Rosa L. Tschopp1

F, #51729, b. 21 August 1913, d. 20 February 1971
Last Edited=22 Feb 2023
     Her married name was Heim.1 Rosa L. Tschopp was born on 21 August 1913, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.2,3 She married John Sylvester Heim, son of Uriah Heim and Leona Hatter, on 28 May 1934, Dauphin County, PA.4,2,5 Rosa L. Tschopp died on 20 February 1971, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 57.2,3
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Rosa Heim Died in Hospital
Funeral services were held this morning from Stewart J. Dreisigacker Funeral Home for Mrs. Rosa L. Heim, 57, of Tower City RD, who died Sunday afternoon in Pottsville Hospital.
Born August 21, 1913, at Lykens, Mrs. Heim was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tschopp.
She was a member of Muir Foursquare Gospel Church.
Her husband John died in 1953.
She is survived by five sons: Richard, Roger and Russell of Tower City RD; Robert, Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Ronald, Williamstown; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Eva Miller of Millersburg RD; four sisters: Mrs. Elba Klinger, Elizabethville RD; Mrs. Beulah Tschopp, Mrs. Betty Martz and Mrs. Dorothy Drumiller, all of Fearnot; three brothers, George Tschopp, Lykens; John Tschopp, Lykens RD, and Marlin Tschopp, Steelton. There are nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The Rev. James W. Houpt, her pastor, officiated. Burial was made in St. Peter's Cemetery, Orwin.
West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City, Pennsylvania), 25 Feb 1971, Thu, Page 1.3
She was buried at Saint Peter's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.2

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143939791/rosa-l-heim
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Rosa Heim, West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City, Pennsylvania), 25 Feb 1971, Thu, Page 1.
  4. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021209; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  5. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Marriage Licenses On The Increase," Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 07 Jun 1934, Thu, Page 1.

James H. Miller1

M, #51730, b. 15 September 1925, d. 22 February 2017
Last Edited=22 Feb 2023
     James H. Miller was born on 15 September 1925, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.2 He was the son of Charles Henry Miller and Anna Breadbaner.2 James H. Miller married Eva Leona Heim, daughter of John Sylvester Heim and Anna Viola Paul, circa June 1944.1,3 James H. Miller died on 22 February 2017, the Manor of the Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 91.4
Newspaper obituary:
James H. Miller, 91, of Millersburg, passed away Wednesday night at the Manor of the Susquehanna Village, Millersburg.
Born in Tower City, Sept. 15, 1925, he was a son of the late Charles and Anna Breadbaner Miller.
Jim was a retired coal miner. He enjoyed the outdoors, whether it was hunting or just taking his daily walk.
He was a former member of the Millersburg Fire Company.
James was preceded in death by two wives, Eva Heim Miller and Bonnie Miller; three sisters, Mamie Tschopp, Mary Minnich and Eleanor Gilbert; two brothers, Charles and John Miller.
Surviving are six children, Anna Leiby and James Miller and his wife, Patricia, both of Millersburg, Charles Miller and his wife, Joan, Elizabethville, Donald Miller and his wife, Kathy, Tower City, Donna Hallman and her husband, Tim, Enola, and Mary Hochler and her husband, Larry, Millersburg; 11 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Home Inc., Tower City, with Pastor Annette Shutt officiating. Interment will be in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax. A viewing will be from noon to 1 p.m. at the chapel.
Published in Republican & Herald on Feb. 23, 2017.2,4
He was buried at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.5
Father*Charles Henry Miller2
Mother*Anna Breadbaner2

Children of James H. Miller and Eva Leona Heim

  • Charles J. Miller6
  • Donald L. Miller6
  • Mary Miller6
  • Donna Miller6
  • Anna L. Miller
  • James P. Miller7

Citations

  1. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com,.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for James H. Miller. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Muir," West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City, Pennsylvania), 23 Jun 1944, Fri, Page 3.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for James H. Miller, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 23 Feb 2017, Thu, Page A9.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for James H. Miller; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176628808/…
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Eva L. Miller, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 14 Mar 1992, Sat, Page 2.
  7. [S1378] 1950 US Census, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2054; Sheet Number: 8; Enumeration District: 54-166; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…

Charles Henry Miller1

M, #51731
Last Edited=22 Feb 2023
     Charles Henry Miller married Anna Breadbaner.1

Child of Charles Henry Miller and Anna Breadbaner

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for James H. Miller. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Anna Breadbaner1

F, #51732
Last Edited=22 Feb 2023
     Anna Breadbaner married Charles Henry Miller.1 Her married name was Miller.1

Child of Anna Breadbaner and Charles Henry Miller

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for James H. Miller. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Ida May Long1

F, #51740, b. 22 June 1880, d. 2 January 1958
Last Edited=19 Feb 2024
     Her married name was Lebo.1 Ida May Long was born on 22 June 1880.2 She married Isaac Oliver Lebo Sr. circa 1899.1,2,3 Ida May Long died on 2 January 1958, Dauphin County, PA, at age 77.2 She was buried at Grace Methodist Church Cemetery, Muir, Schuylkill County, PA.2

Child of Ida May Long and Isaac Oliver Lebo Sr.

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Alma I. Lebo. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110092189/ida_may_lebo
  3. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1485; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0196; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…

Female Paul1

F, #51741, b. 21 August 1910, d. 21 August 1910
Last Edited=5 Nov 2017
     Female Paul died on 21 August 1910, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA. According to the death certificate, this was a case of premature birth of twins, who lived about 3 hours.1 She was born on 21 August 1910, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.1 She was buried on 22 August 1910, at Saint Peter's Reformed Church Cemetery, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.1 She was the daughter of Preston Daniel Paul and Minnie Donton.1
Father*Preston Daniel Paul1 b. 15 May 1884, d. 27 Mar 1961
Mother*Minnie Donton1 b. 29 Aug 1883, d. 14 Oct 1916

Citations

  1. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Number 83841. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.

Oscar Troutman Leitzel1,2

M, #51742, b. 24 November 1865, d. 1 July 1948
Last Edited=15 May 2021
     OSCAR LEITZEL, fifth child of David B. and Mary A. (Troutman) Leitzel, was born in the vicinity of Hebe on November 24, 1865. He was baptized in St. David's Church, Hebe, on February 25, 1866. -- Source: Phillip A. Rice p. 54.

He married SEVILLA WOLFGANG (b. January 26, 1859, d. 1929), a daughter of Jacob D. Wolfgang and his second wife, Sarah. Oscar and Sevilla had two children, both of whom died young: ARCHIE (b. July 14, 1899, d. August 28, 1900) and MOLLIE A. (b. November 6, 1900, d. August 18, 1902).

Oscar Leitzel died near Hebe in 1948. He is buried with his wife, Sevilla, in the David's Church Cemetery, Hebe, Jordan Twp., Northumberland Co., PA. -- Source: M3-399.1 Oscar Troutman Leitzel was born on 24 November 1865, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.1 He married Sevilla Wolfgang on 5 May 1895, Hebe, Jordan Township, Nortghumberland Co., PA.1 Oscar Troutman Leitzel died on 1 July 1948, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 82.3,1
Newspaper obituary:
Oscar Leitzel, Aged 82, Dies In Jordan Township
Oscar Leitzel, 82, died Thursday at his home in Jordan township, near Hebe, He was a member of St. David's Lutheran Church of Hebe.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sevilla (Wolfgang) Leitzel, and the following children: Mrs. John Schlegel, Valley View; Thomas Leitzel, Herndon R.D; David, William and Harlan Leitzel, Pottsville; Mrs. James Williard, Ashland; Albert Leitzel, of near Pillow; Mrs. William Noecher, of near Mandata, and Mrs. Ernest Long, Klingerstown; 28 grandchildren, three great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Emma Strohecker, Hebe.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Reed's Funeral Home in Pillow, with further services in David's Lutheran Church at Hebe. Rev. Ralph, Alderfer, Lutheran minister of Urban, will officiate, and burial will be in the Hebe cemetery.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 03 Jul 1948, Sat, Page 2.3
He was buried on 4 July 1948, at David's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.3

Children of Oscar Troutman Leitzel and Sevilla Wolfgang

Citations

  1. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40376041/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Oscar Leitzel, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 03 Jul 1948, Sat, Page 2.