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Monroe Bixler¹

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2022

• Monroe Bixler married Sarah Annie Bowers.

Sarah Annie Bowers¹

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2022

• Sarah Annie Bowers is also referred to as Sarah Ann Bower in some sources.
• She married Monroe Bixler.

Judith A. Shaffer¹

• Last Edited: 6 Nov 2024

• Judith A. Shaffer was born on 14 November 1947, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• She was the daughter of Newton Edward Shaffer and Adele Ivolene Dreibelbis.^1,2
• Judith A. Shaffer died on 24 February 2018, Loyalton, Dauphin County, PA, at age 70.³
• She was married Newspaper obituary:
  Judith A. Buffington
  1947 - 2018
  Judith A. Buffington of Loyalton passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018 at home. She was born November 14, 1947 in Harrisburg, Pa. to the late Newton and Adele Dreibelbis Shaffer. Judy was a member of the North American Bear Center and enjoyed her pets. She is survived by her husband Thomas L. Buffington, a son Robert Buffington, daughters Teresa Goretki and Melissa Fetterhoff, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a brother Robert Shaffer. Memorial services will be held Friday, March 2, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. from the John R. Shultz Funeral Home, 406 Market St., Lykens, Pa. with Pastor Carl E. Slough officiating. There will be a visitation from 10:00 A.M. until the time of service. Inurnment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Pa. John R. Shultz Funeral Home, Lykens has been entrusted with the arrangements. www.pennlive.com/obits
  Published by Patriot-News from Feb. 26 to Feb. 27, 2018. times.^3,4

• Father*: Newton Edward Shaffer^1,2 b. 1 Jan 1925, d. 1 Feb 1986
• Mother*: Adele Ivolene Dreibelbis¹ b. 2 Feb 1926, d. 31 Oct 2004
• Step-father: Mark Milliard Schwalm b. 5 Dec 1917, d. 5 Sep 2003

Kelly M. Mervine¹

• Last Edited: 11 Jun 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Kelly M. Mervine was born on 30 December 1978, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Roger W. Mervine and Phyllis M. Troutman.¹
• Kelly M. Mervine died on 12 August 2019, at age 40.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Kelly M. (Mervine) Kearn (1978 - 2019)
  HUMMELSTOWN - Kelly M. (Mervine) Kearn, 40, of Hummelstown, a kind, beautiful soul, was taken from us entirely too soon Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.
  She was born Dec. 30, 1978, in Pottsville, a daughter of Roger W. and Phyllis M. (Troutman) Mervine.
  She was a graduate of Tri-Valley High School, Class of 1997, and a graduate of Penn State University, Class of 2001, with a degree in management science and information systems.
  She served in the U.S. Army for nine years with a tour of duty in Iraq, attaining the rank of staff sergeant. Kelly was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
  She was the director of I.T. security and compliance for Hershey Entertainment and Resorts.
  Kelly was a member of St. Paul's E.C. Church, Pitman, and a member of Woodmen Life Chapter No. 433, Pitman.
  She is survived by her father, Roger W., and mother, Phyllis M. (Troutman) Mervine, of Pitman; a brother, Kris W. and his wife, Wendy (Runkle) Mervine, of Bel Air, Maryland; nieces, Elise M. and Abby K. Mervine; former husband, Michael A. Scheib, of Dauphin; a step-daughter, Kate-Lynn M. Scheib; two aunts, Linda Mayer and Josephine (Babe) Troutman.
  She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Whalen W. and Alma (Rabuck) Mervine; maternal grandparents, Bruce H. and Orpha M. (Snyder) Troutman; and uncles, Ronald Mayer and Ronald Troutman.
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  KEARN - Kelly M. (Mervine) Kearn, 40, of Hummelstown. Services will be held at St. Paul's E.C. Church, 172 Ridge Road, Pitman, at 11:30 a.m. Friday, with the Rev. Todd Wolfe officiating. A viewing will be held from 9:30 am until the time of service Friday at the church. Burial will be made in the St. Paul's E.C. Church cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to the Milton Hershey School, P.O. Box 830, Hershey 17033-0830. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.
  Published in The News Item on Aug. 15, 2019.²
  
• She was buried on 16 August 2019, at Saint Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3

• Father*: Roger W. Mervine¹
• Mother*: Phyllis M. Troutman¹