Ida Pearl Erdman1

F, #40922, b. 24 February 1907, d. 28 September 1982
  • Last Edited: 5 Dec 2022
  • Ida Pearl Erdman was born on 24 February 1907, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Samuel H. Erdman and Mary Ella Bear.2
  • Ida Pearl Erdman married Earl John Kissinger circa 1926, PA.3,1
  • Ida Pearl Erdman died on 28 September 1982, Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 75.4
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mrs. Ida P. Kissinger
    HERNDON - Mrs. Ida P. Kissinger, 75, of Herndon RD died Tuesday in the Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg.
    Born Jan. 24, 1907, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Mary Baer Erdman.
    She is survived by two sons, Ralph and Marlin, both of Herndon RD; seven daughters, Anna Hollenbach, Alma Etzweiler and Bonita Lesher, all of Herndon RD, Hilda Walter of Huntington Valley, Betty Klock of Domsife, Shirley Matter of York RD and Violet Snyder of Millersburg RD; one sister, Mrs. Iva Engle of Klinger-stowii RD; 26 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
    The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Urban, by the Rev. George Heberling. Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery, Urban.
    The Reed Funeral Home, Pillow is in charge of the arrangements.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 29 Sep 1982, Wed, Page 8.4
  • Father*: Samuel H. Erdman2
  • Mother*: Mary Ella Bear2

Children of Ida Pearl Erdman and Earl John Kissinger

  • Alvin Earl Kissinger1 b. c 1927, d. c 1927
  • Anna Mae Kissinger1 b. 7 May 1931, d. 3 Dec 2022
  • Alma Celesta Kissinger1
  • Ralph Samuel Kissinger1 b. 11 May 1936, d. 24 Jun 1997
  • Hilda Winnie Kissinger1
  • Helen Margaret Kissinger1 b. 8 Jul 1938, d. 23 Feb 1953
  • Betty Ruth Kissinger1 b. 6 Oct 1939, d. 28 Dec 2004
  • Violet Lillian Kissinger1
  • Marlin Earl Kissinger1
  • Shirley Lorraine Kissinger1
  • Bonita Lou Kissinger1

Citations

  1. [S764] Elsie Klinger Eaves. Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database. Data downloaded February 3, 2010. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database.
  2. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  3. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 310. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ida P. Kissinger, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 29 Sep 1982, Wed, Page 8.

Earl John Kissinger1,2

M, #40945, b. 12 December 1903, d. 19 February 1973
  • Last Edited: 1 Apr 2021
  • Earl John Kissinger was born on 12 December 1903, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • He was baptized on 24 April 1904, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He married Ida Pearl Erdman, daughter of Samuel H. Erdman and Mary Ella Bear, circa 1926, PA.3,2
  • Earl John Kissinger died on 19 February 1973, Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 69.4,2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Earl Kissinger
    HERNDON - Earl J Kissinger, 69, died Monday at Good Samaritan Hosnital. Pottsville.
    He is survived by his wife, the former Ida Erdman. Surviving also are: two sons, Ralph Kissinger and Marlin Kissinger, both of Herndon; seven daughters, Mrs. Albert Hollenbach and Mrs. Jamcs Etzweiler, both of Herndon; Mrs. Albert Walter, Huntington Valley, Mrs. Wilson Klock of Dornsife RD, Mrs. Robert Mattern of York. Mrs. Violet Schadle of Halifax, Mrs. Dennis Lesher of Herndon RD; 22 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Eva Schibe of Columbia. Mrs. William Harleman and Mrs. William Brown, both of Harrisburg.
    The funeral service will be held in Pillow on Thursday.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 21 Feb 1973, Wed, Page 33.5

Children of Earl John Kissinger and Ida Pearl Erdman

  • Alvin Earl Kissinger2 b. c 1927, d. c 1927
  • Anna Mae Kissinger2 b. 7 May 1931, d. 3 Dec 2022
  • Alma Celesta Kissinger2
  • Ralph Samuel Kissinger2 b. 11 May 1936, d. 24 Jun 1997
  • Hilda Winnie Kissinger2
  • Helen Margaret Kissinger2 b. 8 Jul 1938, d. 23 Feb 1953
  • Betty Ruth Kissinger2 b. 6 Oct 1939, d. 28 Dec 2004
  • Violet Lillian Kissinger2
  • Marlin Earl Kissinger2
  • Shirley Lorraine Kissinger2
  • Bonita Lou Kissinger2

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), pp. 310 & 601. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S764] Elsie Klinger Eaves. Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database. Data downloaded February 3, 2010. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database.
  3. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 310.
  4. [S1147] Online Obituary for Cois D. Schadel, Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Millersburg, PA; https://www.minnichfuneral.com/obituaries/Cois-D-Schadel
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Earl J. Kissinger, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 21 Feb 1973, Wed, Page 33.