Marie A. Brubaker

Marie A. Brubaker, 93, of Lancaster, died Saturday, January 10, 2015, at Willow Valley Retirement Communities. She was the widow of John H. Brubaker, Jr., who died in 1995. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Jacob F. Aierstock and Blanche Christ Aierstock. She graduated from McCaskey High School, Linden Hall Junior College, Pembroke College of Brown University, and the Rhode Island School of Design. A lifelong artist, she exhibited her work at the Marion Art Center, Lancaster Galleries, the Lancaster Library, the Mount Gretna Art Gallery and other locations. She directed the art department at Conestoga Valley High School in the 1960s. She was instrumental in starting the county's Scholastic Art Awards program and the Mount Gretna Art Show. She was active in a variety of community activities in Lancaster, Bird-in-Hand and Mount Gretna. She is survived by three children: John H. Brubaker, III, husband of Christine C. Brubaker, Manor Township; Judith Brubaker Veser, Boca Raton, Florida; and Barbara B. DiFrank, wife of Jeffrey M. DiFrank, Manheim Township. Eight grandchildren survive: Jennifer V. Besse, wife of Timo Besse, Mount Gretna; Jonathan B.Veser, husband of Victoria Veser, Phoenixville; Lee C.B. Hicks., wife of Joseph Hicks, Mt. Rainier, Maryland; J. Nicholas Veser, husband of Dawn Veser, Boca Raton; M. Roger Brubaker, husband of Denise Silfee, Eugene, Oregon; Julia K. Veser, Lancaster; Katie E. Shickman, wife of Mark Shickman, Manheim Township; and Emily C. Korzon, wife of Andrew Korzon, Manheim Township. Six great-grandchildren survive: Ryan N. Veser, Parker J. Veser, Vivian C. Veser, Beatrice L. Hicks, Bennett M Shickman, and Henry E. Shickman. She was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother: Beatrice A. Sharrocks, J. Paul Aierstock, Betty A. Moore, and Barbara A. Aierstock. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church, 29 East Walnut Street, Lancaster, Friday, January 16, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. William Lentz, Jr., officiating. The family will greet visitors from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Interment will be private at a later date at Bird-in-Hand United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Marie Brubaker's memory to Hospice and Community Care, PO Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604.