Elizabeth Frauenhoffer (1925 - 2014)

Elizabeth Frauenhoffer (nee Erzsebet Lind), 88, passed away August 25, 2014, at her residence at Traditions of Hershey in Palmyra, after a long period of declining health. Born December 9, 1925 in Koromla-Csatka, Hungary, Elizabeth was educated by the order of St. Ursuline in Budapest and in Sopron, and was graduated with a degree in elementary education. She married Kristof Peter Frauenhoffer August 15, 1949 and lived in Sopron. She and her family left Hungary in 1956 and emigrated to the United States in 1957 following the Hungarian Revolution.

An avid homemaker, baker, and gardener, Elizabeth was a devoted and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She volunteered as a substitute teacher in schools. She was a faithful member of St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church in Hershey, PA and prior to that, St. John Chrysostom Church in Wallingford, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Kristof, by her son Dr. Christopher Frauenhoffer of Princeton, NJ, and by her four elder brothers and her parents. She is survived by her son Andrew and his wife Linda, of Danville, KY, her daughter Dr. Elizabeth Frauenhoffer of Hummelstown, her daughter-in-law Dr. Suzanne Frauenhoffer, six grandchildren (Susan, Christine, Rachel, Joanna, John, and Kristen), two great-grandchildren (Hunter and Harper), several nieces and nephews, and their children and grandchildren, residing in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Kentucky, Florida, Germany, and Hungary.

Visitation from 6 - 8:00 pm with recitation of the rosary and Evening Prayer (Vespers) at 7:00 pm will be at the Buse Funeral Home, 2 East Main Street, Hummelstown, PA, on Friday August 29, 2014 and visitation from 9:30 to 10:00 am on Saturday August 30, 2014.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 am on Saturday August 30, 2014 at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 359 West Areba Avenue, Hershey, PA.

Burial will take place at Hershey Cemetery immediately following the Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the St. Joan of Arc School Fund, 359 West Areba Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033.

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