Alexander S. Williams1

M, #65436, b. 16 December 1868, d. 15 February 1948
Last Edited=1 Jun 2021
     Alexander S. Williams was born on 16 December 1868.2,3 He married Amanda Matilda Kline.1 Alexander S. Williams died on 15 February 1948, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA, at age 79.3
Newspaper obituary:
Former Irish Valley Resident Expires
Alexander S. Williams, 69, formerly of Irish Valley, died last evening at 7:30 in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Noll, 1698 West Wood Street. He was living with his daughter for the past two months.
Williams lived nearly all his life in Irish Valley. His wife, Mrs. Tillie (Kline) Williams, died 30 years ago.
Surviving are the following children: Charles, John and Robert, Harrisburg; Mrs. Chester Fisher and Mrs. Clarence Herb, South Williamsport: Mrs. Bessie Querry, Shickshinny, and Mrs. Charles Noll, Shamokin. Several sisters and grandchildren survive, also.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon, beginning at 1:30, in Wirt Funeral Home, Cliftmont, east of Sunbury. Burial will be in Shamokin Cemetery. Viewing will be in the Wirt Funeral Home tomorrow evening and Wednesday until time of the funeral.
Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 16 Feb 1948, Mon, Page 2.3

Child of Alexander S. Williams and Amanda Matilda Kline

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Bessie Landau, The News-Item (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 13 Dec 1972, Wed, Page 2.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44676945/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Alexander S. Williams, Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 16 Feb 1948, Mon, Page 2.

Amanda Matilda Kline1

F, #65437
Last Edited=1 Jun 2021
     Amanda Matilda Kline married Alexander S. Williams.1

Child of Amanda Matilda Kline and Alexander S. Williams

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Bessie Landau, The News-Item (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 13 Dec 1972, Wed, Page 2.

Neva E. Erdman1

F, #65438, b. 22 October 1923, d. 1 October 2014
Last Edited=1 Jun 2021
     Neva E. Erdman was born on 22 October 1923, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.1 She was the daughter of Howard Homer Erdman and Bessie Margaret Williams.1 Neva E. Erdman married Frederick Raymond Wetzel, son of William F. Wetzel and Anna Wehry.2 Neva E. Erdman died on 1 October 2014, Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 90.1
Newspaper obituary:
Neva E. Wetzel
MILLERSBURG — Neva E. Wetzel, 90, formerly of Shamokin, entered into rest Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at the Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg.
Neva was born Oct. 22, 1923 in Hebe, Dauphin County.
She was the wife of the late Frederick Wetzel, who preceded her in death Dec. 1, 1998.
Mrs. Wetzel was employed by AT&T telephone company and also by various dress factories.
She was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church, Shamokin. Neva enjoyed shopping and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Frederick W. and Elsie Wetzel, of Newport; two grandchildren, Lisa Horting and her husband, Kim, and Kenneth Wetzel and his wife, Deborah; three great-grandchildren, Joshua LeMaster and his wife, Rachelle, and Collan and Cameron Wetzel, and two great-great-grandchildren, Chase and Shelby LeMaster.
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WETZEL — Neva E. Wetzel, 90, formerly of Shamokin, currently of Millersburg. Friends and family are invited to the funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3 at the George P. Garman Funeral Home, 606 N. Front St., Liverpool, with Pastor Bill Walborn officiating. Burial will take place privately in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington. Viewing will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Friday at the funeral home. Memorial gifts may be made in loving memory of Neva to St. John's United Methodist Church, Arch Street, Coal Township, PA 17866.
Published in The News Item on Oct. 2, 2014.2,3
She was buried at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.2
Father*Howard Homer Erdman1 b. 12 Sep 1888, d. 23 Dec 1925
Mother*Bessie Margaret Williams1 b. 17 Sep 1902, d. 13 Dec 1972

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Neva E, Wetzel, George P. Garman Funeral Homes, Inc., Liverpool, PA; https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/NewsItem/obituary.aspx
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Neva E. Wetzel, The News-Item (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), Oct. 2, 2014; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136743952/neva-e-wetzel. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Neva E. Wetzel, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 02 Oct 2014, Thu, Page B5.

Frederick Raymond Wetzel1

M, #65439, b. 25 May 1921, d. 1 December 1998
Last Edited=3 Jan 2021
     Frederick Raymond Wetzel was born on 25 May 1921, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.2 He was the son of William F. Wetzel and Anna Wehry.2 Frederick Raymond Wetzel married Neva E. Erdman, daughter of Howard Homer Erdman and Bessie Margaret Williams.1 Frederick Raymond Wetzel died on 1 December 1998, at age 77.1,2
Father*William F. Wetzel2
Mother*Anna Wehry2

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Neva E. Wetzel, The News-Item (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), Oct. 2, 2014; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136743952/neva-e-wetzel. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN:     192141451; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…

William F. Wetzel1

M, #65440
Last Edited=3 Jan 2021
     William F. Wetzel married Anna Wehry.1

Child of William F. Wetzel and Anna Wehry

Citations

  1. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN:     192141451; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…

Anna Wehry1

F, #65441
Last Edited=3 Jan 2021
     Anna Wehry married William F. Wetzel.1

Child of Anna Wehry and William F. Wetzel

Citations

  1. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN:     192141451; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…

Simon Wolfgang1

M, #65444
Last Edited=3 Jan 2021
     Simon Wolfgang married Catherine Ochs.1

Child of Simon Wolfgang and Catherine Ochs

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mabel M. Erdman, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 13 Mar 1989, Mon, Page 8.

Catherine Ochs1

F, #65445
Last Edited=3 Jan 2021
     Catherine Ochs married Simon Wolfgang.1

Child of Catherine Ochs and Simon Wolfgang

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mabel M. Erdman, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 13 Mar 1989, Mon, Page 8.

William Nutt1

M, #65454
Last Edited=4 Jan 2021
     William Nutt married Blanche Bolt.1

Child of William Nutt and Blanche Bolt

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Marilyn L. Klinger, Herald-Whig (Quincy, IL), Jan. 4, 2021; online: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/whig/name/…

Blanche Bolt1

F, #65455
Last Edited=4 Jan 2021
     Blanche Bolt married William Nutt.1

Child of Blanche Bolt and William Nutt

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Marilyn L. Klinger, Herald-Whig (Quincy, IL), Jan. 4, 2021; online: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/whig/name/…

Mary Sevilla Koppenhaver1,2

F, #65456, b. 5 March 1919, d. 24 November 1978
Last Edited=7 Jan 2021
     Mary Sevilla Koppenhaver was born on 5 March 1919, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.4 She was the daughter of William Welsey Koppenhaver and Alva Alverta Sausser.3 Mary Sevilla Koppenhaver married Jay Gilbert Erdman, son of William W. Erdman and Mabel Minnie Wolfgang, on 23 November 1947, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.1,5 Mary Sevilla Koppenhaver died on 24 November 1978, Reading Hospital, Reading, Berks County, PA, at age 59.4
Newspaper obituary:
Mary S. Erdman
Mrs. Mary Sevilla Erdman, 53, wife of Jay Erdman, of Yalley View, died Friday morning at Reading Hospital where she had been a patient one week.
Mrs: Erdman, born in Valley. View on March 5, 1919, was the daughter of Mrs. Alva Sausser Koppenhaver, Valley View, and the late Wesley Erdman [Koppenhaver] who died in 1977.
She graduated from Hegins Township High School in 1936. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View.
Surviving, in addition to her husband and mother, are two daughters, Kay, wife of Charles Hollenbach, Cressona, and Fay, wife of Daniel Bixler, Elizabethviile; five grandchildren, a brother, Dean Koppenhaver, of RD Elizabethtown, and a sister, Mrs. Ruth Zubrickie, Hershey.
Services will be held Tuesday afternoon in Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Guy R. Grube officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery. The Arthur R. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, has charge of arrangements.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 25 Nov 1978, Sat, Page 2.4
Father*William Welsey Koppenhaver3 b. 30 Sep 1897, d. 11 Mar 1977
Mother*Alva Alverta Sausser3 b. 7 Feb 1897, d. 13 Feb 1980

Children of Mary Sevilla Koppenhaver and Jay Gilbert Erdman

  • Kay Irene Erdman4
  • Fay Erdman4

Citations

  1. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Marriage Licenses," Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 03 Nov 1947, Mon, Page 16.
  2. [S186] 1930 US Census, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2341879; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  3. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN:     166032203; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mary S. Koppenhaver, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 25 Nov 1978, Sat, Page 2.
  5. [S1191] Donald C. Reed, Descendants of Johannes Schwalm and Allied Families 2d Edition., CD-ROM (Lancaster, PA: Donald C. Reed, 2016), Descendants of Johannes Schwalm, OE Frederick Schwalm, p. 70. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Johannes Schwalm 2d ed.

Charles Joseph Hollenbach1

M, #65458, b. 30 July 1941, d. 31 March 1992
Last Edited=5 Jan 2021
     Charles Joseph Hollenbach was born on 30 July 1941, Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, PA.2 He was the son of Harry Hollenbach and Anna Shaulis.2
Newspaper obituary:
Charles J. Hollenbach
Charles J. Hollenbach, 50, of Cressona, died early this morning at Rest Haven, Schuylkill Haven, where he resided for 2 1/2 weeks.
Born in Shenandoah, July 30, 1941, he was a son of Anna Shaulis Hollenbach, of Shenandoah, and the late Harry Hollenbach.
He was employed by the Schuylkill County Courthouse as a second deputy in the prothonotary's office until retiring in June.
He was of the Catholic faith and was a member of Glover's Hill Gun Club, Shenandoah.
Preceding him in death were two brothers, Edward and John.
Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his wife, the former Kay Erdman, to whom he was married for 22 years; two daughters, Stacy Laubenstine, Auburn, and Mary, at home; two sons, Troy and Joseph, both at home; two brothers, Frank and Harry, both of Shenandoah; four sisters, Anna Stine and Jean DeLuca, both of Shenandoah, Shirley Meahs, Quarry, and Joanne Andrews, Maryland; two grandchildren.
Services will be held at noon Thursday from Ebling Funeral Home, Cressona. The Rev. Frederick Fisher will officiate. Interment will be in St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Summer Hill.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 31 Mar 1992, Tue, Page 2.2
Charles Joseph Hollenbach died on 31 March 1992, Rest Haven, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 50.2,3 He was buried on 2 April 1992, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Summer Hill, Schuylkill County, PA.2
Father*Harry Hollenbach2
Mother*Anna Shaulis2

Children of Charles Joseph Hollenbach and Kay Irene Erdman

  • Mary Kay Hollenbach3
  • Stacy Ann Hollenbach2
  • Troy Hollenbach2
  • Joseph Hollenbach2

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mary S. Koppenhaver, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 25 Nov 1978, Sat, Page 2.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Charles J. Hollenbach, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 31 Mar 1992, Tue, Page 2.
  3. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Mendinsky-Hollenbach," Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 12 Nov 1994, Sat, Page 37.