Marie NAFZIGER
Marie Nafziger passed away peacefully at WRHN Chicopee on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at the age of 86. She was the daughter of the late Rudy and Elizabeth (nee Gerber) Nafziger. Marie is survived by her sister Irma Swartzentruber of New Hamburg and her nieces and nephews, including Paul (Priscilla) Jutzi, Beverly Groff, Don Jutzi, Mary Jane Swartzentruber, Robert (Debbie) Jutzi, Leigh (Betty) Swartzentruber, Brent (Jennifer) Swartzentruber, Joan (Doug) Leach, James (Linda) Swartzentruber, Sandra (Peter) Fehr, Stephen Swartzentruber (Donna Paulmert), Charles (Susan) Swartzentruber, and Cameron (Janet) Swartzentruber. She will be missed by many great nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and their families. Marie was predeceased by her sisters Catherine in infancy, Edith (Amos) Jutzi, and Alta (Elroy) Swartzentruber, brother-in-law Nelson Swartzentruber, nephews John Swartzentruber, Cecil Swartzentruber, Sam Groff, niece Pam Jutzi, and great-nephew Jerry Groff. Born on May 16, 1939, in Brunner, Ontario, Marie later moved to Pennsylvania where she worked as a medical technologist for many years in several hospitals. She retired in 2004 from the Quality Assurance (microbiology) department at J.M. Schneider Inc. The family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday, April 9, 2026, from 6-8 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira, and on Friday, April 10, 2026, from 10 - 10:45 a.m. at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, 1310 King St. N., St. Jacobs, with a funeral service at 11 a.m. A reception will follow. Interment will take place in St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery. Donations to Teen Challenge Canada would be appreciated and may be made through the Dreisinger Funeral Home.
