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Rufus Elmer Harner¹

• Last Edited: 23 Feb 2022

• Rufus Elmer Harner was born on 1 November 1888, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of John Monroe Harner and Elizabeth Morgan.²
• Rufus Elmer Harner married Bertha Gertrude Bateman.¹
• Rufus Elmer Harner died on 16 October 1964, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 75.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Rufus E. Harner
  Rufus Elmer Harner, 75, of Gap St, Valley View, husband of Mrs. Bertha Bateman Harner, died Friday morning in his home after an illness of several years.
  Mr. Harner was born in Hegins Township on Nov. 1, 1888, a son of the late John M. and Elizabeth Morgan Hamer.
  Formerly employed as a mi ner, he was retired since 1952.
  He was a member of the Val ley View Church of God and the UMWA.
  Surviving are, his wife: these children: Viola, wife of Melvin Bixler of Marysville, Pa., Alverta, wife of Norman Morgan of Good Spring, Harold of Hegins, Charles of Donaldson, a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ida Hamer of Valley View; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; five sisters : Mrs. Emma Huntzinger of Hegins, Mrs. Minnie Neiss of Harrisburg, Mrs. John Wolfgang, Mrs. Clyde Schucker and Mrs. Arthur Morgan, all of Valley View; three brothers, Fred of Tower City, Irvin of Good Spring and Roy of Valley View.
  Funeral will be held Monday morning from Buffington Funer al Home, Valley View. The Rev. James E. Meyers of Columbia, Pa., former pastor of the Church of God at Valley View, will officiate at services. Interment will be in United Brethren Cemetery, Valley View.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 17 Oct 1964, Sat, Page 14.³
  
• He was buried at Saint Andrew's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: John Monroe Harner² b. 1866, d. 1939
• Mother*: Elizabeth Morgan² b. 1865, d. 1957

Bertha Gertrude Bateman¹

• Last Edited: 23 Feb 2022

• Bertha Gertrude Bateman was born in 1893, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, PA.^2,1
• She married Rufus Elmer Harner, son of John Monroe Harner and Elizabeth Morgan.³
• Bertha Gertrude Bateman died on 18 September 1972.^2,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  Harner Rites
  Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Gertrude Harner, 79, of Valley View will be held Thursday afternoon from the Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View.
  Rev. James Snare, pastor, of the Church of God, officiating. Interment in St. Ambrose United Methodist Cemetery, Valley View.
  Mrs. Harner, widow of Rufus E. Harner, died Monday morning. She was born in Dalmatia, a daughter of the late Charles and Katie (Bingamen) Bateman. Her husband died in 1964.
  Mrs. Harner was a former employe of Star Poultry Co., Valley View. She was a member of the Church of God, Valley View.
  Surviving are two daughters, Viola, wife of Melvin Bixler, Klingerstown RD; Alverta, wife of Norman Morgan, Good Springs; two sons, Harold, Hegins, RD1; Charles, Donaldson; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ida Koppenhaver, Valley View; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Alice Schreffler, Star Route, Valley View; Eva Bateman, Valley View; five brothers, Dorsey Bateman, Hegins RD1; Harold and Charles Bateman, both of Hegins; Roy and Melvin Bateman, both of Valley View.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 19 Sep 1972, Tue, Page 2.¹
  
• She was buried at Saint Andrew's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²

Esther Schwartz

• Last Edited: 1 Nov 2023

• Esther Schwartz was born on 25 April 1924, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.
• She married Melvin Newton Koppenhaver circa 1958.
• She died of cancer in 1964 in Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., PA.¹

Samuel Kurtis Croutharmel¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jul 2024

• Samuel Kurtis Croutharmel is also referred to as Samuel Curtis Croutharmel in some sources.²
• He was born on 27 March 1880, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• He married Mary E. Zipf in 1912.³
• Samuel Kurtis Croutharmel died on 22 August 1954, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 74.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  S.C. Croutharmel, Of Dalmatia, Dies
  Samuel C. Croutharmel, Dalmatia R. D. 1, died Sunday at 9:30 a. m., at his home at the age of 74 years. In ill health for the past three months, he had been bedfast a week.
  Mr. Croutharmel was born on March 27, 1880 in Lower Mahanoy Township, a son of the late Levi and Johanna Spotts Croutharmel. He was a farmer all his life.
  He married the former Mary Zipf, of Bristol, S. D., in 1912.
  Survivors include his wife, a step-son, Clarence Miller, Trevorton; eight children, Mrs. Martin Meiers, Webster, S. D; Leo Croutharmel, Dalmatia R. D; Mrs. Howard Lebo, Clinton, Md; Raymond Croutharmel[,] Hickory Corners; Mrs. James Clough, Dalmatia R. D; William Croutharmel, Harrisburg; Mrs. Luther Walborn, Phoenix, Arizona, and Arvin Croutharmel, Dalmatia R. D. Twenty grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Bitterman, Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. Willis Bingaman, Philadelphia, also survive.
  Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. from the Edwin Hoover funeral home, Dalmatia, in charge of Rev. John R. Bucher, pastor of Uniontown Reformed Parish. Burial will be in Stone Valley cemetery, Dalmatia R. D. Friends will be received at the funeral home Wednesday from 7 to 9 p. m.
  The Daily Item, August 23, 1954, Page 7.³
  
• He was buried on 26 August 1954, at Stone Valley Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Northumberland County, PA.^3,2

Mary E. Zipf¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jul 2024

• Mary E. Zipf was born on 20 April 1890, Bristol, SD.^2,3
• She married Samuel Kurtis Croutharmel in 1912.⁴
• Mary E. Zipf died on 14 February 1982, Southern Maryland Hospital at age 91.^2,3
• She was buried on 17 February 1982, at Stone Valley Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3

Noah Mullenhour¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2016

• Noah Mullenhour was born in 1880.¹
• He married Shirley Baber circa 1901.^1,2
• Noah Mullenhour died in 1954.¹

Shirley Baber¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2016

• Shirley Baber was born in 1884.¹
• She married Noah Mullenhour circa 1901.^1,2
• Shirley Baber died in 1954.¹

Ruth Delma Herring¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2016

• Ruth Delma Herring was born on 24 September 1906, Allen County, OH.¹
• She married John Corbin Mullenhour, son of Noah Mullenhour and Shirley Baber, circa 1924.^1,2
• Ruth Delma Herring died on 26 October 1933, at age 27.¹
• She was buried at Salem Mennonite Cemetery, Elida, Allen County, OH.³