Marie was born March 25, 1914 in Distant, PA. She was a daughter of the late Philip W. and Emma Maude (Nulph) Hetrick. Marie was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting afghans for all of her family and many friends. She was a faithful caregiver to her husband, Wilmer, until his death in 1994.Gram will be missed by all who loved her dearly and especially Niecie who have devoted so much time and love for many years when Gram needed it.

She is survived by a daughter, Donna Vandegraft and husband Jim, of Danvers IL a son Gary Aikins and wife Charlotte of Annville, PA, Seventeen grandchildren, thirty-eight great grandchildren and sixteen great great grandchildren.

Marie was preceded in death by two sons Curtis and Richard Aikins, daughter Gail Platt, four brothers, three sisters, one granddaughter, and one great grandson

A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Aikins will be held Monday, December 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the Peters Funeral Home, 321 Carlisle St. Gettysburg with the Pastor Ed Brower officiating. A time to share memories with the family and an opportunity to view will be on Monday from 10:00 AM until the time of the service at the funeral home. The burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens Gettysburg.

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A memorial video celebrating Marie's life can be viewed by clicking the link below, then click the photo to play the tribute video. (Special Note: If you have firewall protection installed on your computer, it may need to be disabled in order to play the tribute. Macintosh systems need Windows to use the tribute viewer).

Mabel Marie Aikins memorial video