Daniel Elwood Rothermel1

M, #14818, b. 11 July 1930, d. 27 July 2020
  • Last Edited: 30 Jul 2020
  • Daniel Elwood Rothermel was born on 11 July 1930, Trevorton, Northumberland County, PA.1,3
  • He was the son of Charles Belford Rothermel and Helen Mae Boyer.2
  • Daniel Elwood Rothermel died on 27 July 2020, at age 90.3
  • Funeral home obituary:
    Daniel E. Rothermel
    July 11, 1930 - July 27, 2020
    MILLERSBURG - Daniel E. "Nick" Rothermel, 90, of Millersburg, died July 27, 2020, at his daughter's home.
    He was born on July 11, 1930 in Trevorton, the son of the late Charles B. Rothermel and Helen M. (Boyer) Rothermel.
    Daniel was married to Nancy (Long) Rothermel for 66 years.
    He retired from the Kinney Shoe Factory, Millersburg. Daniel enlisted in the Army and served 1952 - 1953, and was stationed in Korea during the conflict.
    He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion both in Millersburg. He was a member of Hebron U.M. Church, Millersburg.
    He is survived by his wife Nancy Rothermel, daughters Carol Horchler and her companion Gary Zerbe; Cindy Shade; and Cathy Snyder and her husband Thomas, sons Daniel Rothermel, Jr. and his wife Pamela, and Steven Rothermel and his wife Vicki, 13 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandson, and several nieces and nephews. He is also survived by brothers Lamar & Wayne Rothermel, and sisters Mildred Fulkroad and Fern Donmoyer.
    The family will receive friends on Friday, July 31st from 9:00-10:00 am at Hebron U.M. Church, Millersburg, with a memorial service to begin at 10:00 am. Burial will follow at Ft. Idiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.
    The family requests that memorial donations may be made to Homeland Hospice, 2300 Vartan Way, Suite 270, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
    Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Millersburg is handling the arrangements. To sign the guestbook go to www.minnichfuneral.com.3
  • He was buried on 31 July 2020, at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, PA.3

Children of Daniel Elwood Rothermel and Nancy Lou Long

  • Daniel Elwood Rothermel Jr.1
  • Cindy Lee Rothermel1
  • Steven Roger Rothermel1
  • Cathy Ann Rothermel1
  • Carol Jean Rothermel1

Citations

  1. [S25] L. K. Long II, Brief Resume of the History and Ancestors of the Long Family (Privately published, 1977). Hereinafter cited as Brief History of the Long Family.
  2. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Couple Married in Church at Malta," Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 29 Dec 1953, Tue, Page 3.
  3. [S1147] Online Obituary for Daniel E. Rothermel, Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Millersburg, PA; https://www.minnichfuneral.com/obituaries/…