Ronald Eugene Buffington1

M, #18414, b. 21 August 1942, d. 9 February 2002
  • Last Edited: 9 Feb 2025
  • Ronald Eugene Buffington was born on 21 August 1942, Dauphin County, PA.2,3
  • He was the son of Harold Herbert Buffington and Verna May Schwalm.1
  • Ronald Eugene Buffington was baptized on 25 September 1947, Salem Lutheran Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He married Jacqueline Marie Carl, daughter of Leonard Eugene Carl and Gladys Minerva Scheib, circa 18 May 1966, Salem Lutheran Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Ronald Eugene Buffington died on 9 February 2002, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 59.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Ronald E. Buffington
    ELIZABETHVILLE - Ronald E. Buffington, 59, of 427 W. Broad St., died Tuesday in Harrisburg Hospital.
    He was a motor repairman for Pennsylvania Technologies/Bethlehem Steel, Steelton; a Marine Corps veteran; a member of David's Church, Killinger; and enjoyed boating, camping and spending time with his grandchildren.
    Surviving are his wife, Jacqueline Troutman Buffington; a son, Ronald E. Jr. of Millersburg; a daughter, Paula Schwalm of Orwin; a brother, Dennis L. of Pillow; a sister, Brenda K. Brooks of Bloomfield, N.J; four grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren.
    Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in his church. Burial, with military honors, will be in the church cemetery.
    Viewing will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the church.
    Hoover Funeral Home, Elizabethville, is handling arrangements.
    Memorial donations: may be made to his church, 1072 Route 25, Millersburg 17061.
    The Patriot-News, February 21, 2002, Page 19.4
  • He was buried at Saint Davids Reformed Church Cemetery, Killinger, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • Father*: Harold Herbert Buffington1 b. 10 Mar 1921, d. 27 Feb 1995
  • Mother*: Verna May Schwalm1 b. 10 May 1923, d. 31 Oct 1980

Children of Ronald Eugene Buffington and Jacqueline Marie Carl

  • Paula Ann Buffington2
  • Ronald Eugene Buffington Jr.2

Citations

  1. [S210] "Additions and Corrections," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 1, no. 1, (1977): p. 14.
  2. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ronald E. Buffington, The Patriot-News, February 21, 2002, Page 19. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed February 9, 2025).