Norma E. Boney

August 23, 1927

January 1, 2005

     Norma E. Hoffert Boney, 77, of 675 Swamp Church Road , Reinholds, Lancaster County , formerly of Pleasantville , NJ , died Saturday, January 1, 2005, at 7:40 PM in Ephrata Manor, Ephrata, Lancaster County .  Born August 23, 1927, in Cleveland , Ohio , she was the daughter of the late Charles and Gertrude (Collins) Hoffert, and was the wife of Henry R. Boney for 59 years on August 31^st, 2004.   She was a member of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Ephrata.   Norma was a teacher at the Atlantic City Friends School and substituted with the Pleasantville Public Schools.  A musician most of her life, she was pianist for the Ephrata Golden Years Club and played at the former Zaberer’s Restaurant, Atlantic City, NJ, as well as many of the Lancaster & Berks County restaurants and clubs.  She was a member of the Greater Lancaster Federation of Musicians Local 294.   She wrote articles and letters with the Ephrata Review over the years and was a great animal lover.    Surviving in addition to her husband are 2 sons, Henry R., Jr., husband of Roberta (Clunne) Boney, of Mays Landing, NJ; and James R., husband of Carol (Mostetler) Boney, Egg Harbor Township , NJ ; and 4 grandsons, Matthew, Vincent, Jay and John.  She was preceded in death by a grandson, Daniel.

A viewing will be held on Thursday, January 6, 2005, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM from our parlors.  The ceremony celebrating Norma's life will begin at 2:00 PM with a priest from Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church as celebrant.

Burial will follow in Center Union Cemetery, Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA.