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Friends and neighbors say 29-year-old Angela Lechlitner had 3 loves; Jesus Christ, people and
gardening. She was just as passionate about all three.
"On the outside you'd think that she was a timid and shy gal, but once you got to know her she was really engaging," said Tabernacle Church Pastor Kenny Bryant.
People who knew Lechlitner were shocked when police found her dead inside her home Saturday afternoon.
Investigators say there were obvious signs of trauma. Concerned friends called police when Lechlitner didn't show up for work at Norfolk Botanical Garden. The home located in the 2000 blk. of Shafer Street quickly became a crime scene.
"The detective said to lock your doors, lock your windows and don't answer the door if you don't know who's knocking," said one neighbor.
She says many more are baffled about who would hurt Lechlitner.
"This is very uncharacteristic of this neighborhood. I think everyone here is shaken and a little worried," she continued.
Today, members of the Tabernacle Church of Norfolk held a memorial for Lechlitner at Norfolk Botanical Garden.
"Although it was a spontaneous service, there were about 250 people that were present, so she touched a lot of lives," said Pastor Bryant.
He says he met with Lechlitners parents who flew in from Indiana.
"They grieve, but they don't grieve as those without any hope. Her time on this earth was obviously done, but there's joy in knowing one day they'll be reunited," he added.
Police are investigating Lechlitners' death as a homicide. If you know anything that could help police call Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-UP.
Angela Sue Lechlitner
Feb. 22, 1979-Jan. 19, 2008
NORFOLK, Va., — Angela Sue Lechlitner, 28, 2429 Shafer St., formerly of Goshen, Ind., was found dead at her residence Saturday.
She was born in Ephrata, Pa., Feb. 22, 1979.
Surviving are her parents, Rex and Grace (Zimmerman) Lechlitner, Goshen; brothers, Jeremy Lechlitner, Elkhart, and Daniel (Jennifer) Lechlitner, Goshen; one niece; and maternal grandmother, Anna Mary Zimmerman, Denver, Pa.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Tiny and Doris Lechlitner and her maternal grandfather, Clayton Zimmerman.
She worked at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens, Norfolk, as a greenhouse technician.
She was a member of Tabernacle Church, Norfolk. She graduated in 1997 from Goshen High School and was a 2003 graduate of Purdue University. She was also associated with Beth Messiah Synagogue, Norfolk.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Home, Goshen.
The body will lie in state for one hour prior to the funeral service Saturday at 2 p.m. at Grace Community Church, Goshen. The service will be conducted by the Rev. James Brown of Grace Community Church.
Burial will be in Olive (East) Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the Angie Lechlitner Memorial fund.
Online condolences may be sent to www.rrefh.com.
Story from: http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?s=7759276
Obite from: www.goshennews.com
We will keep the site updated if there are any break throughs in Angie's death. Please say a prayer for her family.
1 comment:
Can you change the font color? I had a hard time reading it. This may sound trivial, but I was her boss, and have just now come to see this page after googling her name for a year, so something new about Angie is interesting and comforting and I would want others to to be able read through it without any problems.
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