Betty Priscilla Kissinger1,2
F, #73425, b. 21 October 1929, d. 9 January 2024
Last Edited=12 Jan 2024
Her married name was Minnich.3 Betty Priscilla Kissinger is also referred to as Betty P. Bonawitz in some sources The 1940 Census lists Betty as "Betty P. Bonawitz."3,4 She was born on 21 October 1929, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1 She was the daughter of Charles Bonawitz.1,2 Betty Priscilla Kissinger was baptized on 16 November 1929, SImeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2 The 1940 Census lists Betty as "Betty P. Bonawitz."4 She married Chester Lamar Minnich.3 Betty Priscilla Kissinger died on 9 January 2024, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 94.1
Funeral home obituary:
Betty P. Minnich
October 21, 1929 - January 9, 2024
Betty P Minnich, age 94, of Valley View, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at her residence.
She was born on Monday, October 21, 1929, in Gratz, a daughter of the late Minnie Kissinger.
She was a 1947 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School.
Her husband, Chester L Minnich, passed away in 2005. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Cathy A Koons, and a grandson, Jeffrey Stiely.
She is survived by a son, William E Minnich of Valley View; two daughters, Abbie J Stiely and her husband Dennis of Valley View and Lori L Minnich of Valley View; five grandchildren, Amy Schwalm, Beth Coleman, Mike Stiely, James Koons, and Jamie Koons; four great-grandchildren, Emily Schwalm, Dawson Schwalm, Rylee Coleman, and Chase Coleman.
Private graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family at the Church of God Cemetery, Valley View.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave. Floor 17 Chicago, IL 60601.
Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Inc., Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.1
Funeral home obituary:
Betty P. Minnich
October 21, 1929 - January 9, 2024
Betty P Minnich, age 94, of Valley View, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at her residence.
She was born on Monday, October 21, 1929, in Gratz, a daughter of the late Minnie Kissinger.
She was a 1947 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School.
Her husband, Chester L Minnich, passed away in 2005. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Cathy A Koons, and a grandson, Jeffrey Stiely.
She is survived by a son, William E Minnich of Valley View; two daughters, Abbie J Stiely and her husband Dennis of Valley View and Lori L Minnich of Valley View; five grandchildren, Amy Schwalm, Beth Coleman, Mike Stiely, James Koons, and Jamie Koons; four great-grandchildren, Emily Schwalm, Dawson Schwalm, Rylee Coleman, and Chase Coleman.
Private graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family at the Church of God Cemetery, Valley View.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave. Floor 17 Chicago, IL 60601.
Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Inc., Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.1
| Father* | Charles Bonawitz2 |
Children of Betty Priscilla Kissinger and Chester Lamar Minnich
Citations
- [S1147] Online Obituary for Betty P. Minnich, Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Inc., Valley View, PA; https://www.buffingtonreed.com/obituaries/Betty-Minnich/#!/…
- [S723] Phillip A. Rice, Jodi A. Germani and Jean A. Dellock, Dauphin County Vital Records, Volume I (Laughlingtown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1991), p. 127. Hereinafter cited as Dauphin County Vital Records, Vol. I.
- [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Chester L. Minnich, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 28 Jan 2005, Fri, Page 21.
- [S941] 1940 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03480; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 22-11; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…