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Kermit Isaac Witmer¹

• Last Edited: 3 Mar 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Kermit Isaac Witmer was born on 26 March 1912, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Frank S. Witmer and Lydia Bohner.¹
• Kermit Isaac Witmer married Martha Anna Lenker, daughter of Howard Lenker and Mary F. R. Carl, on 24 March 1936.^1,3
• Kermit Isaac Witmer died on 21 June 1999, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 87.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Kermit I. Witmer, 87, Dalmatia
  DALMATIA -- Kermit I. Witmer, 87, of Route 225, Dalmatia, died Monday, June 21, 1999, at his home.
  He was born March 26, 1912, in Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, a son of the late Frank S. and Lydia (Bohner) Witmer. He was married to the former Martha Lenker, who died in November 1995.
  He was a farmer before retiring.
  Mr. Witmer was Protestant.
  Surviving are two sons, Howard A. of Pillow and Paul K. of RR Dalmatia; one daughter, Helen Shade of Gratz; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one brother, Landis of Berrysburg.
  Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. . today at the James A. Reed Funeral Home. Market and Chestnut streets. Pillow. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home by the Rev. Benjamin Brown.
  Burial will be in Stone Valley Cemetery, Hickory Corners.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 23 Jun 1999, Wed, Page 13.²
  
• He was buried on 24 June 1999, at Stone Valley Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: Frank S. Witmer¹ b. 18 May 1854, d. 16 Feb 1919
• Mother*: Lydia Bohner¹ b. 21 Feb 1879, d. 24 May 1955

Wayne Harlen Witmer^1,2

• Last Edited: 30 Sep 2023

• Wayne Harlen Witmer was born on 9 May 1901, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^3,1
• He was the son of Frank S. Witmer and Lydia Bohner.¹
• Wayne Harlen Witmer married Katie Engle, daughter of Robert Francis Engle and Martha Jane Bahney, on 10 April 1920, Reformed Parsonage, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^1,4
• Wayne Harlen Witmer died on 24 November 1945, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 44.^3,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  WAYNE H. WITMER
  Wayne H. Witmer, age 44 years, died at his home, Dalmatia R. D., on Saturday. He had been in ill health for some time.
  Mr. Witmer was a son of Franklin and Lydia (Bohner) Witmer, and was a native of Pillow. He was a member of the Stone Valley Reformed Church.
  Survivors are his mother, who resides at Pillow; his wife, Mrs. Katie Engle Witmer, and the following children: John H. Witmer, Mrs. Betty A. Silks, and Mrs. Elsie V. Peifer, all of Dalmatia; iMrs. Wilfred Deppen, of Astoria, Oregon; Brenda, Dolly, Vivian, 'and Kermit W. Witmer, all at home.
  Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. Gladys M. Crisswell, Philadelphia; three brothers Landis F. Witmer, of Elizabethville R. D., Lloyd J. Witmer, Dalmatia R. D.,
  and Kermit I. Witmer, of Hickory Corners; a step-sister, Mrs. Daisy Miller, of Wiconisco; and three step-brothers, Joseph Witmer, of Penbrook, and Clair and Paul, of Pillow.
  Funeral services were held in the Stone Valley Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hickory Corners, at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Rev. E. A. Dech, pastor of the Uniontown Reformed Charge officiated, and interment was made in the cemetery adjoining the church.
  Elizabethville Echo, November 29, 1945, Page 1.^5,6
  
• He was buried on 28 November 1945, at Stone Valley Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Northumberland County, PA.³

• Father*: Frank S. Witmer¹ b. 18 May 1854, d. 16 Feb 1919
• Mother*: Lydia Bohner¹ b. 21 Feb 1879, d. 24 May 1955

Edwin A. Witmer¹

• Last Edited: 8 Aug 2020

• Edwin A. Witmer was born circa 1910.¹
• He was the son of Clair Edwin Witmer and Annie Smeltz.¹
• Edwin A. Witmer married Carrie Mae Snyder.²
• Edwin A. Witmer died in 1956.²

• Father*: Clair Edwin Witmer¹ b. 5 Feb 1885, d. 6 Jan 1956
• Mother*: Annie Smeltz¹ b. 1887, d. 11 Feb 1973

Samuel H. Bohner¹

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2023

• Samuel H. Bohner was born on 9 August 1840.²
• He was the son of Nicholas Bohner and Lydia Spotts.²
• Samuel H. Bohner married Harriet Bower, daughter of Elias W. Bower and Sarah Phillips.¹
• Samuel H. Bohner died on 6 May 1900, at age 59.^2,3
• He was buried at Saint Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Urban, Northumberland County, PA.³

• Father*: Nicholas Bohner² b. 1 Nov 1809, d. 25 Nov 1895
• Mother*: Lydia Spotts² b. 18 Nov 1813, d. 2 Oct 1882

Harriet Bower¹

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2023

• Harriet Bower married an unknown person.
• She was born on 21 May 1852.²
• She was the daughter of Elias W. Bower and Sarah Phillips.²
• Harriet Bower married Samuel H. Bohner, son of Nicholas Bohner and Lydia Spotts.¹
• Harriet Bower died on 5 March 1936, at age 83.²
• She was buried at Saint Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Urban, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: Elias W. Bower² b. 3 Jun 1832, d. 17 Jun 1913
• Mother*: Sarah Phillips² b. 16 Jul 1832, d. 17 Oct 1898

Florence A. Witmer¹

• Last Edited: 12 Feb 2021

• Florence A. Witmer was born on 16 July 1914.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Clair Edwin Witmer and Annie Smeltz.¹
• Florence A. Witmer married David Raymond Schreffler, son of Samuel Schreffler and Katie Jemima Donmoyer.²
• Florence A. Witmer died on 17 January 1985, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 70.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Florence A. Schreffler
  Florence A. Schreffler, 70, of Herndon area, died Monday in Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg.
  She was a member of Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, Herndon.
  Surviving are her husband, David; six daughters, Leah Lesher, Millersburg, Mrs. Paul Daniel and Mrs. Daniel Schieb, both of Pillow, Mrs. James Wilhelm, Halifax, Mrs. Paul Stiely, Herndon area, and Mrs. Larry Watts, Duncannon; seven sons, Robert, Hahira, Ga., Dean, Sunbury, James, Rutherford Heights, Clarence, Hatfield, Phillip and Mark, both of Blair, Neb., and Glenn, Pillow; 37 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Charles Heddinger, Pillow; a brother, Clarence Witmer, Freeburg.
  Services were held this afternoon in Emmanuel Wesleyan Church with the Rev. Ray McCrary, the Rev. Robert Cravens and the Rev. Rodney Addison officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, was in charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 19 Jun 1985, Wed, Page 2.⁴
  

• Father*: Clair Edwin Witmer¹ b. 5 Feb 1885, d. 6 Jan 1956
• Mother*: Annie Smeltz¹ b. 1887, d. 11 Feb 1973