Scott James Harman1

M, #65946, b. 11 November 1950, d. 23 October 2022
  • Last Edited: 27 Oct 2022
  • Scott James Harman was born on 11 November 1950, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Joseph Harman Sr. and Theresa James.1
  • Scott James Harman died on 23 October 2022, Enola, Cumberland County, PA, at age 71.2
  • Funeral home obituary:
    Scott J. Harman
    November 11, 1950 ~ October 23, 2022 (age 71)
    Scott J. Harman, 71, of Enola, passed away Sunday morning, October 23, 2022 at his home, three weeks after a diagnosis of advanced metastatic cancer.
    Born in Harrisburg, November 11, 1950, a son of the late Joseph Sr. and Theresa James Harman. Scott was a 1968 graduate of Williams Valley High School and a 1972 graduate of Penn State University, where he received a bachelor's degree in education. Scott served with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard for six years.
    In 1973 he began his teaching career at Halifax School District, where he taught 5th grade for 35 years, retiring in 2008. He started coaching baseball in 1976 and was the Halifax head coach from 1984 to 1986. Scott was very appreciative towards the Halifax School District for all the many opportunities provided to him. He co-taught TESA (Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement), being a mentor to new teachers in the district. He also served on multiple school related committees. Scott's greatest passion was teaching, and he will be remembered for his dedication to his students.
    Scott took great pride in his hometown of Wiconisco. He was a coach for the Wiconisco Teener League and enjoyed helping with the Wiconisco Boy Scouts. Scott also was a member and sat on the Board of Trustees for the Wiconisco High School Alumni Scholarship Foundation.
    He enjoyed traveling, fishing, going to the beach, exploring, and constantly learning. He made yearly trips to Ocean City, Maryland and several trips to the Outer Banks. Scott was a member of Susquehanna Ski Club and traveled to Italy and Greece with them. He also made trips to Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Alaska, and even drove across the United States on two occasions. He enjoyed spending winters in Florida but always looked forward to the different seasons in Pennsylvania. Scott loved life and lived it to the fullest.
    In addition to his parents, Scott was preceded in death by a sister, Renee Smeltz.
    Surviving are Scott's brother, Joseph Harman Jr. (Deb), Wiconisco; two sisters, Jan Harman, Wiconisco, and Sarina Schaeffer (Scot), Halifax; his partner of twelve years, Jane Havnaer, Florida; his goddaughter Ava Zerbe; numerous nieces and nephews.
    Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 11 AM from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Home, Tower City. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery, Wiconisco. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 at the chapel.
    Memorial donations in Scott's memory can be made to the Wiconisco High School Alumni Scholarship Foundation, c/o G. Dean Miller, 7691 Daniel Drive, Harrisburg PA, 17112.
    The Dimon Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc. is honored to serve Scott's family. To send condolences, visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com.2
  • He was buried on 29 October 2022, at Calvary Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.2

Citations

  1. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Harman-Schreffler Rites," Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 30 Jul 1973, Mon, Page 11.
  2. [S1147] Online Obituary for Scott J. Harman, Dimon Funeral Home, Tower City, PA; https://www.dimonfuneralhome.com/obituary/Scott-Harman

Joseph Harman Sr.1

M, #65947
  • Last Edited: 27 Oct 2022

Child of Joseph Harman Sr. and Theresa James

Citations

  1. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Harman-Schreffler Rites," Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 30 Jul 1973, Mon, Page 11.

Theresa James1

F, #65948
  • Last Edited: 27 Oct 2022

Child of Theresa James and Joseph Harman Sr.

Citations

  1. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Harman-Schreffler Rites," Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 30 Jul 1973, Mon, Page 11.

Homer R. Morgan1

M, #65951, b. 18 August 1912, d. 25 January 1987
  • Last Edited: 12 Oct 2024
  • Homer R. Morgan was born on 18 August 1912, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.3
  • He was the son of David Oscar Morgan and Frances Susanna Boyer.2
  • Homer R. Morgan married Helen Irene Bixler, daughter of Joseph Almon Bixler and Mabel Bessie Morgan, in 1935.4,2
  • Homer R. Morgan died on 25 January 1987, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 74.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Morgan Rites
    Services for Homer R. Morgan Sr., 74, of Hegins area, who died Sunday in Pottsville Hospital, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View. The Rev. Dr. Donald Fishel will officiate. Interment will be in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
    Mr. Morgan was born in Hegins Township Aug. 18, 1912, a son of the late David and Francis Boyer Morgan.
    He was a member of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View Fire Company and Valley View Gun Club.
    Mr. Morgan was a retired miner.
    His wife, the former Helen Bixler, died in 1974. A son, Ronald, died in 1962 and a son, Ray, died in 1971.
    Surviving are six sons, Homer Jr. and William, both of Valley View, John, Tower City, Dale and Thomas, both of Hegins area and Dennis, Gordon; three daughters, Patricia Neumeister, Ashland area, Carol Dietrich, Williamstown, and Shirley Wolfe, Hegins area; 34 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; a brother, Herman, Donaldson; five sisters, Carrie Harman, Valley View, Reba Hoffman, Klingerstown, Mildred Kroh, Hegins, Edith Sallada, Lebanon, and Florence Spicher, Tremont.
    Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 27 Jan 1987, Tue, Page 3.2
  • He was buried at Saint Andrew's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.3

Children of Homer R. Morgan and Helen Irene Bixler

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for John D. Morgan, Jr., Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 15 May 1970, Fri, Page 24.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Homer R. Morgan, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 27 Jan 1987, Tue, Page 3.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190259815/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190259862/…
  5. [S1147] Online Obituary for Carol F. Dietrich, Dimon Funeral Home, Inc., Tower City, PA; https://www.dimonfuneralhome.com/obituary/Carol-Dietrich

Charles S. Ramer1

M, #65967, b. 7 October 1896, d. 18 April 1976
  • Last Edited: 13 Nov 2021
  • Charles S. Ramer was born on 7 October 1896.2
  • He married Florence Arlene Shive on 9 April 1928, Dauphin County, PA.1,3
  • Charles S. Ramer died on 18 April 1976, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.2,4

Children of Charles S. Ramer and Florence Arlene Shive

  • Raymond C. Ramer Sr.1
  • Dorothy Ramer5

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mary E. Gotshall, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 03 Feb 1981, Tue, Page 8.
  2. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Number: 205-03-1051; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021203; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Charles Ramer, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 19 Apr 1976, Mon, Page 8.
  5. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Wed Brothers In Double Ceremony," Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 29 Jun 1944, Thu, Page 1.

Florence Arlene Shive1,2

F, #65968, b. 7 November 1906, d. 28 January 1968
  • Last Edited: 13 Nov 2021
  • Florence Arlene Shive was born on 7 November 1906, Lebanon County, PA.3
  • She married Charles S. Ramer on 9 April 1928, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • Florence Arlene Shive died on 28 January 1968, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 61.4

Children of Florence Arlene Shive and Charles S. Ramer

  • Raymond C. Ramer Sr.1
  • Dorothy Ramer

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mary E. Gotshall, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 03 Feb 1981, Tue, Page 8.
  2. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021203; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214695996/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Florence Ramer, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 29 Jan 1968, Mon, Page 15.