Edward F TESNAR

1928 - 2008  (80 years)

• Name	Edward F TESNAR  [1, 2]
  Born	3 Jun 1928	Elizabeth, Union, NJ, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Nov 2008	Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, USA   [3, 5]
  	Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, USA 17601
  Buried	Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon, PA, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I3435	Boyd
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2011

  
  

  Father	Frank TESNAR
  Mother	Sallie WENEK
  Family ID	F2624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeanne E EDWARDS,   b. Abt Sep 1929, , , PA, USA
  Married	20 Sep 1952  [4]
  Children	1. Barbara TESNAR   2. Susan TESNAR   3. James TESNAR
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jun 1928 - Elizabeth, Union, NJ, USA Died - 11 Nov 2008 - Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, USA Buried - - Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon, PA, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Edward F. TESNAR photo by Carolyn Y. Lowe Shifflett, findagrave.com

  
  

• Notes

  Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA, USA) - November 13, 2008 Deceased Name: Edward F. Tesnar Edward F. Tesnar, 80, of Lancaster, peacefully passed away at his residence on Tuesday evening. He was the husband of Jeanne E. Edwards Tesnar, with whom he celebrated 56 years of marriage this past September 20th. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, USA, he was the son of the late Frank and Sallie Wenek Tesnar. Edward was the owner and operator of Little People Daycare in Palmyra for 21 years, until his retirement in 2001. Prior to this, he had worked as the district manager of Lebanon-Lancaster Bell Telephone Co., the Hamilton Watch Co., and the Economy League of Pennsylvania. He was a member of Highland Presbyterian Church. Edward was a US Navy veteran, serving after World War II with the Hurricane Squadron, being stationed in Florida and Newfoundland, Canada. A graduate of Lebanon Valley College, he earned a degree in mathematics and was captain of the football team. He remained active with the school's alumni athletic association. He was a past member of the Hamilton Club, a past Urban League president, and a past member of the Lancaster Rotary. Edward was also the president of the Lancaster Aquatic Club, served on the board of the Middle Atlantic Swimming Assn., and was one of the founding members of Golden Meadows Swim Center in Lancaster. A 32nd Degree Mason, Edward was a member of the Valley of Bloomsburg Scottish Rite Consistory and the George Dallas Lodge 531 in Dallas, PA, USA. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters: Barbara married to John Schober of Lititz, and Susan married to Erich Urbach of Tampa, FL, USA; his son, James of Santa Barbara, CA, USA; and by his 5 grandchildren. Friends will be received on Friday from 3-4 PM at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home and Chapel, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA, USA, with the funeral service to follow at 4 PM, the Rev. James Hanna officiating. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions in Edward's memory to the Masonic Village, 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, PA, USA 17022. To send an online condolence, please visit www.snyderfuneralhome.com Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA, USA) Date: November 13, 2008 Page: B3 Record Number: 677490210006.080013.1185275 All content (c) 2008 Lancaster Newspapers Inc. and may not be republished without permission. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S273] Obituary of Robert L. Edwards, (Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA) 1 July 1994). [S167] switchboard.com. [S30] Social Security Death Index, (The Generations Network, Inc., 2009). [S310] Obituary of Edward R. Tesnar, (Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA) 13 November 2008). [S10] Find a Grave.