Vesta Rahama Idella Paul1,2

F, #18989, b. 11 October 1906, d. 1 January 1970
  • Last Edited: 2 Sep 2020
  • Vesta Rahama Idella Paul was born on 11 October 1906.2
  • She was the daughter of Preston Daniel Paul and Minnie Donton.1
  • Vesta Rahama Idella Paul was baptized on 26 February 1908, St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Reinerton, Schuylkill County, PA.2
  • She married Homer Wiest, son of Samuel Baum Wiest and Sarah Jennie Snyder, circa 1924.3,4,1
  • Vesta Rahama Idella Paul died on 1 January 1970, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 63.5,6
  • She was buried on 4 January 1970, at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.5,6
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mrs. Vesta Wiest, 63, Formerly Of Lykens
    Services were held Sunday for Mrs. Vesta R. I. Wiest, 63, of Harrisburg, and formerly of Lykens, who died Thursday at Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg The funeral was in Lykens, with Rev. George H. Hoffman Jr., pastor of Valleys United Church of Christ, Halifax in charge. Burial was in Union cemetery near Pillow.
    Mrs. Wiest was employed by the State Department of Motor Vehicles. She is survived by her husband. Homer Weist; four sons, Delphin. Harrisburg; Bernard, Halifax; Kenneth, Mechanicsburg RD1, and Arland, Enola: a daughter Mrs. Bettijane Hoover, Lingles town, and 19 grandchildren. A brother, Earl Paul, resides in Tower City RD, and three sisters also survive: Mrs. Estella Leitzel, Herndon RD; Mrs. Eva O'Neill, Pottstown and Mrs. Helen Shutt, Orwin.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 05 Jan 1970, Mon, Page 4.6

Children of Vesta Rahama Idella Paul and Homer Wiest

  • Delphin Homer Wiest4 b. 21 Nov 1924, d. 31 Oct 2014
  • Joyce Lorraine Wiest4 b. 28 Mar 1926, d. 15 Jan 1927
  • Lindy Samuel Wiest4 b. 18 Nov 1927, d. 22 Nov 1963
  • Bernard Preston Wiest4
  • Kenneth Lamar Wiest4 b. 9 Jan 1932, d. 22 Apr 2023
  • Bettijane Johanna Wiest4 b. 30 Jan 1934, d. 1 Oct 2019
  • Arlan Gloria Wiest4

Citations

  1. [S231] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 4, no. 1 (1989): p. 105.
  2. [S932] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
  3. [S186] 1930 US Census, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2147; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 1039.0.
  4. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38674514/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Vesta R. I. Wiest, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 05 Jan 1970, Mon, Page 4.