George Phillips1

M, #63821
  • Last Edited: 3 Aug 2020

Child of George Phillips and Mary Michael

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Harry E. Phillips, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 30 Dec 1985, Mon, Page 5.

Mary Michael1

F, #63822
  • Last Edited: 3 Aug 2020

Child of Mary Michael and George Phillips

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Harry E. Phillips, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 30 Dec 1985, Mon, Page 5.

Sebastian Garipoli1

M, #63826
  • Last Edited: 3 Aug 2020

Child of Sebastian Garipoli and Philomena Crocona

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Carmen Garipoli, Reading Eagle from Aug. 3 to Aug. 4, 2020; https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/readingeagle/…

Philomena Crocona1

F, #63827
  • Last Edited: 3 Aug 2020

Child of Philomena Crocona and Sebastian Garipoli

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Carmen Garipoli, Reading Eagle from Aug. 3 to Aug. 4, 2020; https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/readingeagle/…

Charles T. Kessler1,2

M, #63828, b. 31 May 1911, d. 25 August 1989
  • Last Edited: 28 May 2023
  • Charles T. Kessler was born on 31 May 1911, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Tyes William Kessler and Mary E. Hornberger.2
  • Charles T. Kessler married Elsie Marie Schweinhart, daughter of Charles Monroe Schweinhart and Ida Lucas.1
  • Charles T. Kessler died on 25 August 1989, Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 78.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Kessler rites
    Services for Charles T. Kessler. 78, of East Main St., Hegins, who died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday from Salem United Methodist Church, Weishample. The Rev. Timothy Smith of Gordon and the Rev. John Ritchey of Valley View will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, has charge of arrangements.
    Mr. Kessler was born in Hegins Township on May 31, 1911. a son of the late Tyes and Mary Homberger Kessler.
    He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church. Weishample. and Tn-Valley Senior Citizens.
    He was a retired miner.
    Surviving are his wife, the former Elsie Schweinhart, two sons, Leonard. Spring Glen, and Charles Valley View two daughters, Lorraine Wiesi, Harrisburg. and Betty Klinger, Merrimack.N.H; 11 grandchildren; three great-granchildren; and a sister, Sadie Snyder, Pitman.
    Pottsville Republican, August 26, 1989, Page 2.2
  • He was buried at Salem United Brethren Cemetery, Weishample, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3
  • Father*: Tyes William Kessler2 b. 18 Jun 1884, d. 17 Jan 1962
  • Mother*: Mary E. Hornberger2 b. 1887, d. 1930

Children of Charles T. Kessler and Elsie Marie Schweinhart

  • Leonard Irvin Kessler4 b. 28 Jun 1933, d. 16 Apr 2005
  • Lorraine M. Kessler+1 b. 2 Jan 1941, d. 6 Aug 2020
  • Betty M. Kessler2
  • Charles T. Kessler Jr.4 b. 21 Aug 1948, d. 25 Nov 2019

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Lorraine M. Schwalm, Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, PA; https://www.buffingtonreed.com/obituaries/Lorraine-Schwalm/…
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Charles T. Kessler, Pottsville Republican, August 26, 1989, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 28, 2023).
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85661026/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Elsie M. Kessler, Republican and Herald, September 24, 2002, Page 3. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 28, 2023).

Elsie Marie Schweinhart1,2,3

F, #63829, b. 27 June 1916, d. 23 September 2002
  • Last Edited: 28 May 2023
  • Elsie Marie Schweinhart was born on 27 June 1916, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA.5,4
  • She was the daughter of Charles Monroe Schweinhart and Ida Lucas.4
  • Elsie Marie Schweinhart married Charles T. Kessler, son of Tyes William Kessler and Mary E. Hornberger.1
  • Elsie Marie Schweinhart died on 23 September 2002, Tremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 86.5,4
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Kessler rites
    Services for Elsie M. Kessler, 86, of 904 E. Main Hegins, who died Monday at Tremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, will be held at 11 am Thursday in St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View. The Rev. George Reynolds will officiate. Interment will be in Salem United Methodist Cemetery, Weishample. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
    Born in Barry Township, June 27, 1916, she was a daughter of Charles and Katie Ida Lucas Schweinhart.
    She was a retired seamstress at the former Valley View Enterprises, Valley View.
    She was a member of St. Andrew's UM Church and Tri-Valley Senior Citizens.
    She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles in 1989; a grandson; a great-grandson. She was the last of 13 children.
    Surviving are a two sons, Leonard, Spring Glen, and Charles Hegins; two daughters, Lorraine Schwalm, Valley View, and Betty Klinger, Hernando, 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 10 step-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
    Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), September 24, 2002, Page 3.4
  • She was buried at Salem United Brethren Cemetery, Weishample, Schuylkill County, PA.5
  • Father*: Charles Monroe Schweinhart4
  • Mother*: Ida Lucas4

Children of Elsie Marie Schweinhart and Charles T. Kessler

  • Leonard Irvin Kessler4 b. 28 Jun 1933, d. 16 Apr 2005
  • Lorraine M. Kessler+1 b. 2 Jan 1941, d. 6 Aug 2020
  • Betty M. Kessler2
  • Charles T. Kessler Jr.4 b. 21 Aug 1948, d. 25 Nov 2019

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Lorraine M. Schwalm, Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, PA; https://www.buffingtonreed.com/obituaries/Lorraine-Schwalm/…
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Charles T. Kessler, Pottsville Republican, August 26, 1989, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 28, 2023).
  3. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN: 207282472; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Elsie M. Kessler, Republican and Herald, September 24, 2002, Page 3. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 28, 2023).
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85661039/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Carrie Mae Snyder1

F, #63839, b. 10 March 1910, d. 20 September 2002
  • Last Edited: 8 Aug 2020
  • Carrie Mae Snyder was born on 10 March 1910.1,2
  • She married Edwin A. Witmer, son of Clair Edwin Witmer and Annie Smeltz.1
  • Carrie Mae Snyder died on 20 September 2002, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 92.1,2
  • She was buried at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.2

Children of Carrie Mae Snyder and Edwin A. Witmer

  • Clyde Marvin Witmer+ b. 20 Mar 1932, d. 19 Sep 2017
  • Charles Witmer b. c 1939, d. c 24 Jan 1969

Citations

  1. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/15041312/…
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58963004/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.