Gaylord Michael Gurtz1,2

M, #23041, b. 25 September 1905, d. 1963
  • Last Edited: 10 Jun 2020

Children of Gaylord Michael Gurtz and Ethel Irene Coleman

  • Dennis Gurtz1
  • Martin Edward Gurtz1

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 275. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002;
    https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  3. [S1207] United States Selective Service System, online www.ancestry.com, United States Selective Service System (The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis), downloaded 2011, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50908675/ida-b-gurtz. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Gratz Girl Weds Engineer," Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 02 Apr 1943, Fri, Page 1.
  6. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, Web: Jackson County, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1826-2014; License Number: 1943A0095232; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  7. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, Missouri, Jackson County Marriage Records, 1840-1985; License Number: 1943A0095232; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

Ruth Buella Coleman1,2

F, #23046, b. 1 August 1920, d. 16 June 2001
  • Last Edited: 10 Jun 2020
  • Ruth Buella Coleman was born on 1 August 1920, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1,3
  • She was the daughter of Austin Wallace Coleman and Buella Annora Klinger.1
  • Ruth Buella Coleman was baptized on 29 August 1920, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • She married Howard K. Lebo, son of Joseph Boyer Lebo and Elizabeth Klinger, on 26 October 1940.1,4
  • Ruth Buella Coleman died on 16 June 2001, Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA, at age 80.5,6,3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Ruth Lebo, 80, in Avon sales
    Ruth Coleman Lebo, 80, of 103 E. 2nd Ave., Lititz, died Saturday at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness.
    She was married to the late Howard K. Lebo, who died in Feburary, 2000. They were married for 59 years.
    She was the daughter of the late Austin W. and Buelah Klinger Coleman, Gratz.
    She was a 1937 graduate of Higgins Township High School and was an Avon representative for 36 years. For the past 30 years, she received the annual Presidents Club award from Avon for outstanding sales.
    She was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lititz, for 60 years. In the 1960s, she was a Welcome Wagon hostess in Lititz; and was a member of the Lititz Womans Club, the Lititz Senior Center and a voting poll volunteer for the past 14 years.
    She is survived by a daughter, Deborah Pohner, wife of Richard, Lititz; and two sons: Richard C. Lebo, Atlantic City, and Robert E. Lebo, York. Also surviving are three sisters: Hilda Fleegal, Harrisburg; Sarah Beck, Carlisle; and Ethel Gurtz, Aldephi, Md. Two brothers, Mark Coleman, Gratz, and Robert Coleman, New York, also survive, along with five grandchildren and one great-grandson.
    Sunday News (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 17 Jun 2001, Sun, Page 17.6
  • She was buried at Machpelah Cemetery, Lititz, Lancaster County, PA.7

Children of Ruth Buella Coleman and Howard K. Lebo

  • Deborah Ann Lebo1
  • Richard C. Lebo1
  • Robert E. Lebo1

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 275. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S704] Phillip A. Rice, Jodi A. Germani and Jean A. Dellock, compilers, Simeon Lutheran Church Records in Dauphin County Vital Records, Volume 1 (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1991), p. 119. Hereinafter cited as Simeon Lutheran Church Records.
  3. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN: 2203108392; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Howard K. Lebo, Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 03 Feb 2000, Thu, Page 13.
  5. [S352] Coleman, Robert Raymond, Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, June 29, 2006, http://www.legacy.com/pennlive/LegacySubPage2.asp. Hereinafter cited as Robert Raymond Coleman Obituary.
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ruth Lebo, Sunday News (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 17 Jun 2001, Sun, Page 17.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39776064/ruth-c-lebo. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Howard K. Lebo1

M, #23047, b. 20 March 1916, d. 1 February 2000
  • Last Edited: 10 Jun 2020
  • Howard K. Lebo was born on 20 March 1916, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.1,3,2
  • He was the son of Joseph Boyer Lebo and Elizabeth Klinger.2
  • Howard K. Lebo married Ruth Buella Coleman, daughter of Austin Wallace Coleman and Buella Annora Klinger, on 26 October 1940.1,2
  • Howard K. Lebo died on 1 February 2000, Lititz, Lancaster County, PA, at age 83.2,4
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Howard Lebo, interior decorator
    Howard K. Lebo, 83, of 103 E. Second Ave., Lititz, died unexpectedly of natural causes Tuesday at home.
    An interior decorator, Lebo worked for the former J.B. Van Scivers for 34 years. Following retirement, he worked at Manheim Auto Auction.
    Earlier, he worked at Ralph W. Spacht Funeral Home and Furniture Store, Lititz.
    During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as a company commander at Bainbridge, Md. Prior to the Navy, he was with the U.S. Coast Guard.
    He was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lititz, Lititz Senior Citizens, American Legion Garden Spot Post 56 in Lititz and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lititz Lodge 1050.
    Lebo was a 50-year member of the Lititz Lions Club.
    He was an avid coin and stamp collector.
    He was a graduate of the former Lykens High School.
    Born in Valley View, he was the son of the late Joseph B. and Elizabeth Klinger Lebo.
    He was married to Ruth Coleman Lebo for 59 years on Oct. 26.
    Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Deborah A., married to Richard Pohner of Lititz; two sons, Richard C. of Atlantic City, N.J., and Robert E. of York; five grandchildren; a great-grandson; and a sister, Mary E. Updegrove of Levittown, N. Y. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ivan.
    Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 03 Feb 2000, Thu, Page 13.2
  • He was buried at Machpelah Cemetery, Lititz, Lancaster County, PA.5

Children of Howard K. Lebo and Ruth Buella Coleman

  • Deborah Ann Lebo1
  • Richard C. Lebo1
  • Robert E. Lebo1

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 275. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Howard K. Lebo, Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 03 Feb 2000, Thu, Page 13.
  3. [S1203] Gratz Historical Society History of Lykens Township, II (Mechanicsburg, PA: Sunbury Press, 2017), p. 718. Hereinafter cited as Lykens Township History II.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ruth Lebo, Sunday News (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 17 Jun 2001, Sun, Page 17.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39766307/howard-k-lebo. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Charles Jacob Coleman1

M, #23053, b. 3 October 1921, d. 26 October 1983
  • Last Edited: 9 Jun 2020
  • Charles Jacob Coleman was born on 3 October 1921.2
  • He was the son of Austin Wallace Coleman and Buella Annora Klinger.1
  • Charles Jacob Coleman was baptized on 20 November 1921, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He died on 26 October 1983, at age 62.1,3
  • He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.4

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 275. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S704] Phillip A. Rice, Jodi A. Germani and Jean A. Dellock, compilers, Simeon Lutheran Church Records in Dauphin County Vital Records, Volume 1 (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1991), p. 120. Hereinafter cited as Simeon Lutheran Church Records.
  3. [S1203] Gratz Historical Society History of Lykens Township, II (Mechanicsburg, PA: Sunbury Press, 2017), p. 718. Hereinafter cited as Lykens Township History II.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28542521/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Robert Raymond Coleman1,2

M, #23054, b. 27 April 1924, d. 14 January 2006
  • Last Edited: 23 Sep 2019
  • Robert Raymond Coleman was born on 27 April 1924, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • He was born on 27 April 1924, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Austin Wallace Coleman and Buella Annora Klinger.1
  • Robert Raymond Coleman was baptized on 1 June 1924, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.4
  • He married Annie Cordella Schlegel, daughter of Irwin Francis Schlegel and Mary Alice Savidge, on 2 July 1947, Elkton, Cecil County, MD.3,1,5
  • Robert Raymond Coleman died on 14 January 2006, Fox Hospital, Oneonta, Otsego County, NY, at age 81.2
  • Obituary in Harrisburg Patriot-News:
    GRATZ - Robert Raymond Coleman, age 81, of Gilboa, NY, formerly of Gratz, PA, died Saturday, January 14, 2006 at Fox Hospital, Oneonta, NY.
    He was born in Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, PA, on April 27, 1924, a son of the late Austin W. and Buella A. (Klinger) Coleman.
    He was a graduate of the former Gratz High School and Hegins Twp. High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force in 1942. He then graduated from four Air Force Specialist Schools, and was placed in the Air Force Aviation Cadet Reserve Program.
    He served as Flight Engineer on the B-17 Flying Fortress. His last assignment was as Crew Chief and Flight Engineer for the Commanding General, 13th Bomber Command in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre of operations. Sergeant Coleman was awarded the following medals: Good Conduct, World War II Victory, American Theater, Asiatic Pacific Theater, Phillippine Liberation and Air Medal.
    Following the years in the Air Force, he graduated from Williamsport Technical Institute and the Quaker City School of Aeronautics. He was employed by the Piasecki Helicopter Corporation and the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a Diesel Test Engineer.
    In 1947, he married Annie C. Schlegel and purchased a farm in Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, PA. While farming, Bob was Secretary of the Upper Dauphin County Young Farmers Group and President of the Dauphin County Farmers Association. He was a former Deacon, President of the Joint Consistories, Chairman of the Building Committee, Adult Sunday School Teacher, and Sunday School Superintendent at Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz.
    After selling the farm, he accepted a position as a Regional Organization Director for the New York Farm Bureau and moved to the Catskill Mountain Area. During that time, he was promoted to several management positions.
    The National American Farm Bureau Federation offered him a position in the Chicago Office which he accepted. After several management positions, he retired as the Director of Special Marketing Services and moved back to the Catskill Mountains of New York. He was a life member of the VFW Diamond Jubaliee Post 2385, Gratz. He enjoyed tractor restoration, hunting and fishing.
    He is survived by his wife, Annie C. Schlegel Coleman, to whom he was married 58 years; two sons, James L. Coleman of Stamford, NY, and Thomas W. Coleman of Castelton, NY; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and one sister, Sarah Beck of Carlisle. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Coleman and Mark A. Coleman; and by three sisters, Ethel Gurtz, Ruth Lebo, and Hilda Fleegal.
    Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 2nd at Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, PA, with Rev. Barry Ridge officiating. There will be no viewing or visitation. Burial will be made in Union Cemetery, Gratz, PA.
    Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, PA, is in charge of arrangements.
    Condolences can be left for the family at
    www.buffingtonreed.com.
    Published in the Patriot-News on 6/29/2006, www.pennlive.com/obits.2,5
  • He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.5,6

Children of Robert Raymond Coleman and Annie Cordella Schlegel

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 275. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S352] Coleman, Robert Raymond, Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, June 29, 2006, http://www.legacy.com/pennlive/LegacySubPage2.asp. Hereinafter cited as Robert Raymond Coleman Obituary.
  3. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  4. [S704] Phillip A. Rice, Jodi A. Germani and Jean A. Dellock, compilers, Simeon Lutheran Church Records in Dauphin County Vital Records, Volume 1 (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1991), p. 122. Hereinafter cited as Simeon Lutheran Church Records.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Robert R. Coleman, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 30 Jun 2006, Fri, Page 21.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14767126/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.