o that time. She was the piano accompanist for the Tulpehockenaires, a Christian men's quartet, and for Die Dolpehock Sanger Chor, the Pennsylvania German singing group that has performed monthly on BCTV for over 30 years. The Sanger Chor will sing at Edith's funeral. She was active in Pennsylvania German organizations, serving on the Baerricks Kounty Fersommling Rawd and the West Berks Fersommling committee. She compiled the second edition of the Sing Schticker, a collection of Pennsylvania German songs, as a means of preserving the Pennsylvania German language and culture. Edith taught all her children to read before they went to school and gave them piano lessons. She also began the family tradition of candy toppings on birthday cakes. Edie was a founding member of the family club, the REA (Recreational Eaters of America). Her title was "Club Linguist and Napper" - a testament to her knowledge of the Pennsylvania German dialect and her love of afternoon naps after she retired. Edith was predeceased by her husband Vernon Reifsnyder; her sister Anna Faust, and her brothers C. Sylvester and John Schaeffer. Edith is survived by four children: Elizabeth (Betsy), Bernville; Daniel and his wife Beth, Lewistown, Pennsylvania; Anne and her husband Robert Ciraulo, Poughkeepsie, New York; and Mary and her husband Stanley Lessig, Vandalia, Ohio. Other survivors include five grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be on Saturday October 7th at 11 am in St. Thomas Church in Bernville with visitation beginning at 10 am until time of service in the St. Thomas Church Library. Rev. Dr. Daniel Lute will officiate the service. Following the graveside service in St. Thomas Cemetery, there will be a light lunch at St. Thomas Church. Friends and family are invited to celebrate Edith's life at these gatherings. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Thomas Church, 536 Main Street, Bernville, PA 19506. The Kirkhoff Funeral Home in Bernville is entrusted with the funeral arrangements.