Ada was the third of five children born to Harry Brubaker and Ella Horst Risser Horst. Her parents were raised in Mennonite families, but Harry was a well traveled, progressive farmer and business man. She was raised in a household that spoke Pennsylvania Dutch (German), but she and her husband decided to raise their own children in a more modern fashion. Ada married Samuel Kreider Wengert on June 12, 1923 at her family home. They met at a church camp meeting. Sam later told family that he knew on that very day Ada was the girl for him. She became the mother of eight children, although her first baby died due to prematurity. Her proudest accomplishments were raising her children and being a wife and grandmother. Ada named her first five children and her husband Sam named the last three much simpler names- John, Jane, and Joan. Ada may have named her first two sons after the silent film star Kenneth Harlan (1895-1967). Her daughter Louise was born on her birthday.
She was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church (previously Trinity Evangelical United Brethren). She was a long serving volunteer of Good Samaritan Hospital Auxillary as one of their original members and a past president. She was also a member of the Quota Club and Women's Club of Lebanon.
Ada traveled with her husband Sam to the Holy Lands, Switzerland, Canada, Hawaii, and all over the United States. They spent winters in Florida where one of their daughters lived. Ada enjoyed going to auctions and collecting antiques throughout her life. She also knitted, crocheted, and embroidered and created many afghans in her later years.
She was a soft spoken and tolerant woman who appreciated the sentiment of all that she was given in life. Ada remembered the names, birthdays, and anniversaries of everyone she was related to or ever knew in her life. She collected newspaper clippings of significant events in her husband, children, and grandchildren's lives. Her lifelong friend was Margaret Lehman. Ada's sister Martha married Margaret's husband after he was widowed. The children of Ada and Sam and Margaret and Walter continued to get together for reunions even decades after their parents passed away.
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Ada made a note in her copy of the Biographical Annals of Lebanon County that she was fascinated by her own great-great-grandmother Fannie Ober Shenk. Fannie was the mother of 18 children according to her grandson Henry's biography. Sixteen of the children were located and linked to Fannie and her husband. The burial locations of their first daughter Mary and another baby, possibly a second Heinrich/ Henry, are unknown.
She was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church (previously Trinity Evangelical United Brethren). She was a long serving volunteer of Good Samaritan Hospital Auxillary as one of their original members and a past president. She was also a member of the Quota Club and Women's Club of Lebanon.
Ada traveled with her husband Sam to the Holy Lands, Switzerland, Canada, Hawaii, and all over the United States. They spent winters in Florida where one of their daughters lived. Ada enjoyed going to auctions and collecting antiques throughout her life. She also knitted, crocheted, and embroidered and created many afghans in her later years.
She was a soft spoken and tolerant woman who appreciated the sentiment of all that she was given in life. Ada remembered the names, birthdays, and anniversaries of everyone she was related to or ever knew in her life. She collected newspaper clippings of significant events in her husband, children, and grandchildren's lives. Her lifelong friend was Margaret Lehman. Ada's sister Martha married Margaret's husband after he was widowed. The children of Ada and Sam and Margaret and Walter continued to get together for reunions even decades after their parents passed away.
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Ada made a note in her copy of the Biographical Annals of Lebanon County that she was fascinated by her own great-great-grandmother Fannie Ober Shenk. Fannie was the mother of 18 children according to her grandson Henry's biography. Sixteen of the children were located and linked to Fannie and her husband. The burial locations of their first daughter Mary and another baby, possibly a second Heinrich/ Henry, are unknown.
Ada was the third of five children born to Harry Brubaker and Ella Horst Risser Horst. Her parents were raised in Mennonite families, but Harry was a well traveled, progressive farmer and business man. She was raised in a household that spoke Pennsylvania Dutch (German), but she and her husband decided to raise their own children in a more modern fashion. Ada married Samuel Kreider Wengert on June 12, 1923 at her family home. They met at a church camp meeting. Sam later told family that he knew on that very day Ada was the girl for him. She became the mother of eight children, although her first baby died due to prematurity. Her proudest accomplishments were raising her children and being a wife and grandmother. Ada named her first five children and her husband Sam named the last three much simpler names- John, Jane, and Joan. Ada may have named her first two sons after the silent film star Kenneth Harlan (1895-1967). Her daughter Louise was born on her birthday.
She was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church (previously Trinity Evangelical United Brethren). She was a long serving volunteer of Good Samaritan Hospital Auxillary as one of their original members and a past president. She was also a member of the Quota Club and Women's Club of Lebanon.
Ada traveled with her husband Sam to the Holy Lands, Switzerland, Canada, Hawaii, and all over the United States. They spent winters in Florida where one of their daughters lived. Ada enjoyed going to auctions and collecting antiques throughout her life. She also knitted, crocheted, and embroidered and created many afghans in her later years.
She was a soft spoken and tolerant woman who appreciated the sentiment of all that she was given in life. Ada remembered the names, birthdays, and anniversaries of everyone she was related to or ever knew in her life. She collected newspaper clippings of significant events in her husband, children, and grandchildren's lives. Her lifelong friend was Margaret Lehman. Ada's sister Martha married Margaret's husband after he was widowed. The children of Ada and Sam and Margaret and Walter continued to get together for reunions even decades after their parents passed away.
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Ada made a note in her copy of the Biographical Annals of Lebanon County that she was fascinated by her own great-great-grandmother Fannie Ober Shenk. Fannie was the mother of 18 children according to her grandson Henry's biography. Sixteen of the children were located and linked to Fannie and her husband. The burial locations of their first daughter Mary and another baby, possibly a second Heinrich/ Henry, are unknown.
She was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church (previously Trinity Evangelical United Brethren). She was a long serving volunteer of Good Samaritan Hospital Auxillary as one of their original members and a past president. She was also a member of the Quota Club and Women's Club of Lebanon.
Ada traveled with her husband Sam to the Holy Lands, Switzerland, Canada, Hawaii, and all over the United States. They spent winters in Florida where one of their daughters lived. Ada enjoyed going to auctions and collecting antiques throughout her life. She also knitted, crocheted, and embroidered and created many afghans in her later years.
She was a soft spoken and tolerant woman who appreciated the sentiment of all that she was given in life. Ada remembered the names, birthdays, and anniversaries of everyone she was related to or ever knew in her life. She collected newspaper clippings of significant events in her husband, children, and grandchildren's lives. Her lifelong friend was Margaret Lehman. Ada's sister Martha married Margaret's husband after he was widowed. The children of Ada and Sam and Margaret and Walter continued to get together for reunions even decades after their parents passed away.
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Ada made a note in her copy of the Biographical Annals of Lebanon County that she was fascinated by her own great-great-grandmother Fannie Ober Shenk. Fannie was the mother of 18 children according to her grandson Henry's biography. Sixteen of the children were located and linked to Fannie and her husband. The burial locations of their first daughter Mary and another baby, possibly a second Heinrich/ Henry, are unknown.
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