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Roy Alfred Hand¹

• Last Edited: 1 Nov 2017

• Roy Alfred Hand was born on 30 October 1900.²
• He married Vesta Valeria Paul, daughter of William Henry Paul and Fianna Bohr.¹
• Roy Alfred Hand died on 1 February 1967, at age 66.²
• He was buried at Saint Peter's Reformed Cemetery, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.²

Bernice M. Hand¹

• Last Edited: 31 Dec 2021

• Bernice M. Hand was born on 17 July 1923, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Roy Alfred Hand and Vesta Valeria Paul.¹
• Bernice M. Hand married Ray Malcom Schaffner, son of David Malcom Schaffner and Mae Elizabeth Knorr, in 1942.^1,3,2,4
• Bernice M. Hand died on 3 December 2011, Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 88.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Bernice M. Schaffner, 88, of Harrisburg, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Community General Osteopathic Hospital.
  Born in Orwin, PA, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Vesta (Paul) Hand and was the widow of Ray M. Schaffner.
  Bernice retired from Sears. She was a member of Harrisburg Cedarettes #43 and the Tall Cedars Merry Widows.
  Surviving are a son Dennis R. Schaffner and his wife, Darlene of Millersburg; a daughter, Ann L. Gutshall and her husband, Dean of West Hanover Twp; three grandsons, Troy Gutshall and his wife, Tammy, Chad Gutshall and his wife, Megan and Colby Schaffner and a great-granddaughter, Emily Rae Gutshall.
  Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 7, at 11:00 a.m. at Hoover Funeral Home, 6011 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg. Rev. Jennifer Deutsch Thomas will officiate. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. at St. Peters United Church of Christ Cemetery in Orwin. There will be a viewing on Wednesday morning from 10:00 a.m. until time of service.
  Memorial contributions may be made to the Tall Cedars Foundation, 2609 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17110.
  Published in Patriot-News on December 5, 2011.²
  
• She was buried at Saint Peter's Reformed Cemetery, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Roy Alfred Hand¹ b. 30 Oct 1900, d. 1 Feb 1967
• Mother*: Vesta Valeria Paul¹ b. 22 Jul 1907, d. 10 Mar 1998

Ray Malcom Schaffner¹

• Last Edited: 31 Dec 2021

• Ray Malcom Schaffner was born on 4 April 1920, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.³
• He was the son of David Malcom Schaffner and Mae Elizabeth Knorr.²
• Ray Malcom Schaffner married Bernice M. Hand, daughter of Roy Alfred Hand and Vesta Valeria Paul, in 1942.^1,4,5,2
• Ray Malcom Schaffner died on 5 August 2003, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 83.^5,3
• He was buried at Saint Peters United Church of Christ Cemetery, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: David Malcom Schaffner² b. 17 Jan 1894, d. 13 Nov 1971
• Mother*: Mae Elizabeth Knorr² b. 15 Oct 1892, d. 1 Jul 1961