Mary Frances Rader

Mary Frances Rader, 82, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at home with her family by her side. She was the daughter of the late Elizabeth (Miller) and Hugh Merwarth. She was the loving wife of Frederick H. Ehrsam and the late Robert H. Rader.

Mary was a devote Catholic and a member of St. Annes Catholic Church. She graduated from Allentown Central Catholic in 1952 where her basketball team didnt lose a game in 4 years. Sports were Marys passion. She was a two time Silver Creek C.C. member/member club champion with her partner, Shirley Kitchen and also an avid bowler. Mary was a longtime volunteer of the Liberty High School Grenadier Band. She loved supporting her family at all their sporting events and was a big supporter of womens field hockey. She enjoyed swimming and traveling with her camper. Mary touched so many lives beyond her family and will be missed by many.

She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 26 years, Fred Ehrsam; twin brother, Mark Francis Merwarth; children, Mary Beth Rader Allegar and her husband John and their children Jacob, Gabriel, and Emily, Robin Rader and her husband Joseph Jasinski, Marilyn Wetmore and her husband Donald and their children Dana and Amy, Richard Ehrsam and his wife Gretchen and their child, Romy, Alyn Delp and her husband David and their children, Jennifer and Sarah and Curtiss Ehrsam and his wife Lynda and their children Elizabeth and Ian and great grandchildren, Giovanni, Heidi and Taylor. Mary was preceded in death by her first husband Robert H. Rader, brother Edward Merwarth and sisters Lucille Kovacs and Betty Ann DeSieno.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at St. Annes Church, 450 E. Washington Ave. Bethlehem, PA 18017 from 10-11:30 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be at Bethlehem Memorial Park.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Judes Childrens Reserach Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl. Memphis, TN 38105. www.stjude.org

Cemetery
Bethlehem Memorial Park
1851 Linden St.
Bethlehem PA 18017
US

Visitation
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
St. Anne's Catholic Church
450 Washington Ave.
Bethlehem PA 18017
US

Funeral Mass
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
11:30 AM
St. Anne's Catholic Church
450 Washington Ave.
Bethlehem PA 18017
US

Funeral HomeConnell Funeral Home, Inc.
245 East Broad St.
Bethlehem PA - 18018
US
610-868-8531