Ray Elmer Dietz1

M, #19473, b. 6 November 1909, d. 9 March 1998
  • Last Edited: 2 Jun 2023
  • Ray Elmer Dietz was born on 6 November 1909, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Irie Elmer Dietz and Lillie Alvertta Starr.1
  • In 1930, Ray was living with his parents in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, and worked on a farm.3
  • Ray Elmer Dietz married Gertrude M. Schultz, daughter of Charles H. Schultz and Mary E. Herb, on 24 December 1932.2
  • Ray Elmer Dietz died on 9 March 1998, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 88.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Dietz rites
    Services for Ray E. Dietz, 88, of RR1 Klingerstown, who died Monday morning at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, will be private and at the convenience of the family at Salem United Church of Church Church, RR1 Klingerstown. The Rev. Mark Rothermel will officiate. Interment will be In Salem Cemetery, RR1 Klingerstown. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RR1 Klingerstown is in charge of arrangements. He had been a patient at Tremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center since Feb. 23. He had been in ill since Jan. 27.
    Born in RR1 Klingerstown, Nov. 6, 1909, he was a son of the late Elmer and Lillie Starr Dietz. He was educated in Upper Mahantongo Township schools.
    He had been an independent coal hauler for 27 years and had worked for 12 years at Bethlehem Steel Corp., Harrisburg. He retired from farming in 1980.
    He was a member of Salem UCC, Mahantongo Fire Company, Pitman, and the National Rifle Association. He was preceded in death by two sons, Ray F., in 1932, and Earl K., in 1954; eight sisters, Katie Dietz, Mayme Haas, Edna Maurer, Sadie Maurer, Louella Maurer, Verna Semerod, Florence Geist and Pearl Kieffer; three brothers, Herlen, Marlyn and Willard.
    Surviving are his wife, the former Gertrude M. Schultz, whom he married on Dec. 24, 1932; a son, James A., RR1 Klingerstown; two daughters, Kay V. Williard, RR1 Klingerstown, and Jean L. Savidge, RD1 Hegins; a sister, Esther Hepler, RR1 Pitman; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
    Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 10 Mar 1998, Tue, Page 3.2

Children of Ray Elmer Dietz and Gertrude M. Schultz

Citations

  1. [S250] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 6, no. 3 (1999): p. 108.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ray E. Dietz, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 10 Mar 1998, Tue, Page 3.
  3. [S186] 1930 US Census, Upper Mahantongo Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2147; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 1035.0.

Harry Betz1

M, #19479
  • Last Edited: 1 Aug 2023

Child of Harry Betz and Bessie Morgan

Citations

  1. [S250] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 6, no. 3 (1999): p. 110.

Bessie Morgan1

F, #19480
  • Last Edited: 1 Aug 2023

Child of Bessie Morgan and Harry Betz

Citations

  1. [S250] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 6, no. 3 (1999): p. 110.

Carolyn K. Mervine1

F, #19481, b. 20 August 1941
  • Last Edited: 16 Feb 2016

Children of Carolyn K. Mervine and Kenneth Alvin Klinger

  • Cathy S. Klinger
  • Michael S. Klinger
  • Lori Ann Klinger b. 28 May 1960, d. 23 Jul 1992

Citations

  1. [S251] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 6, no. 4 (2000): p. 91.

Hazel Marie Mower1

F, #19497, b. circa 1913, d. 14 January 1999
  • Last Edited: 8 Feb 2017
  • Hazel Marie Mower is also referred to as Hazel Marie Maurer in some sources.3
  • She was born circa 1913, Saugerties, NY.1
  • She was the daughter of Peter Mower and Minnie (?)2
  • Hazel Marie Mower married Peter Monroe Schwalm, son of Harry Ray Schwalm and Emma Ellen Straub, on 30 October 1948, St. Andrew's Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA; Spouses listed as "Peter Monroe Schwalm" of Mowry and "Hazel Marie Mower" from Saugerities, NY.1,4
  • Hazel Marie Mower died on 14 January 1999, Nothwest Convalescent Medical Center, Dover, NJ.1
  • She was buried on 18 January 1999, at St. Peter's Cemetery, Fearnot, Schuylkill County, PA.5,2
  • Father*: Peter Mower2
  • Mother*: Minnie (?)2

Children of Hazel Marie Mower and Peter Monroe Schwalm

  • Ellen Marie Schwalm6
  • Linda Lou Schwalm7

Citations

  1. [S251] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 6, no. 4 (2000): p. 93.
  2. [S257] Schwalm, Hazel, Obituary, The Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA, January 18, 1999. Hereinafter cited as Hazel Schwalm Obituary.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S290] Glenn P. Schwalm, compiler, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church Records - Part Two (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1991), p. 154. Hereinafter cited as St. Andrew's Records - II.
  5. [S250] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 6, no. 3 (1999): p. 93.
  6. [S290] Glenn P. Schwalm, St. Andrew's Records - II, p. 111.
  7. [S290] Glenn P. Schwalm, St. Andrew's Records - II, p. 112.