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Henry Benjamin Gamber

Birth
Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
26 Dec 1975 (aged 25)
Mombasa, Mombasa, Kenya
Burial
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Gamber, Henry Benjamin, son of Henry K. and Pearl (Myers) Gamber, was born at Connellsville, Pa., May 5, 1950; died an accidental death while walking the beach at Mombasa, Kenya, Dec. 26, 1975; aged 25 y. Surviving are his parents, one sister (Marion), 2 brothers (Timothy and James), his maternal grandfather (H. Hubert Myers), and his paternal grandmother (Anna Martha Gamber). He was a member of the Salem Ridge Mennonite Church, Greencastle, Pa. A memorial service was held in the Meserete Kristos Chapel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dec. 30; interment in the St. Joseph's Cemetery in Addis.

Peace Corps volunteer with others collecting shells on beach when separated.

Died in Kenya of accidental drowning
Gamber, Henry Benjamin, son of Henry K. and Pearl (Myers) Gamber, was born at Connellsville, Pa., May 5, 1950; died an accidental death while walking the beach at Mombasa, Kenya, Dec. 26, 1975; aged 25 y. Surviving are his parents, one sister (Marion), 2 brothers (Timothy and James), his maternal grandfather (H. Hubert Myers), and his paternal grandmother (Anna Martha Gamber). He was a member of the Salem Ridge Mennonite Church, Greencastle, Pa. A memorial service was held in the Meserete Kristos Chapel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dec. 30; interment in the St. Joseph's Cemetery in Addis.

Peace Corps volunteer with others collecting shells on beach when separated.

Died in Kenya of accidental drowning


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  • Created by: kimmie925
  • Added: Dec 13, 2020
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219687358/henry_benjamin-gamber: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Benjamin Gamber (5 May 1950–26 Dec 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 219687358, citing Saint Joseph's Church Cemetery, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia; Cremated; Maintained by kimmie925 (contributor 47790555).