Edna Mae Roberts

Edna Mae Roberts, 97, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday evening at Abington Manor in Clarks Summit. She was the widow of the late John Thomas Roberts, who died in 1986.

Born in Dubois, daughter of the late Henry and Alice Roberts Shaffer, Edna was a graduate of Throop High School. Through her many years, Edna worked as a seamstress and, during World War II, was a factory worker building crystals for radios and hand grenades. During the Vietnam War, she sewed cargo netting and ratchet tie-downs for the military. She was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church, Buckingham, and attended Heritage Baptist Church of Clarks Summit.

Edna was a woman of great faith, trusting her savior as Lord in 1932. She enjoyed tatting? and solving crossword puzzles, as well as bird watching and spending time with her family. The family would like to thank Dr. Boyarski and staff, Susan and the staff at Abington Manor, Commonwealth Hospice of Northeast PA and family and friends for their support, prayers, cards and visits through her dementia journey.

Surviving are a son, Richard and wife, Rebecca, Clarks Summit, with whom she resided for the past five years; a daughter, Patricia Ann Roberts Blumberg and husband, Norman, Doylestown; four grandchildren, Rachel Constantinescu and husband Andrei, McKinney, Texas; Ryan Roberts and wife Jessica, Los Angeles; Renee Roberts, Houghton, N.Y.; Tara Ann Giles and husband, Thomas, Lansdale; a great-granddaughter, Shayla Ann Giles, Lansdale; a sister, Dorothy Phelps, Middletown N.Y.; a brother, the Rev. Kenneth Tapper and wife Jean, Throop; several nieces and nephews.

Four sisters preceded her in death, Dorothy Bolam, Mary Williams, Geraldine Ashman and Virginia Rodney; and a brother Thomas Tapper.

The funeral will be Monday at 2:30 p.m. in the Heritage Baptist Church, 415 Venard Road, Clarks Summit, with services by the Rev. Glenn Amos, pastor. Interment, Tuesday at 2:30 p.m., in Doylestown Cemetery, 215 E. East Court St., Doylestown, with services by Pastor Dan Steward. Friends may call Monday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Heritage Baptist Church Building Fund or Commonwealth Hospice of Northeast PA, 746 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, PA 18510.