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Mark Arthur Byerly¹

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2017

• Mark Arthur Byerly was born on 10 February 1930, Loyalton, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Arthur Ira Byerly and Mabel Pauline Hoffman.¹
• Mark Arthur Byerly was baptized on 27 April 1930, St. John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He married Grace Rebecca Hoffman, daughter of Paul T. Hoffman and Carrie Mae Webster, on 3 April 1948, Stone Church, Matamoras, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Mark Arthur Byerly died on 18 December 2017, Dauphin County, PA, at age 87.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  HALIFAX- Mark A. Byerly, age 87, of Enders Road, passed away Monday, December 18th, 2017 at his residence.
  He was born February 10, 1930 in Loyalton, son of the late Arthur Ira and Mabel Pauline (Hoffman) Byerly.
  He was a retired yard department supervisor for Bethlehem Steel, Steelton. He was a full time farmer and he and his late wife ran Gra-Mar Farms. Many will remember him being the "Corn Man".
  He was a former township supervisor and road master for Jackson Twp., assistant scout master for Fisherville Troop 156. (1960-1966), and member of the Sons of the American Revolution, Fort Halifax Chapter.
  He was an honorary member of the Fisherville Fire Co.
  He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, Fisherville.
  He was preceded in death by his wife Grace Rebecca (Hoffman) Byerly, sister, Anna Troutman, infant grandson Michael Allen Byerly and grandson, Christopher Hawk.
  Survivors include sons James husband of Mun-Hui, and Randolph husband of Emma; daughters, Anne Hawk wife of the late Gary, Kathy Reisch wife of David, and Joanne Staley wife of Dean; Grandchildren, David Byerly, Erique Klinger, Matthew Byerly, Carrie Hawk, Johnathan Hawk, Raquel Smith, Whittni Reisch, Melissa Staley, Joshua Staley, and Sarah Staley; Great-Grandchildren, Zoe and Xavier Byerly, Grace, Grant, Owen, and Landon Klinger, Hope, Faith, and Mark Byerly, Christopher G. Hawk, Isabelle Reichert,Gary Reichert Cheyenne, Noah, and Mackenzie Smith; Sisters, Donna Zuber and Patricia Herb; Brothers, Leo Hirsch and Ronald Hirsch.
  There will be a viewing at his church on Saturday, December 23, 2017 from 10-11 AM. Services to start at 11:00 am with burial to follow at Enders Cemetery, Halifax.
  Memorial donations may be made to: Messiah Lutheran Church, 3 Church Road, Halifax, PA. 17032 or Fisherville Fire Co., P.O.Box 625 Halifax, PA. 17032.
  Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes Inc., Elizabethville handled the arrangements.
  Published on Pennlive.com and in The Patriot-News on Dec. 21, 2017.²
  
• He was buried on 23 December 2017, at Enders Cemetery, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Arthur Ira Byerly¹ b. 3 Oct 1902, d. 12 Apr 1985
• Mother*: Mabel Pauline Hoffman¹ b. 22 Sep 1908, d. 20 Sep 1992