Patricia Delores Williard1

F, #37501, b. 5 February 1941, d. 18 June 2026
  • Last Edited: 23 Jun 2026
  • Patricia Delores Williard is also referred to as Patsy Williard in some sources.
  • She was born on 5 February 1941, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.2,1
  • She was the daughter of Alvin Ray Williard and Sarah Arlene Williard.1
  • Patricia Delores Williard died on 18 June 2026, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 85.2
  • Funeral home obituary:
    Patricia Delores Shiro
    February 5, 1941 - June 18, 2026
    Patricia (Patsy) Delores Shiro, 85, of Berrysburg, PA, passed away on June 18, 2026, at her home in Berrysburg surrounded by her family. She was born in Hubley Township on February 5, 1941, a daughter of Arlene and Alvin Williard.
    She was a member of Good Shepherd EC Church, Gratz, Berrysburg Women's Auxiliary, and the Herndon Senior Citizen Center. Patricia enjoyed gardening, spending time with her family and friends, cross stitching, diamond art, reading, baking, fellowshipping with other believers, singing, swimming, fishing and camping.
    Patricia is survived by her Spouse of 66 years, Allen Shiro; Son, Ricky (Ruth) Shiro; Daughter, Tina (James) Novinger; Daughter, Kelly (Dale) Wagner; Daughter, Shelly (Jeff) Geist; Daughter, Audrey (Frederick) Marrocco; Daughter, Dolores (Brian) Long; Daughter, Heidi (KC) Lyons; Daughter, Vicki (Keith) Reynolds; twenty six grandchildren; twenty eight great-grandchildren; Brother, Ronald Williard; Sisters, Trudy Conrad, Debra Bennett and Tammy Wenrich. She was preceded in death by mother, Arlene Williard; father, Alvin Williard and granddaughter, Natalie Novinger.
    A viewing will be held on Friday, June 26, 2026, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at the Good Shepherd EC Church, Gratz. Funeral Service will follow at 11:00 am in the Church. Interment will take place in the Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz, Pennsylvania.
    In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Good Shepherd EC Church, PO Box 34, Gratz, PA 17030.2

Children of Patricia Delores Williard and Allen Eston Shiro

  • Ricky Allen Shiro1
  • Tina Ann Shiro1
  • Kelly Marie Shiro1
  • Shelly Kay Shiro1
  • Audrey Carol Shiro1
  • Dolores Elaine Shiro1
  • Heidi Arlene Shiro1
  • Vicki Sue Shiro1

Citations

  1. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  2. [S1147] Online Obituary for Patricia Delores Shiro, James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, PA; https://www.reedfh.com/obituaries/patricia-shiro/#!/…

John Romberger Clark1

M, #37523, b. 1890, d. 8 April 1958
  • Last Edited: 24 Dec 2023
  • John Romberger Clark was born in 1890, PA.1
  • He was the son of John S. Clark and Sophie Romberger.
  • John Romberger Clark married Viola Savilla Schreffler, daughter of Isaac Schreffler and Malinda Daniels, on 26 October 1912, Friedens Reformed Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Dornsife R.D.Man Dies in Hospital
    John R. Clark, 67, Dornsife R. D., died this morning at 2:30 in Sunbury Community Hospital, where he had been a patient for three days.
    Born October 23, 1890, in the Klingerstown R. D. area, John Clark was a son of the late John S. and Sophia (Romberger) Clark. He was a teacher of grades five and six in Mahanoy Joint School District, and was a member of Salem Reformed Church, Klingerstown R. D.
    Survivors include his wife, Viola Schreffler Clark, and the following children: Mrs. Gurney Harner, Sacramento: Mrs. Clinton Oxenrider, Millersburg; Mrs. Henry Reiner, Pitman; Victor Clark, Spring Glen; Earl Clark, of Dalmatia; Lyle Clark, Leck Kill; Mrs. Harry Keifer, Klingerstown R.D; Mrs. Charles Bryan and Lester Clark, Sunbury; Mrs. Joseph Still, Metuchen. N. J; Chester Clark, Lykens R. D. 1; Mrs. Donald Luce, Helfenstein and Lee and Leonard Clark, at home. Thirty-seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren survive, also, along with a sister, Mrs. Bertha Wolfgang, Klingerstown R. D.
    Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 in Salem Reformed Church. Klingerstown R. D. 1. Burial will be in Howerter Cemetery, Pitman. Friends and relatives may call Thursday night at the Rothermel Funeral Home.
    Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 08 Apr 1958, Tue, Page 3.2
  • John Romberger Clark died on 8 April 1958, Northumberland County, PA.1
  • He was buried at St. Jacob's (Howerter's) Lutheran Church Cemetery in Upper Mahantongo Twp., Northumberland County, PA.1
  • Father*: John S. Clark b. 10 Feb 1846, d. 13 May 1934
  • Mother*: Sophie Romberger

Children of John Romberger Clark and Viola Savilla Schreffler

  • Edna Jane Clark+1 b. 14 Nov 1912, d. 28 Jan 2000
  • Victor Samuel Clark3 b. 17 Jan 1917, d. 22 May 1986
  • Lyle Norman Clark4 b. 10 Aug 1919, d. 26 Jun 2005
  • Emma Viola Clark+5 b. 23 Aug 1920, d. 1 Jun 2022
  • Nelma Clark6 b. 12 May 1934, d. 4 Dec 2022
  • Leonard Ralph Clark7 b. 1936, d. 22 Jan 2009

Citations

  1. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for John R. Clark, Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 08 Apr 1958, Tue, Page 3.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140165346/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN: 190181554; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  5. [S1147] Online Obituary for Emma V. Kieffer, Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Elizabethville, PA; https://www.minnichfuneral.com/obituaries/…
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Nelma Lute, The News Item (Shamokin, PA), Dec. 6, 2022; online: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsitem/name/…
  7. [S649] Clark, Leonard R., Obituary, Daily Item, Sunbury, PA, January 24, 2009. Hereinafter cited as Leonard R. Clark Obituary.