aten, 104, died on November 8, 2012. Born on March 23, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Harry A. Helfrich and Anna (Kaetz) Helfrich. She was the last of her immediate family. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Charles H. Aten, Jr. in 1965.

Survivors include daughter Ann, wife of J.P. Treier, Jr., 5 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

She was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy, Lancaster.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Philip the Apostle Church, 2111 Millersville Pike, Lancaster, PA on Monday, November 12, 2012 at 10AM. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be sent to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 440 St. Joseph St, Lancaster, PA 17603 for the Organ Restoration Fund. Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory 717-872-5041

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