Homer Wiest1

M, #18993, b. 16 August 1900, d. 12 January 1973
  • Last Edited: 2 Sep 2020
  • Homer Wiest is also referred to as Butch in some sources.
  • He was born on 16 August 1900, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Samuel Baum Wiest and Sarah Jennie Snyder.1
  • Homer Wiest was baptized on 7 October 1900, St. Michael Evangelical Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.3
  • He married Elma Ethel Rothermel, daughter of Lazarus W. Rothermel and Emma L. Bush, before 1923.1
  • Homer Wiest married Vesta Rahama Idella Paul, daughter of Preston Daniel Paul and Minnie Donton, circa 1924.4,1,5
  • At the time of the 1930 Census, Homer "Weist" and his wife Vesta were living in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Homer was a farmer. Their household included 3 children -- Delphin, Lindy, and Bernard.4
  • Homer Wiest died on 12 January 1973, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 72.6,7
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Homer Wiest
    LYKENS - Homer Wiest, 72, of 311 W. Main St., died yesterday at Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg.
    He was the former owner of Wiest's Taproom [in Lykens].
    Surviving are a daughter; four sons, including Kenneth Wiest, Mechanicsburg; two brothers; and 19 grandchildren.
    Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Schaffstall Funeral Home, 406 Market St., by the Rev. Roderic Lawall. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Northumberland County.
    Friends may call at the funeral home today after 7 p.m.
    The Sentinel (Carlisle, Pennsylvania), 13 Jan 1973, Sat, Page 3.8,7
  • He was buried at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.9

Child of Homer Wiest and Elma Ethel Rothermel

Children of Homer Wiest and Vesta Rahama Idella Paul

  • Delphin Homer Wiest1 b. 21 Nov 1924, d. 31 Oct 2014
  • Joyce Lorraine Wiest1 b. 28 Mar 1926, d. 15 Jan 1927
  • Lindy Samuel Wiest1 b. 18 Nov 1927, d. 22 Nov 1963
  • Bernard Preston Wiest1
  • Kenneth Lamar Wiest1 b. 9 Jan 1932, d. 22 Apr 2023
  • Bettijane Johanna Wiest1 b. 30 Jan 1934, d. 1 Oct 2019
  • Arlan Gloria Wiest1

Citations

  1. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  2. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  3. [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.
  4. [S186] 1930 US Census, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2147; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 1039.0.
  5. [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.
  6. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Homer Wiest, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 13 Jan 1973, Sat, Page 2.
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Homer Wiest, The Sentinel (Carlisle, Pennsylvania), 13 Jan 1973, Sat, Page 3.
  9. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.