Henry David Fry1,2

M, #18127, b. 23 May 1906, d. 25 October 1998
  • Last Edited: 28 Oct 2024
  • Henry David Fry is also referred to as Henry D. Fry in some sources.3
  • He was born on 23 May 1906, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, PA.4,5,6
  • He was the son of David Elias Frye and Bessie E. Kessler.2
  • Henry David Fry married Erma Mae Schwalm, daughter of William Reilly Schwalm and Alma Sarah Coleman.1
  • Henry David Fry died on 25 October 1998, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 92.5,7,8
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Henry D. Fry
    Henry D. Fry, 92, of 347 Dietrich Ave., Orwin, died Sunday morning at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
    Born in Orwin, May 23, 1906, he was a son of the late David and Bessie Kessler Fry.
    He was retired from the janitorial department at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville.
    He was of the Protestant faith and a member of Orwin Gun Club and United Mine Workers of America.
    His wife, the former Mae Schwalm, died in 1984, and a daughter, Shirley Hubert, died in 1989.
    Surviving are two sons, Marlin E., Palmyra, and Edward D., Jonestown; three daughters, Doris L. Frankenstine, Joliett, Anna Mae Gongloff, Orwin, and R. Marlene Jenkins, Williamstown; a stepson, Leroy Schwalm, Mechanicsburg; a sister, Iona Piserchia, Arizona; 19 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
    Services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday from the Chapel of Dimon Funeral Homes Inc., Tower City. The Rev. Edward Gobrecht will officiate. Interment will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, Orwin.
    Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 26 Oct 1998, Mon, Page 2.3
  • He was buried at Saint Peter's Reformed Church Cemetery, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.6,5
  • Father*: David Elias Frye2
  • Mother*: Bessie E. Kessler2

Children of Henry David Fry and Erma Mae Schwalm

  • LeRoy W. Schwalm1 b. 31 Oct 1923, d. 13 Mar 2014
  • Doris L. Fry1 b. 22 Oct 1926, d. 26 Sep 2022
  • Marlin E. Frye1 b. 14 May 1929, d. 18 Feb 2022
  • Anna Mae Fry+1 b. 27 Jan 1931, d. 25 Jan 1999
  • Shirley Elva Fry1 b. 27 Oct 1934, d. 6 Jun 1989
  • Ruth Marlene Fry1
  • Edward David Fry1

Citations

  1. [S220] "Additions and Corrections," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 71 (1981).
  2. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), Certificate Number: 57404. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Henry D, Fry, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 26 Oct 1998, Mon, Page 2.
  4. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com, Certificate Number: 57404; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Henry D. Fry, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 26 Oct 1998, Mon, Page 2.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35894513/henry-frye. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, Death Notice for Henry D. Fry, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 27 Oct 1998, Tue, Page 2.
  8. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Number: 179-10-3705; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.