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     Robert Elmer Artz was born on 24 February 1925, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2 He married Helen E. Williams, daughter of Earl E. Williams and Anna Elizabeth Zartman. Robert Elmer Artz died on 29 September 2007, HealthSouth, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, PA, at age 82.³
An obituary in the Harrisburg Patriot News stated:
Robert E. Artz, 82, of Mechanicsburg, formerly of West Reading, died September 29, 2007, in HealthSouth, Mechanicsburg where he had been a patient for two days.
His wife, Helen E. (Williams) Artz, died March 30, 2002. Born in Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Paul M. and Faye (Carl) Artz.
Artz and his wife owned Artz Restaurant, Spring Glen, and he was a partner in the Midland Theater, Valley View. He was employed for 23 years at a funeral home in the Reading area and in New Cumberland for 4 1/2 years, retiring in 1985.
A member of Bethany Lutheran Church, West Reading, he attended Lycoming College, Williamsport, and was a 1958 graduate of Simmons School of Mortuary Science, Syracuse, NY.
Surviving are a son, Kim W. Artz, fiance of JoAnn Temple; a brother, Charles Artz of Lebanon; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a sister, Arlene (Artz) Reed in 2005, and a son, Richard Artz in May 1998.
Services will be held Friday at Noon in the Auman Funeral Homes, Reiffton. Burial to follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of service.
The family requests contributions be made to Bethany Lutheran Church, 336 Franklin Street, West Reading, PA 19611.
Published in the Patriot-News on 10/3/2007.³
He was buried on 5 October 2007, at Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton, Berks County, PA.^3,4

     Richard Robert Artz was born on 4 May 1946, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.¹ He was the son of Robert Elmer Artz and Helen E. Williams. Richard Robert Artz died on 9 May 1998, Easton Hospital, Easton, Northampton County, PA, PA, at age 52.^1,2
Newspaper obituary:
Richard R. Artz
Richard R. "Dick" Artz, 52, of Easton, died suddenly Saturday in Easton Hospital.
Born in Pottsville, May 4, 1946, he was a son of Robert and Helen Williams Artz, Mechanicsburg. He was a graduate of Reading High School and Rhode Island Radio Electronic School.
He served with the Navy during the Vietnam War.
He was employed as a technical sales manager for Lucent Technologies, Basking Ridge, N.J., where he worked for 28 years. He was co-owner of A to Z Pellet Stoves, Easton.
He was a member of Arndt's Lutheran Church, Easton, and its church council. He was a former Boy Scout leader.
Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his wife, the former Suzanne M. Bush, to whom he was married eight years; a daughter, Jamey Artz, West Lawn; three stepdaughters, Tammy Hoff and Gwyn Forster, both of Reading, and Jill Forster, at home; a brother, Kim, West Reading; a maternal grandmother, Anna Williams, Valley View; paternal grandmother, Faye Artz, Spring Glen; a granddaughter.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday from Strunk Funeral Home Inc., Easton. Interment will be in Northhampton Memorial Shrine, Easton.
Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 12 May 1998, Tue, Page 3.³
He was buried at Northhampton Memorial Shrine, Palmer Township, Northampton County, PA, PA.^1,2

     Catherine Sarah Erdman was born on 23 March 1889, Northumberland County, PA.² She was the daughter of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm. Her married name was Rambo. Catherine Sarah Erdman married Daniel Abel Rambo, son of William J. Rambo and Minnie C. Hendrichs. Catherine Sarah Erdman married Steward S. Long on 31 August 1929, Lehigh County, PA.^2,3 Her married name was Long.² Catherine Sarah Erdman died on 3 July 1950, Allentown Hospital, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA, at age 61.^4,2
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Catherine Long, County Native, Dies
Mrs. Catherine Erdman Long, of 614 North Poplar street, Allentown, native of the Herndon area, died at 11:50 p. m. Monday in Allentown Hospital where she had been a patient since last August. She had been in failing, health five years. She was 60 years of age and had lived in Allentown for 21 years.
Mrs. Long was born in the Herndon area the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Erdman. She was a member of the Daughters of America of Herndon. She was a member of Seibert's Evangelical Congregational Church, and the Servo Bible Class of that church, both of Allentown.
Surviving are her husband, Stewart S. Long; three sons by a previous marriage, Stephen and Wilbur Rambo, both Allentown, and Roy A. Rambo, Raubsville; five stepchildren; Mrs. Pauline Roth, Kathryn Long, Raymond, Luther Long, and Mrs. Evelyn Kistler, all of Allentown; six sisters, Mrs. Isaac Byerly, Northumberland; Martha, wife of Dan Klock, Dornsife R; D; Grace, wife of Herbert Lanig, Highspire; Mrs. Sadie Koh- ler Anna, wife of Harry Bucher, and Mary, wife of William Latshaw, all Dornsife; a brother, Walter Erdman, Herndon. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren. A son, Guy Rambo, a sister, Mrs. Vesta Zartman, and a brother Mason Erdman, preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 7:30 p. m: Thursday at the J. S. Burkholder funeral home, 1601 Hamilton street, Allentown, with Rev. H. H. Scanlin officiating. Viewing will be held Thursday afternoon. The body will be shipped to Herndon, where another service will be held at 1 p. m. Friday at Seibert's Evangelical Congregational Church. Rev. H. D. Smethers, pastor of the church will officiate, assisted by Rev. Scanlin. Burial will be in Herndon cemetery.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 05 Jul 1950, Wed, Page 2.⁵
She was buried on 7 July 1950, at Herndon Cemetery, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.²

     Daniel Abel Rambo was born on 14 December 1887.¹ He was the son of William J. Rambo and Minnie C. Hendrichs.¹ Daniel Abel Rambo married Catherine Sarah Erdman, daughter of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm. Daniel Abel Rambo died on 6 October 1925, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA, at age 37.^2,1 He was buried on 9 October 1925, at Herndon Cemetery, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.¹

     Guy Joseph Rambo was born on 15 January 1909.¹ He was the son of Daniel Abel Rambo and Catherine Sarah Erdman. Guy Joseph Rambo died on 25 June 1912, Derry Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 3.¹ He was buried on 28 June 1912, at Herndon Cemetery, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.¹

     Stephen Roger Rambo was born on 14 November 1915, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.¹ He was the son of Daniel Abel Rambo and Catherine Sarah Erdman. Stephen Roger Rambo died on 24 March 2003, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, PA, at age 87.^1,2 He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA.²

     Roy Aster Rambo was born on 20 April 1919, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.¹ He was the son of Daniel Abel Rambo and Catherine Sarah Erdman. Roy Aster Rambo died on 16 March 2000, at age 80.¹

     Wilbur Daniel Rambo was born on 6 October 1922, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.² He was the son of Daniel Abel Rambo and Catherine Sarah Erdman. Wilbur Daniel Rambo married Dorothy Louise Stephens.² Wilbur Daniel Rambo died on 9 January 2015, Phoebe Richland Heathcare, Richlandtown, Buck County, PA, at age 92.²
Newspaper obituary:
Wilbur D. Rambo, 92, formerly of Haycock Twp. died Friday, January 9, 2015 at Phoebe Richland Health Care, Richlandtown. He is the husband of the late Dorothy Louise (Stephens) Rambo (died Sept. 27, 2006). He was born in Herndon on October 6, 1922 to the late Daniel Rambo & Catharine (Erdman) Long. Wilbur served our country faithfully in the US Navy during World War II. He had worked at the former Bethlehem Steel as a carpenter for 34 years until retiring in 1984. Wilbur is a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Hellertown and F&AM Jordan Martin Lodge, Allentown. Survivors: Children: Marlene D. wife of Walter J. Stana, Mark W. and his wife Kathy G. of Kintnersville; grandchildren: Monica Lynn Humphrey, Mark S. Stana, Abby E. Rambo, Hayley A. Rambo; great granddaughter: Olivia G. Humphrey. Services: Family and friends are invited to a memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 17th, 2015 at Christ Lutheran Church, 69 Main St. Hellertown. Online expressions of sympathy can be recorded at: www.heintzelmancares.com. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc. - Hellertown. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, memorials to Christ Lutheran Church, 69 Main Street, Hellertown, PA 18055.
Published in [Allentown] Morning Call, January 11, 2015.²

     Dorothy Louise Stephens married Wilbur Daniel Rambo, son of Daniel Abel Rambo and Catherine Sarah Erdman.¹ Her married name was Rambo.¹ Dorothy Louise Stephens died on 6 October 2006.¹

     Steward S. Long was born on 30 July 1882.² He married Catherine Sarah Erdman, daughter of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm, on 31 August 1929, Lehigh County, PA.^1,3 Steward S. Long died on 31 October 1974, at age 92.²

     Tamie Ubella Erdman was born on 27 November 1894. She was the daughter of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm. Some sources suggest that Tamie Ubella Erdman and Isaac Theodore Byerly were married in August 1922, but this date appears to be incorrect, as Isaac and Tamie were listed as married at the time of the 1920 Census for Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2,3 Tamie Ubella Erdman married Isaac Theodore Byerly, son of Jonathan M. Byerly and Louisa C. Emmerick, in August 1912.^4,5 Her married name was Byerly.¹ Tamie Ubella Erdman lived in W. Market Street, Trevorton, Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, PA.²
Newspaper obituary:
Tamie Byerly
Mrs. Tamie Byerly, 84, formerly of Trevorton, died Monday in Mountain View Manor Nursing Home, Trevorton Road. She was a former resident of Herndon.
Among her survivors are her husband, Isaac; a daughter Mrs. Herbert Lebo, Trevorton; two sons Lawrence of Gratz and Melvin of Vienna, Va. two sisters, Mrs. Anna Bucher and Mrs. Sadie Spade, Dornsife.
Services will be held Friday afternoon at the United Lutheran Church, RD4 Sunbury. Robert Foust Funeral Home, Trevorton, is in charge of arrangements.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 17 Oct 1979, Wed, Page 2.⁶
She died on 15 October 1979, Mountain View Manor, Trevorton, Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 84.^6,7,2 She was buried at Stone Valley Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Northumberland County, PA.⁸

     Isaac Theodore Byerly was born on 11 March 1892. He was the son of Jonathan M. Byerly and Louisa C. Emmerick.^1,2 Isaac Theodore Byerly married Tamie Ubella Erdman, daughter of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm, in August 1912.^1,3 Some sources suggest that Isaac Theodore Byerly and Tamie Ubella Erdman were married in August 1922, but this date appears to be incorrect, as Isaac and Tamie were listed as married at the time of the 1920 Census for Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA.^4,5,6 Isaac Theodore Byerly died on 9 July 1983, at age 91.⁷ He was buried at Stone Valley Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Northumberland County, PA.⁸