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See Amish
School Shooting for the story of what happened here on Oct. 2, 2006.
Those who died from the Amish School shooting on Oct. 2, 2006 include:
Naomi Rose Ebersole (7 years old)
Anna Mae Stoltzfus (12)
Marian Fisher (13)
Mary Liz Miller (8)
Mary's sister Lena Miller (7)
Five other children, including Anna Mae Stoltzfus' sister, were
hospitalized.
(Eleven months later, one of them is still semi-comatose.)
Also dead is the killer, Charles Carl Roberts IV.
The following information is provided for those who wish to send letters of condolences or who wish to donate funds
to support the families of the victims, including the Roberts family:
Cards and letters of condolences can be sent to Bart Twp. Fire Company, P.O. Box 72, 11 Furnace Road, Bart, PA
17503.
Donations for the Nickel Mines Children's Funds
and the Roberts Family Fund can
be sent to Coatesville Savings Bank, 1082 Georgetown Road, Paradise, PA 17562.
The Nickel Mines School Victims Fund
has been established by Hometown Heritage Bank. Contributions can be sent to the bank at 100 Historic Drive, P.O.
Box 337, Strasburg, PA 17579.
Mennonite Central Committee and Mennonite Disaster Service has established the Amish
School Recovery Fund to help the Amish community with medical care, transportation,
and support. Donations can be made by calling MCC at 717-859-1151 or MDS at 717-859-2210. You can donate online
at mcc.org or mds.mennonite.net or mail to Mennonite Central Committee, 21 S. 12th St., P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA
17501 or Mennonite Disaster Service, 1018 Main St., Akron, PA 17501.
The West Nickel Mines Amish school building has been torn down.
At 4:30 am on October 12, while about 25 Amish and others watched, wrecking crews tore down and hauled away the
Amish school where the girls were shot. Also torn down were the outhouses, the fence, and the baseball backstop.
Originally built in 1976, the site of the West Nickel Mines School is now just an open field. "It was something
we had to do," an Amishman said. A new Amish school was later built at a different location.
On October 13, 2006 the family of Charles Roberts released the following
statement thanking their Amish neighbors and the Lancaster community:
From the Roberts family:
To our Amish friends, neighbors, and local community:
Our family wants each of you to know that we are overwhelmed by the forgiveness, grace, and mercy that you’ve extended
to us. Your love for our family has helped to provide the healing we so desperately need. The prayers, flowers,
cards, and gifts you’ve given have touched our hearts in a way no words can describe. Your compassion has reached
beyond our family, beyond our community, and is changing our world, and for this we sincerely thank you.
Please know that our hearts have been broken by all that has happened. We are filled with sorrow for all of our
Amish neighbors whom we have loved and continue to love. We know that there are many hard days ahead for all the
families who lost loved ones, and so we will continue to put our hope and trust in the God of all comfort, as we
all seek to rebuild our lives.
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