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Bruce Leroy Bixler¹

• Last Edited: 13 Sep 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Bruce Leroy Bixler was born on 31 December 1925, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of George Washington Bixler and Minnie E. Rothermel.¹
• Bruce Leroy Bixler died on 20 February 2005, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 79.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Bruce L. Bixler
  February 20, 2005
  Bruce Leroy Bixler, 79, of 109 W. Maple St., Valley View, died Sunday at home.
  Born in Hubley Township, Dec. 31, 1925, he was a son of the late George W. and Minnie E. Rothermel Bixler. He was a graduate of Hubley Town ship High School.
  He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving as a sergeant.
  He retired as a coal miner from Kocher Coal Co., Valley View.
  He was a member of the Sacramento Fire Company.
  He was preceded in death by a brother, Bryant L., in 2004.
  Surviving are three sons, Don E. and George A., both of Hegins, and Steven B., Valley View; a companion, Allberta Matter, Valley View; a sister, Betty Lila Welker, RD Lykens; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday from Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View. The Rev. Curtis H.E. Zemencik will officiate. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until the time of services at the funeral home. Interment will be in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View. Condolences may be left for the family at www.buffington-reed.com.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 21 Feb 2005, Mon, Page 21.¹
  
• He was buried on 24 February 2005, at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2

• Father*: George Washington Bixler¹ b. 22 Jan 1898, d. 24 Jan 1976
• Mother*: Minnie E. Rothermel¹ b. 3 Oct 1903, d. 1 Oct 1989

Bryant Lincoln Bixler¹

• Last Edited: 13 Sep 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Bryant Lincoln Bixler was born on 12 February 1927, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of George Washington Bixler and Minnie E. Rothermel.¹
• Bryant Lincoln Bixler married Ruth Joanne Maurey, daughter of Ernest Ray Maurey and Elizabeth Helena Saur, on 12 March 1954, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA.³
• Bryant Lincoln Bixler died on 23 September 2004, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA, at age 77.^1,2,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Bryant L. Bixler, 77, of Jersey Shore, died Thursday, Sept. 23, at his home.
  Born in Valley View, Feb. 12, 1927, he was a son of George W. and Minnie E. Rothermal Bixler.
  He was retired from Litton Industries, Williamsport. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Jersey Shore. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II.
  Surviving are his wife of 53 years, the former R. JoAnne Maurey; a son, Brett A. Bixler of Bellefonte; a daughter, Rebecca L. Bixler of Jersey Shore; two grandchildren; a brother, Bruce L. Bixler, and a sister, B. Lila Welker, both of Valley View.
  Funeral services were held in the Frederick B. Welker Funeral Home, Jersey Shore, with the Rev. Jeffrey L. LeCrone officiating. Interment was in the Jersey Shore Cemetery.
  Memorial contributions may be made to the Meow House, 314 Deckman Hollow Road, Williamsport, PA 17701. Frederick B. Welker Funeral Home, Jersey Shore, was in charge of arrangements.
  The Citizen-Standard (Valley View, PA), Wednesday, November 17, 2004.⁴
  
• He was buried at Jersey Shore Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA.⁴

• Father*: George Washington Bixler¹ b. 22 Jan 1898, d. 24 Jan 1976
• Mother*: Minnie E. Rothermel¹ b. 3 Oct 1903, d. 1 Oct 1989

Ruth Joanne Maurey¹

• Last Edited: 13 Sep 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ruth Joanne Maurey was born on 3 July 1933, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Ernest Ray Maurey and Elizabeth Helena Saur.²
• Ruth Joanne Maurey married Bryant Lincoln Bixler, son of George Washington Bixler and Minnie E. Rothermel, on 12 March 1954, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA.¹
• Ruth Joanne Maurey died on 28 June 2005, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA, at age 71.²
• She was buried at Jersey Shore Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA.²

• Father*: Ernest Ray Maurey²
• Mother*: Elizabeth Helena Saur²

Ernest Ray Maurey¹

• Last Edited: 13 Sep 2022

• Ernest Ray Maurey married Elizabeth Helena Saur.¹

Elizabeth Helena Saur¹

• Last Edited: 13 Sep 2022

• Elizabeth Helena Saur married Ernest Ray Maurey.¹

Leroy Benjamin Bainbridge¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jan 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Leroy Benjamin Bainbridge was born on 19 July 1918, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Roy Benjamin Bainbridge and Florence Matilda Starr.¹
• Leroy Benjamin Bainbridge married Catherine May Heiser, daughter of Guy Albert Heiser and Ina E. Deibler, on 28 April 1942, Winchester, VA.²
• Leroy Benjamin Bainbridge died in October 1982, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 64.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Leroy B. Bainbridge
  Leroy B. Bainbridge, Glen Dower, died early Sunday morning at his home.
  He was born at Silverton, near Llewellyn, a son of the late Roy and Florence Starr Bainbridge.
  Surviving are eight sons, Leroy, with the Marines, Camp LeJeune, N.C., Richard, Allentown, Raymond, Reading, James, Landingville, Donald, Tower City, and David, Gary and John, all of Glen Dower; a daughter, Sharon, Glen Dower; 16 grandchildren; five sisters, Edith Harrison, Minersville, Marion Glaser, Pottsville, Naomi Knerien, Elyris, Ohio, Arlene Skwatt, North Lake, 111., and Alice Lewis, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Joseph P. Mahal Funeral Home, Minersville. The Rev. David Wing, Foursquare Gospel Church, Pottsville, will officiate. Interment will be in Schuylkill Memorial Park.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 25 Oct 1982, Mon, Page 3.³
  
• He was buried at Schuylkill Memorial Park, North Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: Roy Benjamin Bainbridge¹ b. 21 Oct 1894, d. 3 Jul 1946
• Mother*: Florence Matilda Starr¹ b. 29 Dec 1892, d. 11 Dec 1947

Ralph Harrison¹

• Last Edited: 2 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ralph Harrison was born on 18 April 1912, Conshohocken, Montgomery County, PA.¹
• He married Ethel M. Bainbridge, daughter of Roy Benjamin Bainbridge and Florence Matilda Starr.¹
• Ralph Harrison died on 10 August 1974, West Reading, Berks County, PA, at age 62.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Ralph Harrison
  Ralph Harrison, Mountain Valley Lake, RD1 Ashland, died Saturday morning at Reading Hospital after an illness of several weeks.
  Mr. Harrison, born in Philadelphia, son of the late Theodore and Golden Mae Houser Harrison, lived in Mountain Valley Lake the last year. He was employed as a machine operator at the Pennsylvania Forest Products, Gordon. He was of the Presbyterian faith. He was a World War II veteran and had served overseas with the Army engineers.
  Surviving are his widow, the former Ethel Bainbridge; a son, Kenneth Robert, at home; four stepchildren, John Super, Honeybrook; William Super, Havertown; Mrs. Thomas DiCamillo, Norwood; Mrs. Anthony LaRusso, Glen Ridge, N.J.
  Private funeral services will be held from the Ritzel Funeral Home Minersville, Wednesday morning. Burial, also private, will be in the Mount Peace Cemetery. There will be no viewing.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 12 Aug 1974, Mon, Page 2.²
  
• He was buried at Mount Peace Cemetery, Minersville, Schuylkill County, PA.¹