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Harry Franklin Bucher¹

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2025

• Harry Franklin Bucher was born on 28 February 1900, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.²
• He was the son of Andrew L. Bucher and Elizabeth Latsha.¹
• Harry Franklin Bucher married Anna Lucetta Erdman, daughter of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm, circa February 1919; A newspaper article noted:
  That her age is sixteen years and her occupation "farming" was the statement of Anna L. Erdman of Herndon. in obtaining a marriage license from and Recorder John I. Carr, yesterday. marry Henry Bucher, 19 years old of Red Cross, some miles east of Herndon. The consent of the parents of both was obtained.
  Mount Carmel Item, February 19, 1919, Page 2.^3,4
• Harry Franklin Bucher died on 22 May 1959, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 59.^2,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  Father of Zerbe Resident Expires
  Injuries received Monday in a fall from a truck proved fatal to Harry Franklin Bucher, 59, Dornsife, R. D., father of a Trevorton resident, who died yesterday, in Sunbury Community Hospital.
  Mr. Bucher, a former employe of the Brubaker Tool and Die Shop, Millersburg, was a native of Red Cross, and was a son of the late Andrew and Elizabeth (Latsha) Bucher. He was member of St. Peter's Reformed Church, Red Cross. Mr. Bucher was financial secretary of the Dornsife Lodge of Odd Fellows. He was treasurer of the Red Cross church and was a member of the Past Grands Association of the Odd Fellows and the Junior Mechanics, Herndon.
  Surviving are the widow, the former Anna Erdman; a son, Paul Bucher, Herndon R. D; three daughters, Mrs. Arlene Deppen, Pillow; Mrs. Lena Konyar, Trevorton, and Mrs. Shirley Maurer, at home; 10
  grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Carrie Ernst, and a brother, Charles Bucher, both of Sunbury.
  Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 in St. Peter's Church, Red Cross. Rev. Jacob Singer will officiate, assisted by Rev. Franz Lundahl, Herndon Lutheran minister. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Dornsife Funeral Home, Sunbury, Monday evening, from 7:00 until 9:00. Odd Fellow rites will be conducted tomorrow night at 8:00 in the funeral home.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch, May 23, 1959, Page 3.⁶
  
• He was buried at Saint Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.^2,1

• Father*: Andrew L. Bucher¹ b. 1860, d. 1941
• Mother*: Elizabeth Latsha¹ b. 1871, d. 1948

Arlene S. Bucher¹

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2025

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Arlene S. Bucher was born on 4 August 1923, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Harry Franklin Bucher and Anna Lucetta Erdman.
• Arlene S. Bucher married Charles Harvey Deppen, son of Harvey Arthur Deppen and Blanche Mae Hepner, on 16 March 1945, Elkton, MD.^2,3,4
• Arlene S. Bucher died on 9 January 2011, Tremont Nursing Home, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 87.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Arlene S. Deppen, 87, Elizabethville
  ELIZABETHVILLE — Arlene S. Deppen, 87, of West Broad Street, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 9 , 2011, at the Tremont Nursing Home.
  She was born Aug. 4, 1923, in Northumberland County, a daughter of the late Harry and Anna (Erdman) Bucher. She was married to Charles H. Deppen, who preceded her in death.
  She was a 1941 graduate of Pine Park High School.
  Arlene was a retired seamstress from the Pillow Manufacturing Co., Pillow.
  She attended Salem United Church of Christ, Elizabethville where she enjoyed helping at the Christmas bazaars, and enjoyed the friendship when making chow-chow. She was a member of the Elizabeth- ville Senior Citizens, where everyone looked forward to her witty humor. She was a charter member of the Idella Rebekah Lodge 58, Dornsife and served as a past Noble Grand. In 1989, she was awarded the degree of Chivalry while attending the state session in Pittsburgh.
  Arlene’s hobbies were playing Ppinochle, making soups and funnel cakes for camp in Clinton County. She had resided in Hollywood Court Complex for 19 years and was supportive to her friends and neighbors.
  She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, Doyle and Gerri Deppen, of Elizabethville, Rodney and Jean Deppen, of Pillow, Dean and Jane Deppen, of Elizabethville, Stephen and Candice Deppen, of New Holland; two sisters, Lena Konyar, of Treveorton, and Shirley Maurer, of Red Cross; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
  She was preceded death by one brother, Paul Bucher, and two grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes, Inc., Millersburg, with an Idella Rebekah service at 10:45, followed by a religious service at 11 with the Rev. Dan Shahan officiating.
  Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax.
  Memorial donations may be made in Arlene’s memory to Rebekah Lodge, 770 Schwaben Creek Road, Dornsife, PA 17823.
  The Daily Item, November 1, 2011, Page B5.⁵
  
• She was buried on 13 January 2011, at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Harry Franklin Bucher b. 28 Feb 1900, d. 22 May 1959
• Mother*: Anna Lucetta Erdman b. 28 Apr 1902, d. 11 Oct 1992

Charles Harvey Deppen¹

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2025

• Relationship: 4th great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles Harvey Deppen was born on 19 May 1922, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3,4
• He was the son of Harvey Arthur Deppen and Blanche Mae Hepner.²
• Charles Harvey Deppen married Arlene S. Bucher, daughter of Harry Franklin Bucher and Anna Lucetta Erdman, on 16 March 1945, Elkton, MD.^5,6,7
• Charles Harvey Deppen lived in 18 West Broad Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He died on 23 December 1997, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 75.^1,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Charles H. Deppen
  ELIZABETHVILLE - Charles H. Deppen, 75, of 18 W. Broad St. died Tuesday in Harrisburg Hospital.
  He retired from the former Muskin Shoe Co., Millersburg; was an Army veteran of World War II; and a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church, Red Cross, Millersburg American Legion Post 326, the Pillow and Herndon fire companies, Dauphin County Volunteer Fireman's Association and Pillow Rod & Gun Club.
  Surviving are his wife, Arlene S. Bucher Deppen; four sons, Doyle F. and Dean P., both of Elizabethville, Rodney C. of Pillow and Stephen H. of East Earl; two brothers, Forrest of Pillow and James of Halifax; a sister, Beatrice Shade of Berrysburg; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
  Private services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Hoover Funeral Home, Elizabethville. Burial, with military honors, will be in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax.
  There will be no viewing.
  Memorial contributions may be made to Medic 6, 466 W. Main St., Elizabethville 17023, or Elizabethville Ambulance Association, PO Box 613, Elizabethville 17023.
  The Patriot-News, December 24, 1997, Page 10.⁸
  
• He was buried at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Harvey Arthur Deppen² b. 3 Nov 1891, d. 1 Sep 1982
• Mother*: Blanche Mae Hepner² b. 21 Jul 1898, d. 20 Feb 1987

Doyle Forrest Deppen¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jun 2026

• Relationship: 5th great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Doyle Forrest Deppen was born on 15 October 1942, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3,4
• He was the son of Charles Harvey Deppen and Arlene S. Bucher.
• Doyle Forrest Deppen died on 9 June 2026, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 83.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  Doyle F. Deppen
  October 15, 1942 - June 9, 2026
  ELIZABETHVILLE - Doyle Forrest Deppen, 83, of North Street, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at his home. He was the eldest son of the late Charles H. and Arlene S. Deppen of Pillow. Born in Red Cross, PA on October 15, 1942, he is survived by his wife of 59 years, Geraldine M. "Gerri" Deppen, 79, two daughters; Deanna M. Deppen, 57, and Denise M. Knisely, 59, and her husband Thomas F. Knisely, 58, all of Roanoke, Virginia, and two beloved grandchildren always in his thoughts; Samuel C. Knisely, 27, of Arlington, VA, and Brooke A. Knisely, 24, of Charlotte, NC. He is also survived by three brothers Rodney Deppen and wife Jean, of Pillow, Dean Deppen and wife Jane, of Elizabethville, and Stephen Deppen and wife Candy of Valley View. Additional close family include; "Gerri's brother", as he always said, brother-in-law Eric B. Clough, 64, of Elizabethville, and grandson at heart Jordan T. Knisely and wife Jessica A. Knisely, of Millersburg and their children Ava and Aaron.
  At age 19, Doyle drove his first new car, a 1961 Chevy Impala SS, to pick up Gerri for their first date. He later taught her to drive in that car, and he was a Chevy owner his entire life. In 1961 he and a group of family and friends bought a camp and founded "The Pillow Rod & Gun Club" in Glen Union, PA in Clinton County. He was the last surviving original founding member of the camp. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in the early Vietnam era and was stationed in Alaska, "of all places", he often said. After the Army he became a steel worker for Bethlehem Steel in Steelton, PA and retired after 37 years. He was proud to be a steel worker and believed in supporting America jobs.
  Doyle was a Legionnaire at the American Legion John Lloyd Post 404, Elizabethville, for many years prior and eventually led the post as Commander for over 20 years. He dedicated his early term to returning financial health to the post and during his tenure he was proud to oversee the construction and dedication of the post's memorial wall for local armed service members fallen in the line of duty. He was also honored as Commander to swear in his son-in-law as a Legionnaire, Thomas F. Knisely, Major, United States Army, now retired.
  Many hobbies and activities interested Doyle throughout his life; golfing, playing euchre and poker, his daily crossword puzzle, and in recent years hawk and eagle watching with his buddy DP. He was also an avid American coin collector and loved American history. Well known in Upper Dauphin County, he was a member and supporter of the many veteran's and social clubs in the area.
  Throughout his life Doyle made countless friends and acquaintances who he always greeted with a pleasant demeanor. He will be missed dearly. His wishes were for no funeral but that a Celebration of Life will be held at the Elizabethville Legion on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, September 5, 2026. Details will be provided as the date approaches. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to American Legion Post 404, P.O. Box 15, Elizabethville, PA 17023.
  Rest in Peace, dear friend.
  Arrangements are being cared for by the staff of Minnich Funeral. We are honored to serve this family at our Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Elizabethville location. To sign the guestbook go to www.minnichfuneral.com.²
  

• Father*: Charles Harvey Deppen b. 19 May 1922, d. 23 Dec 1997
• Mother*: Arlene S. Bucher b. 4 Aug 1923, d. 9 Jan 2011