Patricia Orndorff Ernsberger, Class of 1943

2/25/2017 5:00 AM

Patricia Orndorff Ernsberger ’43 died Feb. 25, 2017. She and her husband owned and operated Ernsberger Flower and Seed store, Ernsberger Builder, Inc., and Williams Grill. She was church historian for Church of the Messiah U.M. for 25 years and participated in numerous community organizations in Westerville. She was a member of Theta Nu sorority. She was preceded in death by her husband of more than 71 years, Warren Ernsberger ’43; her father-in-law, Roland P. Ernsberger ’17; brother, Richard  Orndorff ’48; brothers-in-law, Paul Ernsberger ’44 and Ralph W. Ernsberger ’39; and sister-in-law, Meriam Haffey Ernsberger ’45; She is survived by a daughter, Wendy Williams; nephew, Richard H. Orndorff ’65; two grandchildren including, Christopher J. Williams ’02 and relative, Michael D. Altmaier ’71.