Viola Essler1

F, #44915, b. 1905, d. October 1964
  • Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015

Children of Viola Essler and Harry Jay Wiest

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S192] 1920 US Census, Branch Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1649; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 288.
  4. [S186] 1930 US Census, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2146; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0092; Image: 852.0; FHL microfilm: 2341880.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Obituary for Henry F. Wiest.
  6. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com,.
  7. [S941] 1940 US Census, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3605; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 54-115.

Henry F. Wiest1

M, #44916, b. 16 May 1923, d. 11 July 2011
  • Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015
  • Henry F. Wiest was born on 16 May 1923, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Harry Jay Wiest and Viola Essler.1
  • Henry F. Wiest married Naomi M. Fessler.2
  • Henry F. Wiest married Jean F. Brown.2
  • Henry F. Wiest died on 11 July 2011, Lehigh Valley Medical Center, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA, at age 88.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Henry F. Weist, 88, of Orwigsburg passed away peacefully on Monday, July 11, 2011, in the Lehigh Valley Medical Center, where he was admitted earlier in the day with his family by his side.
    Henry was the widower of Naomi M. (Fessler) Weist, who passed away in 1964 and Jean (Brown) Weist, who passed away in 2002.
    Born in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Harry J. and Viola Weist Rowe.
    Henry was a veteran of WWII with the Marine Corps in the Pacific Theatre Group. He was an independent coal miner for many years of his life and later worked for Bethlehem Steel in their Iron Ore mining division, retiring upon their closing.
    Henry enjoyed the outdoors, doing his gardening and spending time with his granddog Rex.
    Surviving are one son, a brother,and a sister,
    Henry was predeceased by two sisters, Violet Bowers and Katherine (Sissy) McClintock; and a brother, Norman.
    Interment in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, with military honors.
    Published in Reading Eagle on July 13, 2011.2
  • He was buried at Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.2

Citations

  1. [S186] 1930 US Census, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2146; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0092; Image: 852.0; FHL microfilm: 2341880.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Naomi M. Fessler1

F, #44917, b. 1924, d. 25 June 1964
  • Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015
  • Naomi M. Fessler was born in 1924, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • She married Henry F. Wiest, son of Harry Jay Wiest and Viola Essler.1
  • Naomi M. Fessler died on 25 June 1964, Elverson, Chester County, PA.1
  • She was buried at Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.1

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Jean F. Brown1

F, #44918, b. 5 March 1927, d. 5 January 2002
  • Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015
  • Jean F. Brown was born on 5 March 1927.1
  • She married Henry F. Wiest, son of Harry Jay Wiest and Viola Essler.1
  • Jean F. Brown died on 5 January 2002, at age 74.1
  • She was buried at Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.1

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Katherine Wiest1

F, #44919, b. circa 1925, d. before 2011
  • Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015

Citations

  1. [S186] 1930 US Census, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2146; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0092; Image: 852.0; FHL microfilm: 2341880.

Violet Wiest1

F, #44921, b. circa 1932, d. before 2012
  • Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Obituary for Henry F. Wiest. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S941] 1940 US Census, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3605; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 54-115.

Norman Jay Wiest1

M, #44923, b. 17 June 1936, d. 23 August 1998
  • Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015
  • Norman Jay Wiest was born on 17 June 1936, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Harry Jay Wiest and Viola Essler.1
  • Norman Jay Wiest died on 23 August 1998, at age 62.1
  • He was buried at Cressona Cemetery, Cressona, Schuylkill County, PA.1

Citations

  1. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com,.

Virginia Tophoney1

F, #44927, b. 6 June 1927, d. 29 September 2010
  • Last Edited: 19 Feb 2023
  • Virginia Tophoney was born on 6 June 1927, Saint Clair, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Felix Tophoney and Mary Pollock.2
  • Virginia Tophoney married Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr., son of Henry E. Wetzel Sr. and Alice Clara Wiest.1
  • Virginia Tophoney died on 29 September 2010, Frackville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 83.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Virginia 'Virgie' Wetzel
    September 29,2010
    Virginia "Virgie" Wetzel, 83, of Ashland, passed away Wednesday at Broad Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville.
    Born in Saint Clair, June 6, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Felix and Mary Pollock Tophoney.
    She was of the Catholic faith and attended St. Joseph School, Ashland.
    She worked at the Ashland Shirt Corp., Ashland, until retirement.
    She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Wetzel Jr., in 1982; a son, Raymond Wetzel, in 2004; five brothers, Louis, Alfred, Joseph, Francis and Vincent; a half brother, Tony Bosco; two sisters, Anna Barrett and Margaret Tallet.
    Surviving are two daughters, Carol, wife of Guy Mervine, Willow Grove, and Regina, wife of Ronald Akelaitis, Miami, Fla; one son, Henry, husband of Evelyn Wetzel, Ashland; one sister, Theresa McDonald, St. Louis, Mo; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
    Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mauritius Catholic Church, Ashland. The Rev. John W Bambrick will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Kull-Heizenroth Funeral Home, Ashland, and from 10 a.m. until the time of services Saturday at the church. Memorial contributions can be made in memory of Virgie to the charity of your choice. Kull-Heizenroth Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Visit wwwkullfuner-al.com for more information.
    Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 01 Oct 2010, Fri, A11.2
  • She was buried at Brock Cemetery, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.1

Children of Virginia Tophoney and Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr.

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Virginia Wetzel, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 01 Oct 2010, Fri, A11.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Obituary for Raymond William Wetzel.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Raymond W. Wetzel, Pottsville Republican, 08 Jun 2004, Tue, Page 22.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109707722/…

Mary W. Magdeburg1,2

F, #44928, b. 7 April 1914, d. 18 August 1996
  • Last Edited: 11 Aug 2024
  • Mary W. Magdeburg was born on 7 April 1914, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.1,3
  • She was the daughter of Benjamin Magdeburg.3
  • Mary W. Magdeburg married Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr., son of Henry E. Wetzel Sr. and Alice Clara Wiest.1
  • Mary W. Magdeburg married Louis F. Tophoney, son of Felix Tophoney and Mary Pollock, circa 1943.3
  • Despite being listed in the same household on Walnut Street with her husband Henry Wetzel and some of their children, Mary is also listed in a separate household on Wlannut Street with 4 of her children, Rosella, Susann, James, and Mary A..4
  • Although her obituary suggests that Mary was married to Louis F. Tophoney circa 1943, she is listed in the 1950 Census as "Mary W. Wetzel" and was head of a household in Ashland, PA, that included 4 children, Rosella L. Wetzel (12), Sueann R. Wetzel (11), James J. Wetzel 10, and Mary A. Wetzel (8).5
  • Mary W. Magdeburg died on 18 August 1996, Good Samaritan Regional Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 82.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mary W. Tophoney
    Mary W. Tophoney, 82, of 5616 Mamies Ave., Pottsville died Sunday morning at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville.
    Born in Ashland, April 7, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Magdeburg. She attended Ashland schools.
    She was a former member of Trinity United Church of Christ Church, Pottsville.
    Surviving are her husband of 53 years, Louis F., Pottsville; three sons, Jim Wetzel, Pottsville, Richard Wetzel, Frackville, and Robert Wetzel, Ashland; three daughters, Mary Agnes Zerby, Pottsville, Sue Ann Wagner, Minersville, and Rozella Tobias, Friedensburg; a brother, William Magdeburg, Ashland; 17 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
    Schlitzer-Allen-Pugh Funeral Home, Inc., Pottsville, is in charge of arrangements.
    Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 19 Aug 1996, Mon, Page 2.3

Children of Mary W. Magdeburg and Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr.

Child of Mary W. Magdeburg and Louis F. Tophoney

  • Mary Agnes Wetzel8,9,10

Citations

  1. [S941] 1940 US Census, Ashland, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3601; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 54-4.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ronald E. Wetzel, Pottsville Republican, 28 Apr 1975, Mon, Page 8.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mary W. Tophoney, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 19 Aug 1996, Mon, Page 2.
  4. [S1378] 1950 US Census, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Ashland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 3644; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 54-8; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  5. [S1378] 1950 US Census, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 3644; Sheet Number: 15; Enumeration District: 54-8; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Henry E. Wetzel, Jr., Pottsville Republican, 27 Feb 1982, Sat, Page 2.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for James J. Wetzel, Pottsville Republican, 22 May 2004, Sat, Page 11.
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Louis F. Tophoney, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 17 Jan 2000, Mon, Page 3.
  9. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Sue Ann Wagner, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 09 May 2009, Sat, Page A9.
  10. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Zerbey-Tophoney," The West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald (Tremont, Pennsylvania), 18 Mar 1960, Fri, Page 6.

Ronald E. Wetzel1

M, #44929, b. 5 April 1932, d. 26 April 1975
  • Last Edited: 7 Jul 2022
  • Ronald E. Wetzel was born on 5 April 1932, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. and Mary W. Magdeburg.1
  • Ronald E. Wetzel married Jewel A. Edmondson, daughter of Irvin Edmondson and Marie Zimmerman, circa September 1955.2,3
  • Ronald E. Wetzel died on 26 April 1975, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 43.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Ronald E. Wetzel
    Ronald Wetzel, 43, 805 Arch Street, Ashland, died Saturday on arrival at Ashland State Hospital. Born in Ashland April 5, 1932, he was the son of Henry Wetzel, Ashland and Mrs. Mary (Magdeburg) Tophoney, Pottsville.
    A resident of Ashland all of his life, he attended Ashland Schools and was self employed as a masonry contractor.
    He was a member of the Zion Reformed Church, Ashland, a veteran of the Korean War, a member of the American Hose Company, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.
    He is survived by his wife, the former Jewel Edmondson, and a son Ronald Jr. at home; also, brothers-and sisters: Richard, Ashland; Robert, Ashland; Rosella, wife of Charles Tobias, Pottsville; Sue Ann, wife of Edward Fekette, Pottsville; Jimmie Joe Wetzel, Pottsville. Also surviving him are his stepmother and the following step brothers and sisters: Carol, wife of Guy Mervien; Raymond, Ashland ; Mary Agnes, wife of Joseph Zerby. Pottsville; Regina Wetzel, Ashland and Henry, Ashland.
    The funeral will be Wednesday morning from the Kull Funeral Home, with the Reverend J. Rex Thomas of the Zion Reformed Church officiating. Interment will be in Brock Cemetery, Ashland.
    Pottsville Republican, 28 Apr 1975, Mon, 8.4
  • He was buried on 30 April 1975, at Brock Cemetery, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.2

Child of Ronald E. Wetzel and Jewel A. Edmondson

Citations

  1. [S941] 1940 US Census, Ashland, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3601; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 54-4.
  2. [S836] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777–2012 (Harrisburg, PA: Archive Collection Number: Series 1-7; Folder Number: 255.). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777–2012.
  3. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Marriage Licenses," Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 28 Sep 1955, Wed, Page 11.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ronald E. Wetzel, Pottsville Republican, 28 Apr 1975, Mon, Page 8.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ronald E. Wetzel, Jr., Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 01 Apr 2016, Fri, A12.

Richard H. Wetzel1

M, #44930, b. 11 April 1934, d. 6 August 2024
  • Last Edited: 11 Aug 2024
  • Richard H. Wetzel was born on 11 April 1934, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. and Mary W. Magdeburg.1
  • Richard H. Wetzel died on 6 August 2024, Grandview Nursing Facility, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 90.2
  • He was buried on 24 August 2024, at Christ Church Cemetery, Fountain Springs, Schuylkill County, PA.2

Children of Richard H. Wetzel and Dorothy Bickel

  • Richard H. Wetzel Jr.2
  • Stephen Wetzel2
  • Christopher Wetzel2
  • Melanie Wetzel2
  • Paula Wetzel2

Citations

  1. [S941] 1940 US Census, Ashland, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3601; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 54-4.
  2. [S1147] Online Obituary for Richard H.Wetzel, Richard W Fritz Funeral Home, Ashland, PA; https://www.fritzfuneralhome.com/obituary/Richard-Wetzel

Raymond William Wetzel1

M, #44931, b. 27 July 1951, d. 3 June 2004
  • Last Edited: 18 Apr 2019
  • Raymond William Wetzel was born on 27 July 1951, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.4,5
  • He was the son of Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. and Virginia Tophoney.2,3,4
  • Raymond William Wetzel died on 3 June 2004, Cooper City, Broward County, FL, at age 52.2,3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Raymond W. Wetzel
    Raymond W. WetzeL, 52, of Cooper City, Fla., formerly of Ashland, died Thursday.
    Born in Ashland, he was a son of Virginia Wetzel, Ashland, and the late Henry Wetzel. He attended North Schuylkill High School.
    Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his wife, Patricia; three sons, Raymond W. Wetzel Jr., Georgia, Micah Wetzel, Tennessee, and Dominic F. Ernest, Florida; a daughter, Regina D. Beato, Florida; a brother, Henry Wetzel, Ashland; two sisters, Carol Ann Mervine, Warminster, and Regina Akelaitis, Miami; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Boyd's Family Funeral Home, Pembroke Pines, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
    Pottsville Republican, 08 Jun 2004, Tue, Page 22.2,3

Children of Raymond William Wetzel and Patricia Alvarez

  • Raymond W. Wetzel Jr.2
  • Micah G. Wetzel2
  • Dominic F. Wetzel2
  • Regina Wetzel2

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Raymond William Wetzel, Miami Herald, June 6, 2004; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109707722/…
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Raymond W. Wetzel, Pottsville Republican, 08 Jun 2004, Tue, Page 22.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109707722/…
  5. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com,.