Edna Zimmerman Leinbach

Edna Zimmerman Leinbach obituary

Edna Zimmerman Leinbach

Edna Leinbach Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home - Versailles Chapel on Sep. 6, 2025.
Edna Zimmerman Leinbach, age 81, of Barnett, passed away Friday, September 5, 2025, at her home. She was born October 11, 1943, at East Earl, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Mahlon and Alta Horst. She was united in marriage, November 7, 1963, with Harry W. Leinbach, who survives at the home. She is also survived by six sons and four daughters, James (Grace Ann) Leinbach, Frederick (Loretta) Leinbach, Earl (Christina) Leinbach, Paul (Priscilla) Leinbach, Lloyd (Lisa) Leinbach, Aaron (Virginia) Leinbach, Jeanette (Walter) Martin, Luella (Marvin) Martin, Margaret (Kenneth) Nolt, Phares and Dorcas Zimmerman (late Alta) and Ada Mae Leinbach, two sisters, Elizabeth (Raymond) Zimmerman and Vera (Leroy) Reiff, ninety-seven grandchildren and eighty-six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, four sisters, two daughters, Susan and Alta, one daughter-in-law, Annetta Leinbach and two grandsons. The family will receive friends at their home in Barnett on Tuesday, September 9th, from 1:00 to 4:00 and 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the Hopewell Mennonite Church at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 10th. Interment will be in the Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.

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