Phyllis Pearl Miller1

F, #34652, b. 29 December 1927, d. 20 October 2020
  • Last Edited: 16 Mar 2024
  • Phyllis Pearl Miller was born on 29 December 1927, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Lee Arthur Miller and Lydia R. Morgan.1
  • Phyllis Pearl Miller married Kenneth Arnold Bloch on 7 September 1946.1
  • Phyllis Pearl Miller died on 20 October 2020, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 92.2
  • Funeral home obituary:
    Phyllis Pearl Bloch
    December 29, 1927 ~ October 20, 2020 (age 92)
    Phyllis Pearl Miller Bloch, 92, of Valley View, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 20, 2020 surrounded by her loving family at her home.
    Phyllis was born in Pitman on December 29, 1927, a daughter of the late Lee A. and Lydia Morgan Miller.
    She graduated from the former Hegins Township High School in 1945. Phyllis was a secretary for her late husband’s business, Kenneth A. Bloch Hauling and Excavating.
    She was a very active member of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Valley View where she held many offices including vacation bible school teacher, president of the women's group, and board member. She was always willing to lend a hand wherever needed. She established a memorial fund which helps send 15 to 20 youth to summer church camp as well as establishing a scholarship, in her husband's memory, awarded to an aspiring Tri-Valley High School senior pursuing further education in the music field. She was also a member of the Daughter’s of the American Revolution and Daughters of America, Pitman Chapter.
    Phyllis was very generous with her time and resources and was always doing something for others, driving for Meals on Wheels, Volunteer Home Care, Sight Loss Support, spending nights with elderly neighbors; delivering care packages to nursing homes, helping with bloodmobiles are just a few to name.
    In addition to her faith and philanthropy, family was also a matter of great importance. Sunday dinners, annual beach vacations, attending grandchildren's activities and birthday celebrations were always her priority.
    In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth A. Bloch, 1989; a daughter, Holly Bloch, 1969; two sisters, Marie Hepler and Rena Hoffman.
    Surviving are a son, Daniel Lee Bloch, Valley View; two daughters, Rachel Bloch Koppenhaver (David), Valley View and Wendy Bloch Campbell, Orwigsburg; three granddaughters, Andrea Campbell Scarola (Dan), Kempton; Kara Koppenhaver Tucker (Ross), Harrisburg and Kristen Koppenhaver Snyder (Brock), Millersburg; a grandson, Alex Kenneth Campbell (Casey), Garrison NY; seven great grandchildren, Tyler, Dillon and Jake Scarola; Tess and Helen Tucker and Sebastian and Sawyer Snyder.
    Phyllis will be laid to rest at the convenience of the family in the St. Andrew's United Methodist Cemetery, Valley View next to her beloved husband Kenneth and daughter Holly. A memorial service to honor her life will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 11:00 am from St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View. Masks will be required for the service and social distancing protocol will be followed. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory should be made to St. Andrew's U.M. Church, P.O. Box 221, Valley View PA 17983. The Dimon Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., Tower City, has been entrusted with the arrangements. To send condolences to the family please visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com.2
  • She was buried at St. Andrew's United Methodist Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.2

Children of Phyllis Pearl Miller and Kenneth Arnold Bloch

  • Wendy Bloch2
  • Rachael E. Bloch1
  • Holly LaVerne Bloch2 b. 1 Jul 1955, d. 3 Feb 1969
  • Daniel Lee Bloch3 b. 14 Feb 1958, d. 13 Mar 2024

Citations

  1. [S764] Elsie Klinger Eaves. Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database. Data downloaded February 3, 2010. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database.
  2. [S1147] Online Obituary for Phyllis P. Bloch, Dimon Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., Tower City, PA; https://www.dimonfuneralhome.com/obituary/Phyllis-Bloch
  3. [S1147] Online Obituary, for Daniel L. Bloch, Dimon Funeral Home, Tower City, PA; https://www.dimonfuneralhome.com/obituary/Daniel-Bloch

Charles Allen Rothermel1

M, #34671, b. 6 September 1886, d. 21 January 1953
  • Last Edited: 14 Dec 2021
  • Charles Allen Rothermel was born on 6 September 1886, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Lewis B. Rothermel and Mary Renee Brosius.1
  • Charles Allen Rothermel married Carrie Elizabeth Kahler circa 1910.1
  • Charles Allen Rothermel died on 21 January 1953, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 66.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    CHARLES A. ROTHERMEL
    Charles Allen Rothermel, 67, retired farmer, died at his home at Klingerstown R. D. after an illness of six months.
    Born in Rebuck, he was a son of the late Lewis and Mary Brosius Rothermel. He lived most of his life in the Klingerstown area and was a member of Salem of the World of Putman.
    Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Helen Ramberger, Klingerstown; Mrs. Jerry Slusser, Nesco-peck; Mrs. Homer Schwalm, Spring Glen; Mrs. Ralph Dutterer, Mill Hall; Mrs. Charles Keiter, at home; [o]ne son, Elwood, Klingerstown; 20 grandchildren; four brothers, Harvey, Rebuck; J. Arthur, Klingerstown; Daniel F. Rothermel, Valley View, and John, Wisconsin; four sisters, Mrs. Minnie Miller, Pitman; Mrs. George Wolfgang, Klingerstown R. D; Mrs. Etta Snyder, Oregon, and Mrs. Henry Strickland, Nebraska.
    Funeral Saturday afternoon from the Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown. Interment in Salem Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery.
    Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 23 Jan 1953, Fri, Page 18.2
  • He was buried on 24 January 1953, at Salem (Herb's) Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Rough & Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.2,1

Children of Charles Allen Rothermel and Carrie Elizabeth Kahler

  • Helen Amanda Rothermel3 b. 13 Nov 1911, d. 5 Mar 2003
  • Edna Rothermel4 b. 1913, d. 2006
  • Jennie Rothermel5 b. 1913, d. 1931
  • Elwood Lester Rothermel+1 b. 15 Jul 1915, d. 28 Dec 1999
  • Dorothy Hannah Rothermel1 b. 2 May 1917, d. 26 Feb 1991
  • Arlene M. Rothermel4 b. 12 May 1923, d. 15 Aug 2021
  • Verna Rothermel4

Citations

  1. [S764] Elsie Klinger Eaves. Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database. Data downloaded February 3, 2010. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Charles A. Rothermel, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 23 Jan 1953, Fri, Page 18.
  3. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), Certificate Number: 173578; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Elwood L. Rothermel, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 29 Dec 1999, Wed, Page 3.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Helen A. Landvater, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 06 Mar 2003, Thu, Page 2.