Eleanore Mae Newton1

F, #54541, b. 12 November 1928, d. 21 April 2012
  • Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019
  • Eleanore Mae Newton was born on 12 November 1928, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Howard George Newton and Pearl Catherine Leary.1
  • Eleanore Mae Newton married Raymond Howard Artz Jr., son of Raymond Howard Artz and Veronica Gertrude Brown.1
  • Eleanore Mae Newton died on 21 April 2012, Lake Orion, Oakland County, MI, at age 83.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Eleanore Mae Artz
    April 21, 2012
    Eleanore Mae Artz, 83, formerly of West West Terrace, passed away peacefully Saturday in Lake Orion, Mich.
    Eleanore was born in Pottsville and a graduate of the Pottsville High School, Class of 1945.
    She was the wife of the late Ray H. Artz Sr., who passed away in 1973, and a daughter of the late Howard and Pearl Newton.
    She and her husband were the owners of Ray H. Artz Insurance Agency.
    Eleanore resided in the Minersville-Pottsville area most of her life, retired to Florida in 2000 and later moved to Michigan.
    In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, James Newton; a grandson, Christopher Artz.
    Eleanore is survived by daughters, Alison Boggs, Oakland, Mich., and Ellen Crowley, Chester Springs, Pa; a son, Ray Jr., Odessa, Fla; grandsons, Douglas, Brad and Elliot Crowley; a granddaughter, Hayley Boggs; great-granddaughters, Ella and Thea Crowley; sisters, Marie Miller and Mary Lou Kennedy; brothers, Howard Newton, William Newton and Robert Newton.
    Visitation will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home Inc., Minersville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, Minersville, with the Rev. Adam C. Sedar officiating. There will be no visitation Wednesday evening. Interment will be in St. Vincent de Paul No. 2 Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, it is requested that a memorial donation be made in her name to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America and shall be accepted during calling hours at the funeral home. Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home Inc., Minersville, is in charge of arrangements.


    Published in Republican & Herald from April 22 to April 23, 2012.2

  • She was buried on 25 April 2012, at Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery #2, Minersville, Schuylkill County, PA.1

Children of Eleanore Mae Newton and Raymond Howard Artz Jr.

  • Ellen Marie Artz1
  • Raymond H. Artz1
  • Alison Ann Artz1

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Eleanor Mae Artz, Republican & Herald from April 22, 2012; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67097246/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Eleanore Mae Artz; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67097246/…

Howard George Newton1,2

M, #54542, b. 2 August 1900, d. 23 July 1970
  • Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019
  • Howard George Newton was born on 2 August 1900, Hamburg, Berks County, PA.3
  • He was the son of William Newton and Margaret McCall.3
  • Howard George Newton married Pearl Catherine Leary, daughter of James Leary and Mary Curry, circa 1923.1,3
  • Howard George Newton died on 23 July 1970, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 69.1,3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Howard G. Newton Sr.
    Howard G. (Pete) Newton Sr., RD1 Orwigsburg, died yester day at his home. He was born Aug. 2, 1900 in Hamburg. He retired after 36 years of being salesman with National Biscuit Co. and for the past four years was a salesman for Dinger Chevrolet Co.
    He was a son of the late William and Margaret McCall Newton.
    Mr. Newton was a member of St Ambrose Church, Schuylkill Haven.
    Surviving are his widow Pearl, to whom he was married 47 years; children, Marie, wife of Vernon Miller, Chambersburg ; James, Pottsville; Eleanor wife of Ray Artz, Llewellyn; William, Minersville; Howard Jr., Pottsville; Robert, New Philadelphia; Mary Lou, wife of Donald Kennedy, Pottsville; 17 grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Raymond, Vineland, N. J; Mrs. Gertrude Dean, Alice and Beatrice Newton, Strafford, N.J.
    Services will be held Monday morning at Lord Funeral Home with Mass in St Ambrose Church and interment in Chapel Crypt of Our Lady of Calvary.
    Pottsville Republican, 24 Jul 1970, Fri, Page 16.3
  • He was buried on 27 July 1970, at Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.3

Child of Howard George Newton and Pearl Catherine Leary

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Eleanor Mae Artz, Republican & Herald from April 22, 2012; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67097246/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN:     192209753; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Howard G. Newton, Sr.; Pottsville Republican, 24 Jul 1970, Fri, Page 16.

Pearl Catherine Leary1,2

F, #54543, b. 24 June 1905, d. 9 April 1985
  • Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019
  • Pearl Catherine Leary was born on 24 June 1905.4
  • She was the daughter of James Leary and Mary Curry.3
  • Pearl Catherine Leary married Howard George Newton, son of William Newton and Margaret McCall, circa 1923.1,5
  • Pearl Catherine Leary died on 9 April 1985, at age 79.1,4
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Newton Rites
    Services for Pearl C. Newton, of 1734 W. Market St., Pottsville, who died Tuesday morning in Good Samaritan Hospital, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday from William H. Schlitzer Jr. Funeral Home, Pottsville. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick Church. Interment will be in Our Lady of Calvary Cemetery.
    Mrs. Newton was born in Kaska, a daughter of the late James and Mary Curry Leary.
    She was a member of St. Patrick Church, Pottsville.
    Her husband, Howard G. Sr., died in 1970.
    Surviving are four sons, James, Palo Alto, William, Minersville, Howard G. Jr. and Robert, both of Orwigsburg; three daughters, Marie Miller, Chambersburg, Eleanore Artz, Pottsville area, and Mary Lou Kennedy, Pottsville; 19 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; two brothers, James Leary, Paoli, and William Leary, Berwyn; a sister, Elizabeth Leary, Wilmington, Del.
    Pottsville Republican, 10 Apr 1985, Wed, Main Edition, Page 2.3
  • She was buried on 12 April 1985, at Our Lady of Calvary Cemetery, Schuylkill County, PA.3

Child of Pearl Catherine Leary and Howard George Newton

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Eleanor Mae Artz, Republican & Herald from April 22, 2012; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67097246/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN:     192209753; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Pearl C. Newton, Sr.; Pottsville Republican, 10 Apr 1985, Wed, Main Edition, Page 2.
  4. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, SSN:     165-50-3169; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Howard G. Newton, Sr.; Pottsville Republican, 24 Jul 1970, Fri, Page 16.

Edna Ruth Renn1,2

F, #54553, b. 1915, d. 2001
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018
  • Edna Ruth Renn was born in 1915.1
  • She was the daughter of George N. Renn and Minnie S. Shatto.3
  • Edna Ruth Renn married Lester Martin Artz, son of Elias S. Artz and Ada Regina Schwalm, on 4 April 1942, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.1,3
  • Edna Ruth Renn died in 2001.1
  • She was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • Father*: George N. Renn3
  • Mother*: Minnie S. Shatto3

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153945670/edna-r.-artz. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  3. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, Film Number: 000021218; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

Monroe Kimmel1

M, #54556, b. 1867, d. 1940
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018

Child of Monroe Kimmel and Catherine L. Dengler

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92924920/hannah-k-artz. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Catherine L. Dengler1

F, #54557, b. 1868, d. 1918
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018
  • Catherine L. Dengler was born in 1868.1
  • She married Monroe Kimmel.1
  • Catherine L. Dengler died in 1918.1

Child of Catherine L. Dengler and Monroe Kimmel

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92924920/hannah-k-artz. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

George W. Gettle1

M, #54558, b. 28 December 1924, d. 10 November 2014
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018
  • George W. Gettle was born on 28 December 1924, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Frank W. Gettle and Gertrude E. Bunderman.2
  • George W. Gettle married Laura E. Artz, daughter of Walter Stephen Artz and Elsie Maleda Williams, on 5 January 1946, Lebanon County, PA.1
  • George W. Gettle died on 10 November 2014, VA Medical Center, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA, at age 89.2
  • Funeral home obituary:
    George W. Gettle, 89, of Lebanon, died on Monday, November 10, 2014 at VA Medical Center.
    He was born on Sunday, December 28, 1924 to the late Frank W. Gettle and Gertrude E. Gettle nee Bunderman in Lebanon. He was a member of Kochenderfer's United Methodist Church and worked as an electrician, general foreman for Bethlehem Steel. He was a veteran of the Army in World War II and was a POW- Stalag III-C in Germany. George and his wife enjoyed Hersheypark.
    Surviving are wife Laura E. Gettle nee Artz; daughter Gail M. spouse of Dennis Wolf, Lebanon; brother Claude Gettle; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by brothers Elwood Gettle, Charles Gettle, Frank Gettle, Jr; sisters Martha Wentzler, Esther Light.
    Visitation will be on Friday, November 14, 2014 from 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM at Kochenderfer's United Methodist Church, 1105 Kochenderfer Road, Lebanon.
    Funeral services will be on Friday, November 14, 2014 at 1:00 PM at the church.
    Burial will be at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, with full military honors, following the service.
    Memorial contributions may be made to Kochenderfer's United Methodist Church, 1105 Kochenderfer Road, Lebanon, PA 17046.
    Christmans Funeral Home. Lebanon, PA.2

Child of George W. Gettle and Laura E. Artz

  • Gail M. Gettle2

Citations

  1. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021492; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for George W. Gettle, Christman Funeral Home, Lebanon, PA; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138661899/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Harry E. Williams1

M, #54559
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018

Child of Harry E. Williams and Flora E. Eby

Citations

  1. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.

Flora E. Eby1

F, #54560
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018

Child of Flora E. Eby and Harry E. Williams

Citations

  1. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.

Frank W. Gettle1

M, #54561
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018

Child of Frank W. Gettle and Gertrude E. Bunderman

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for George W. Gettle, Christman Funeral Home, Lebanon, PA; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138661899/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Gertrude E. Bunderman1

F, #54562
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018

Child of Gertrude E. Bunderman and Frank W. Gettle

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for George W. Gettle, Christman Funeral Home, Lebanon, PA; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138661899/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Josiah Umholtz1

M, #54565
  • Last Edited: 7 Feb 2019

Children of Josiah Umholtz and Mary Ritzman

Citations

  1. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021176; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Annetta S. Coleman, Elizabethville Echo, 14 Apr 1955, Thu, Page 1.

Mary Ritzman1,2

F, #54566
  • Last Edited: 7 Feb 2019

Children of Mary Ritzman and Josiah Umholtz

Citations

  1. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021176; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 37444; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Annetta S. Coleman, Elizabethville Echo, 14 Apr 1955, Thu, Page 1.

Mark Ritzman1

M, #54567
  • Last Edited: 6 Apr 2018

Child of Mark Ritzman and Jean T. Zimmerman

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Judy I. Klinger, May 2008.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74067178/jean-t.-bowers. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Jean T. Zimmerman1

F, #54568, b. 14 September 1923, d. 28 July 2011
  • Last Edited: 6 Apr 2018
  • Jean T. Zimmerman was born on 14 September 1923.1
  • She married Mark Ritzman.1
  • Jean T. Zimmerman died on 28 July 2011, at age 87.1
  • She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Muir, Schuylkill County, PA.1

Child of Jean T. Zimmerman and Mark Ritzman

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74067178/jean-t.-bowers. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.