Obit: Mary Lou Orthey 9 Apr 06

Subject: Obit: Mary Lou Orthey 4/9/06
From: GUEST,harpgirl
Date: 30 Apr 06 - 01:33 PM

I've just learned that Mary Lou Orthey passed away on April 9th in Lancaster, PA. Mary Lou was a very fun, generous, inclusive woman who taught, organized, championed, mothered, and inspired the autoharp community for many years. She will be missed.

Mary Lou's obituary

Subject: RE: Obit: Mary Lou Orthey 9 Apr 06
From: wysiwyg
Date: 30 Apr 06 - 04:06 PM

From the above:

An accomplished multi-instrumentalist musician, she was best known for her autoharp playing. She authored a book on How to play the Mountain Dulcimer, and was the co-founder of the Mountain Laurel Autoharp Gathering, the most prestigious autoharp festival in the world. She published the "Autoharp Quarterly" from 1988 until 1997, compiled and edited the "Autoharp Owner's Manual," and was awarded the Autoharp Hall of Fame with her former husband, Dr. George F. Orthey, Jr.

This is sad news, indeed.

Mountain Laurel Autoharp Gathering
June 21-25, 2006

~Susan
Little Buffalo Family Campground Newport, Pennsylvania

Subject: RE: Obit: Mary Lou Orthey 9 Apr 06
From: wysiwyg
Date: 30 Apr 06 - 04:07 PM

From the above:

An accomplished multi-instrumentalist musician, she was best known for her autoharp playing. She authored a book on How to play the Mountain Dulcimer, and was the co-founder of the Mountain Laurel Autoharp Gathering, the most prestigious autoharp festival in the world. She published the "Autoharp Quarterly" from 1988 until 1997, compiled and edited the "Autoharp Owner's Manual," and was awarded the Autoharp Hall of Fame with her former husband, Dr. George F. Orthey, Jr.

This is sad news, indeed.

Mountain Laurel Autoharp Gathering
June 21-25, 2006
Little Buffalo Family Campground Newport, Pennsylvania

~Susan