Elizabeth Mcilvain Bausher

Elizabeth McIlvain Bausher, 86

It always seemed, after a joyful hello, you were talking about your life.

If you really pressed and asked, you might have been told…

This is where I fill my heart with sounds of children and beautiful flowers. A place I will thrive. A place I will live the seasons of my life, and our lives together.

Children will grow and gardens expand. At times unruly and unwieldy, but always renewing faith, love, and dreams.

I am here to nurture, to establish roots, to create space for sun and rain. My joy is in the "doing." Rewarded by the beauty and variety, the laughter, and conversations.

Elizabeth, born June 5, 1935, to Sidney and Margaret Mays McIlvain of Wyomissing. A graduate of Wyomissing High School 1953 and Smith College 1957, where she majored in Government. Post graduate travel and work in Boston was exchanged for what became an extraordinary family and life in Berks County. A member of the Auxiliary of the Reading Hospital found her operating the Garden Party flower tent for decades. And similar commitments to the then Berks County Historical Society as a board member, and The Junior League of Reading as a member and sustainer, as well as a volunteer for The Berks County Chapter of the American Red Cross. She was a member of The Garden Club of Reading and The Friday Club. Elizabeth the business owner was key to successes at The Butler's Pantry and Canal Street Restaurant and Pub. She created and published Crumbs from the Pantry.

Elizabeth and Jordan created an extraordinary home for their family, and generations of friends. A farm they called Winderthal that carries on traditions, creates memories, and soothes souls.

Married to Jordan Bausher (2015) February 28, 1959. Loved, honored, and occasionally tormented by children; daughters Rebecca married to Charles Pearson, Abigail married to Jeff Smith, and sons Christopher and Jacob. She answered the call of "Meemers" to grandchildren Brandon, Dustin, Garrett, and Dillon Smith, Jace Bausher, Elijah and Scarlett Pearson.

A celebration at The Charles Evans Cemetery Chapel is planned for Saturday, August 14, 2021, at 11:00 am. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., is entrusted with arrangements. Condolences may be expressed at www.kuhnfuneralhomes.com.