Percy Chester Welker Jr.1

M, #77858, b. 5 November 1960, d. 26 July 1987
  • Last Edited: 25 Feb 2026
  • Percy Chester Welker Jr. was born on 5 November 1960, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Percy C. Welker and Barbara Lou Bowman.1
  • Percy Chester Welker Jr. died on 26 July 1987, in a motorcycle accident, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 26.3,1,4
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Percy C. Welker Jr., killed in accident
    SHAMOKIN -- Percy C. Welker Jr., 26, of 1672 Webster St., died Sunday as a result of a motorcycle accident on Venn Access Road, Coal Township.
    Born in Shamokin Nov. 5, 1960, he was a son of Percy C. and Barbara L. (Nye) Welker. He was married in 1984 to the former Robin L. DeVito.
    He laborer at the Pillings F.R.P. Manufacturing Co., Shamokin.
    In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by two sons, Adam and Brett, both at home; and two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Snyder and Tina of Shamokin.
    The funeral will be conducted Wednesday in Shamokin.
    The Daily Item, July 27, 1987, Page 1.4

Children of Percy Chester Welker Jr. and Robin L. DeVito

  • Adam Welker2
  • Brett Welker2

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Barbara L. Welker, The Daily Item, January 23, 1991, Page 13. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed February 25, 2026).
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Percy C. Welker, The Daily Item, July 27, 1987, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item/192146220/… : accessed February 25, 2026).
  3. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Shamokin man killed in motorcycle accident," The Daily Item, July 27, 1987, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item/192146220/… : accessed February 25, 2026).
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Percy C. Welker, Jr., The Daily Item, July 28, 1987, Page 8. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed February 25, 2026).

Leonard A. Schlagle Sr.1,2

M, #77862, b. 24 August 1933, d. 20 July 1987
  • Last Edited: 25 Feb 2026
  • Leonard A. Schlagle Sr. was born on 24 August 1933, Atlas, Northumberland County, PA.3
  • He married Helen Jean Bowman, daughter of George Bowman and Josephine Nye, in 1956.1,2
  • Leonard A. Schlagle Sr. died on 20 July 1987, Paxinos, Northumberland County, PA, at age 53.3
  • He was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA.3

Children of Leonard A. Schlagle Sr. and Helen Jean Bowman

  • Leonard Schlagle Jr.1
  • Beth Ann Schlagle1
  • Phyllis M. Schlagle4
  • Donna Jean Schlagle5

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Helen Jean Schlagle, The Daily Item, September 22, 1986, Page 8. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed February 25, 2026).
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Leonard A. Schlagle Sr., The Daily Item, July 21, 1987, Page 8. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed February 25, 2026), clip page for Obituary.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218487943/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S107] Newspaper Article, "marriage locenses," The Daily Item, June 13, 1981, Page 7. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed February 25, 2026).
  5. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Schlagle-Barnes," The Daily Item, August 12, 1978, Page 7. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed February 25, 2026).

Adrian Dzienisiewicz1

F, #77869, d. 6 January 2007
  • Last Edited: 25 Feb 2026

Children of Adrian Dzienisiewicz and George Frederick Bowman

  • Ronald Bowman1
  • Joann Bowman1
  • Mary Bowman1
  • Diana Bowman1

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Rev. George F. Bowman, The Daily Item, June 11, 2010, Page B5. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed February 25, 2026).

Goldie Troutman1

F, #77879, b. 5 February 1900, d. 4 April 1979
  • Last Edited: 25 Feb 2026
  • Goldie Troutman was born on 5 February 1900.1
  • She married George Bowman, son of Charles Bowman and Sadie Zimmerman, in 1915.1
  • Goldie Troutman died on 4 April 1979, at age 79.1
  • She was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA.1

Child of Goldie Troutman and George Bowman

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109508195/goldie-gusick. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for George Bowman, The News-Item, October 8, 1973, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed February 20, 2026).
  3. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), Certificate Number: 45570 (1915); https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60484/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.

Harry Edward Adams1

M, #77880, b. 16 July 1894, d. 2 October 1962
  • Last Edited: 25 Feb 2026
  • Harry Edward Adams was born on 16 July 1894, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • He married Madeline Mazie Bowman, daughter of George Bowman and Goldie Troutman, on 15 February 1936, United Brethren Church, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.1,3
  • Harry Edward Adams died on 2 October 1962, at age 68.2
  • He was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA.2

Children of Harry Edward Adams and Madeline Mazie Bowman

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Madeline Wark, The Daily Item, July 16, 1987, Page 8. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed February 25, 2026).
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179265073/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Couple Married In U. B. Church," Shamokin News-Dispatch, February 17, 1936, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed February 25, 2026).