Anna Mary (Beiler) Hoover, 94, died Jan. 10, 2024, at Garden Spot Village, New Holland, Pa. She was born Nov. 10, 1929, to Isaac K. and Fannie Weaver Beiler in Morgantown, Pa. On April 7, 1951, she married Herbert J. Hoover of New Carlisle, Ohio.
Anna Mary loved flowers, music, sewing and offering hospitality. She was “Mama” to many. She loved to sing hymns and was faithful in attending church throughout her life. She knew and loved Jesus and wrote, “When I pass over after death, I will see Him and be with Him forever.”
She is survived by her husband and their children, James (Deborah) of Green Lane, Pa., Mary (Aaron) Kolb of Williamsport, Pa., Herbert L. of Leola, Pa., Grace (Tony) Woodruff of Washington Island, Wis., Paul (Shirley) of Harrisonburg, Va., Ruth (David) Lehman of Urbana, Mo., Pearl Hartman of Harrisonburg, Va., Carol (Tim) Conrad of New Carlisle, Ohio, and David (Traeln) of New Carlisle, Ohio; 31 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
She is survived by sisters Martha Dietrich, Naomi Keiper, Verna Mae Buckwalter and Arlene Gipe and brothers Clarence and Elam Beiler. She was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Dwight Hartman; and two sisters, Ada Ginder and Irene Beiler.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 24 at Garden Spot Village Chapel, New Holland, and at a later date in New Carlisle.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Mennonite Central Committee.