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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Ella Barbara
Groff
July 28, 1945 – February 8, 2026
Ella B. Groff, 80, of New Holland, passed away at home on Sunday, February 8, 2026.
She was the wife of the late Lewis B. Groff who died September 9, 2025. Born in East Earl, she was the daughter of the late Noah H. and Sarah L. Fox Zimmerman.
Ella was a homemaker and a member of the Honey Brook Mennonite Church.
Surviving are four children, Twila Ann wife of Daniel M. Sensenig of Ephrata, Clair Eugene husband of Sueann (Martin) Groff of West Jefferson, OH, Nelson Lamar husband of Julia (Zehr) Groff of Moultrie, GA, and Curvin Ray husband of Amy (Moran) Groff of Millersburg; 17 grandchildren, 3 great grandsons; and two brothers, Raymond husband of Marie (Hostetter) Zimmerman of Ewing, IL, and George husband of Patricia (Long) Zimmerman of Denver. She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert F. Zimmerman.
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, February 14, at 10:00 A.M. at Honey Brook Mennonite Church, 678 Reservoir Road, Honey Brook, PA. Interment in the adjoining church cemetery. Viewings will be held on Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Centerville Mennonite Church, 201 Sensenig Road, Ephrata, PA. Arrangements by the Groff High Funeral Home, New Holland, PA
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