Carrie Maurer1

F, #23080, b. 1874, d. 1962
  • Last Edited: 19 Mar 2006
  • Carrie Maurer was born in 1874.1
  • She married John Finley Morse Schminkey, son of Dr. Isaiah S. Schminkey and Elizabeth Wiest.1
  • Carrie Maurer died in 1962.1

Child of Carrie Maurer and John Finley Morse Schminkey

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p.542. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.

Joseph Nevin Schminky1

M, #23081, b. 4 February 1913, d. 15 May 1978
  • Last Edited: 1 Dec 2020

Children of Joseph Nevin Schminky and Dorothy Smith

  • John Schminsky2
  • Joy Schminsky2
  • Carol Schminky
  • Bonita Jane Schminsky2 b. 10 Dec 1938, d. 17 Sep 2022

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 246. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p.542. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  3. [S1147] Online Obituary for Arlene A. Kratzer, James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, PA; https://www.reedfh.com/obituaries/Arlene-Kratzer/#!/…
  4. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Granted Licenses," The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 17 May 1961, Wed, Page 6.
  5. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 542.
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Joseph N. Schminky, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 17 May 1978, Wed, Page 8.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69189021/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Dorothy Smith1

F, #23082, b. 1916, d. 1960
  • Last Edited: 19 Mar 2006
  • Father*: Harry Smith
  • Mother*: Carrie Daniel b. Oct 1884, d. b 1984

Children of Dorothy Smith and Joseph Nevin Schminky

  • John Schminsky1
  • Joy Schminsky1
  • Carol Schminky
  • Bonita Jane Schminsky1 b. 10 Dec 1938, d. 17 Sep 2022

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p.542. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.

Arlene Anna Kolva1

F, #23086, b. 5 September 1916, d. 29 November 2020
  • Last Edited: 1 Dec 2020
  • Arlene Anna Kolva was born on 5 September 1916, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,3
  • She was the daughter of William N. Kolva and Sara Latsha.2
  • Arlene Anna Kolva married Ray LaVere Boyer, son of Chauncey E. Boyer and Carrie Mabel Brosius, on 25 July 1938, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.4,5
  • Arlene Anna Kolva married Joseph Nevin Schminky, son of John Finley Morse Schminkey and Carrie Maurer, circa May 1961.3,6,7
  • Arlene Anna Kolva married John Marcus Kratzer, son of Joel Kratzer and Hattie Isadore Schlegel, after 1978.8
  • Arlene Anna Kolva died on 29 November 2020, Nottingham Vilage, Northumberland, Northumberland County, PA, at age 104.3
  • Funeral home obituary:
    Arlene A. Kratzer
    September 5, 1916 - November 29, 2020
    Arlene A. Kratzer, 104, of Dalmatia, passed away on November 29, 2020, at Nottingham Village, Northumberland. She was born in Upper Paxton Twp on September 5, 1916, a daughter of the late Sarah and William Kolva. She was a 1935 graduate of Lykens Valley Vocational School, a member of David's UCC, Hebe, the Church Ladies Aide and the Gratz Senior Citizens.
    Arlene is survived by two sons, Dennis Boyer, Kenneth Boyer; daughter, Shirley Harris and several more step-children; grandchildren, Tonya, Doug, John, Ray, Donnie, Shanda; eight great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren and many more step grand and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husbands, Ray L Boyer, Joseph Schminky, John Kratzer and a granddaughter Denise, four brothers and two sisters.
    Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Interment will take place in the David's Church Cemetery, Hebe.
    In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to David's UCC, Hebe.3

Children of Arlene Anna Kolva and Ray LaVere Boyer

  • Kenneth Boyer1
  • Dennis Boyer1
  • Shirley S. Boyer9,10

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ray L. Boyer, Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 03 Nov 1960, Thu, Page 1.
  2. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021213; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  3. [S1147] Online Obituary for Arlene A. Kratzer, James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, PA; https://www.reedfh.com/obituaries/Arlene-Kratzer/#!/…
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 096114-60; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  5. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, Film Number: 000021213; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  6. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Granted Licenses," The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 17 May 1961, Wed, Page 6.
  7. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 542. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for John M. Kratzer, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 07 Jan 2004, Wed, Page 9.
  9. [S941] 1940 US Census, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03484; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 22-100; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  10. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ray L. Boyer, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 01 Nov 1960, Tue, Page 4.

Michael Runkle1

M, #23093, b. 1838, d. 1913
  • Last Edited: 3 Jul 2022
  • Michael Runkle was born in 1838.1
  • He married Caroline Zerbe.1
  • Michael Runkle died in 1913.1

Children of Michael Runkle and Caroline Zerbe

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 281. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 117827 (1959), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.

Caroline Zerbe1

F, #23094, b. 1838, d. 1902
  • Last Edited: 3 Jul 2022
  • Caroline Zerbe was born in 1838.1
  • She married Michael Runkle.1
  • Caroline Zerbe died in 1902.1

Children of Caroline Zerbe and Michael Runkle

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 281. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 117827 (1959), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.