Raymond Ralph Hepler1

M, #61145, b. 12 March 1926, d. 19 October 2009
  • Last Edited: 5 Dec 2019
  • Raymond Ralph Hepler was born on 12 March 1926, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • He was the son of William F. Hepler and Sarah Snyder.1
  • Raymond Ralph Hepler died on 19 October 2009, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 83.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Raymond R. Hepler
    October 19, 2009
    Raymond R. Hepler, 83, of 159 Main Road, Pitman, died Monday at his residence. He had been in ill health since June 2008.
    Born in Pitman, March 12, 1926, he was a son of the late William F. and Sarah Snyder Hepler. He was a 1943 graduate of the former Hegins Township High School.
    On June 25, 2009, he and his wife, the former Ruby H. Schreffler, celebrated 60 years of marriage.
    Raymond was a farmer before retiring in 2000.
    He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and Mahantongo Fire Company both of Pitman, a life-long member of the PA Farm Bureau, and had been an active member of the former Tri-County Pork Producers Association, and a former Eldred Township auditor.
    He enjoyed following his grandchildren's activities and was the family historian, keeping up with the Hepler family genealogy He enjoyed watching all kinds of sports and was a former member of the Pitman Pirates Baseball Team and the former Pioneer Bowling Team at Valley View.
    He was preceded in death by a grandson, Cody Bair, in 1998; a sister, Betty Finney; and a brother, Jesse Hepler.
    Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a son and daughter-in-law, Lyndon and Dianne Hepler, Pitman; a daughter and son-in-law, Deb-ra and David Bair, Hegins; four grandchildren, Deidre, Matthew and Kendra Hepler and Kyle Bair; two sisters, Martha Stehr, Beavertown, and Ruth Brock, Greenville, S.C; three brothers, Irvin, Peter and Franklin Hepler, all of Pitman; nieces and nephews.
    A viewing will be held from 9:30 to 11 am. Saturday at St. James Lutheran Church, Pitman, followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Warren Egebo officiating. Interment will be in Zion Evangelical Congregational Cemetery, Pitman. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to St. James Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 153 Main Road, Pitman, PA 17964 or VNA Health Systems Crossing Hospice, 21 W Independence St., Shamokin, PA 17872. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, 1133 Ridge Road, Klingerstown, has charge of arrangements.
    Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 21 Oct 2009, Wed, Page 9.1
  • He was buried at Zion Evangelical Congregational Church Cemetery, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2

Children of Raymond Ralph Hepler and Ruby H. Schreffler

  • Lyndon B. Hepler1
  • Debra Lynne Hepler1

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Raymond R. Hepler, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 21 Oct 2009, Wed, Page 9.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Raymond R. Hepler, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48782366/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

William F. Hepler1

M, #61146
  • Last Edited: 5 Dec 2019

Child of William F. Hepler and Sarah Snyder

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Raymond R. Hepler, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 21 Oct 2009, Wed, Page 9.

Sarah Snyder1

F, #61147
  • Last Edited: 5 Dec 2019

Child of Sarah Snyder and William F. Hepler

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Raymond R. Hepler, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 21 Oct 2009, Wed, Page 9.

Donald B. Spangler1

M, #61154, d. 3 June 2013
  • Last Edited: 5 Dec 2019
  • Donald B. Spangler married Ruth E. Wittes on 11 August 1951.2
  • Donald B. Spangler died on 3 June 2013.3

Child of Donald B. Spangler and Ruth E. Wittes

  • Dianne B. Spangler1

Citations

  1. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Spangler-Hepler," The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 21 Aug 1982, Sat, Page 6.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ruth E. Spangler, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 02 Apr 2013, Tue, Page A9.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Donald B. Spangler, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 04 Jun 2013, Tue, Page A4.

Ruth E. Wittes1

F, #61155, b. 21 August 1928, d. 30 March 2013
  • Last Edited: 5 Dec 2019
  • Ruth E. Wittes was born on 21 August 1928.1
  • She married Donald B. Spangler on 11 August 1951.1
  • Ruth E. Wittes died on 30 March 2013, at age 84.1

Child of Ruth E. Wittes and Donald B. Spangler

  • Dianne B. Spangler1

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ruth E. Spangler, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 02 Apr 2013, Tue, Page A9.