Walter Franklin Weist1,2
M, #7670, b. 7 April 1916, d. 1 March 1992
Last Edited=27 Jan 2022
Walter Franklin Weist also went by the name of Dud.3 He was born on 7 April 1916, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2 He married Thelma Margaret Masser circa June 1936.4,3,5 Walter Franklin Weist died on 1 March 1992, at age 75.2
Newspaper obituary:
Walter F Dud Wiest 75 of Pitman RD 1 died Sunday at home. He was a retired farmer, treasurer of Manhantongo Valley Senior Citizens of Pitman and a member of Christ United Church of Christ of Leck Kill Mahantongo Fire Company. Surviving are his wife Thelma M. Masser Wiest; a son Ralph W. of Pitman RD 1; three daughters, Lena Shadle of Spring Glen, Jean Bixler of Hegins RD 1 and Darlene Deeter of Hegins RD 2, a sister Betty Laudenslager of Gratz. 11 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in his church. Burial will be in Jacobs Cemetery, Pitman RD 1. Viewing will be from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to a memorial fund of his church, Leck Kill 17836.6
He was buried at Jacobs Cemetery, Line Mountain, Northumberland County, PA.7
Newspaper obituary:
Walter F Dud Wiest 75 of Pitman RD 1 died Sunday at home. He was a retired farmer, treasurer of Manhantongo Valley Senior Citizens of Pitman and a member of Christ United Church of Christ of Leck Kill Mahantongo Fire Company. Surviving are his wife Thelma M. Masser Wiest; a son Ralph W. of Pitman RD 1; three daughters, Lena Shadle of Spring Glen, Jean Bixler of Hegins RD 1 and Darlene Deeter of Hegins RD 2, a sister Betty Laudenslager of Gratz. 11 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in his church. Burial will be in Jacobs Cemetery, Pitman RD 1. Viewing will be from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to a memorial fund of his church, Leck Kill 17836.6
He was buried at Jacobs Cemetery, Line Mountain, Northumberland County, PA.7
Children of Walter Franklin Weist and Thelma Margaret Masser
Citations
- [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
- [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com,.
- [S620] Wiest, Thelma M., Obituary, Daily Item, Sunbury, PA, November 17, 2008. Hereinafter cited as Thelma M. Wiest Obituary.
- [S540] Masser, H. Felix, Obituary, Daily Item, Sunbury, PA, December 2, 2007. Hereinafter cited as H. Felix Masser Obituary.
- [S107] Newspaper Article, "Marriage License," Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 20 Jun 1936, Sat, Page 7.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Walter F. Wiest, Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA), 3 Mar 1992, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122795592/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Walter F. Wiest.