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Gurney R. Maurer¹

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Gurney R. Maurer was born on 5 January 1909.¹
• He was the son of Joel Richard Maurer and Mary Gessner.¹
• Gurney R. Maurer married Ruth Fay Zeiders circa January 1929.²
• Gurney R. Maurer died on 15 April 1990, General Osteopathic Hospital, Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 81.^1,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Gurney R. Maurer
  ELIZABETHVILLE - Gurney R. Maurer, 81, of Elizabethville RD 1 died yesterday in Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Lower Paxton Twp.
  He was a retired farmer, and was a member of Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, Gratz.
  He was the widower of Ruth F. Maurer. Surviving are a son, Ray W. of Elizabethville RD 1; a daughter, Mary Wingert of Elizabethville RD 1; a brother, Roy C. of Campbelltown; two grandsons; two stepgrandsons; five step-great-grandchildren; and five stepgreat-great-grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in his church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
  Viewing will be after 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Hoover Funeral Home.
  Memorial contributions may be made to his church, HCR 68, Gratz 17030.
  The Evening News, April 30, 1990, Page 12.³
  

• Father*: Joel Richard Maurer¹ b. 10 Dec 1877, d. 8 Jul 1959
• Mother*: Mary Gessner¹ b. 20 Jun 1878, d. 28 Dec 1934

Ruth Fay Zeiders¹

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ruth Fay Zeiders was born on 6 December 1907, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, PA.²
• She married Gurney R. Maurer, son of Joel Richard Maurer and Mary Gessner, circa January 1929.¹
• Ruth Fay Zeiders died on 20 November 1987, at age 79.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Ruth F. Maurer
  LOYALTON - Ruth F. Maurer, 79, of Elizabethville RD 1 died Friday in Community General Osteopathic Hospital.
  She was a member of the Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, Gratz.
  Surviving are her husband, Gurney R. Maurer; a son, Ray W. of Elizabethville RD; a daughter, Mary M. Wengert of Lykens RD; two stepsons, Ben E. Crabb of Elizabethville RD, and Dan H. Crabb of Lykens RD 1; two grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in her church with her pastor, the Rev. M.R. McCrary, officiating. Burial will be in the adjacent church cemetery.
  Friends may call after 7 p.m. Sunday at Hoover Funeral Home, Elizabethville.
  Memorial contributions may be made to her church memorial fund, H.C.R. 68, Box 13, Gratz 17030.
  The Patriot-News, November 21, 1987, Page 3.³
  
• She was buried at Emmanuel Wesleyan Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.²

William Crabb¹

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2024

• William Crabb married Sarah Welker.¹

Sarah Welker¹

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2024

• Sarah Welker married William Crabb.¹

Charles Beaver¹

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2024

Charles L. McCormick¹

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2024

• Charles L. McCormick married Minnie Walters.²

Minnie Walters¹

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2024

• Minnie Walters married Charles L. McCormick.¹

Margie M. Roadcap¹

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Margie M. Roadcap was born on 13 November 1921, Broadway, VA.²
• She married Melvin Ray Brosius, son of Carlos Ray Brosius and Maude May Maurer, on 20 June 1940, Killinger, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Margie M. Roadcap married Mark L. Bellis circa September 1973.³
• Margie M. Roadcap died on 14 December 2018, Premier at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 97.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Margie M. Bellis
  MILLERSBURG - Margie M. Bellis, 97, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 at Premier at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg. She was born in Broadway, VA, November 13, 1921, daughter of the late Ward and Mary Roadcap.
  Surviving are her husband, Mark Bellis, daughter, Winifred (Michael) Daniel, granddaughter, Lori (David) Myrick, great-grandchildren, Katie and Douglas; brother Less Roadcap. She was preceded in death by a grandson Douglas Daniel, sisters, Eunice Lower and Rita Weaver and brothers, Ward Roadcap Jr., and Stanley Roadcap.
  There will be no viewing or visitation at this time. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date in the summer of 2019. Marge was a blessing to her family, friends and community and loved dearly by all who knew her.
  Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes Inc., Millersburg handled the arrangements. Please sign the online register book at www.hbfuneralhomes.com.
  www.pennlive.com/obits.
  The Patriot-News, December 18, 2018, Page 14.²
  

Elmer Elvin Miller¹

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 2024

• Elmer Elvin Miller was born on 12 February 1882, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of William Miller and Francis Alice Artz.²
• Elmer Elvin Miller married Ruth Irene Schwalm, daughter of Ellsworth Schwalm and Martha Jane Kessler.¹
• Elmer's invention of the single trigger for double barrel shotguns is still in production. Today, the Miller Single Tigger Company is owned by Classic Gunstocks, LLC, and is based in Oswego, NY.^4,5,6
• Elmer Elvin Miller died on 3 August 1952, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 70.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  ELMER E. MILLER, GUNSMITH, DIED MONDAY
  Elmer E. Miller, age 70 years, well known gunsmith, died at his home in 1 Upper Paxton Township, near Millersburg, Monday.
  Mr. Miller was the inventor of the Miller single trigger for double barrel shotguns and the Miller Set Trigger, which he manufactured in a gunsmith shop at his home.
  Mr. Miller was a well-known sportsman, and was the winner of a number of shooting match trophies including the International White Flyer event at Chambers Hill and the American White Flyer Handicap at Reading in 1939.
  He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Miller and was a former resident of Sacramento.
  He is survived by four sons, Reuben T. Miller, of Middletown; Delbert W., Howard L., and Ervin K. Miller, all of Millersburg R. D., and seven daughters, Mrs. Norwood Scheidler of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Mrs. Bruce Ney and Mrs. John Brosius, both of Millersburg R. D; Mrs. Wayne Smith, Flint, Michigan; Mrs. Mark Novinger, Mechanicsburg; Mrs Alvin Murdock of Shanksville, and Mrs. Donald Barry of Elizabethville.
  Other survivors are nine grandchildren; three half -brothers, Raymond Stutzman, Allan Stutzman, Sacramento; Walter Stutzman, Valley View; five half-sisters, Mabel Stutzman, Sacramento; Maude Stutzman, Mrs. Harry Deibert, Mrs. Elmer Schwalm, Valler View and Mrs. George Allsbach, Tremont. Services will be held from the Riegle Funeral Home, Millersburg, at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev. Earl R. Marks, of Elizabethville, pastor of the Lykens Valley Reformed Charge, will officiate and interment will be in the Sacramento Cemetery.
  Friends may call at the Riegle | Funeral Home Friday evening.
  Elizabethville Echo, August 7, 1952, Page 1.⁷
  
• He was buried at Union Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: William Miller²
• Mother*: Francis Alice Artz² b. 29 Mar 1865, d. 10 Sep 1934
• Step-father: Albert Monroe Stutzman³ b. 10 Feb 1864, d. 4 Jul 1936

Francis Alice Artz¹

• Last Edited: 7 Dec 2024

• Francis Alice Artz is also referred to as Frances Ellie Artz in some sources.^3,2
• She was born on 29 March 1865, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2,4
• She was the daughter of Michael Artz and Elizabeth Herb.^2,3
• Francis Alice Artz married Albert Monroe Stutzman, son of William H. Stutzman and Anna Schucker, circa 1885.^3,5
• Francis Alice Artz died on 10 September 1934, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 69.^4,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Albert Stutzman
  Mrs. Frances Ellie Stutzman, wife Albert M. Stutzman, of Hubley Township, passed away suddenly her home. She has been in ill health for the past two years, but her death was not expected.
  She was born March 29, 1865, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Artz.
  Her marriage to Albert StutzInan was blessed with 12 children, three of whom have preceded her death.
  She leaves to survive, her husband, and the following children, Maude, Walter and Allen, at home; Raymond, of Sacramento; Mrs. Gertrude Schwalm and Mrs. Harry Deibert, of Valley View; Mabel Stutzman, of Hegins, Mrs. George Tremont, Elmer Miller, of Millersburg. Twenty-five grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Catherine Stutzman, of Hegins, also survive.
  She was a faithful member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Sacramento, and her pastor, Dr. J. Sulzbach, assisted by Rev. H. J. Naftzinger, Deep Creek Reformed Church, will officiate at the funeral service; on Friday morning.
  Pottsville Republican, September 12, 1934, Page 10.²
  
• She was buried on 14 September 1934, at Union Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,3

• Father*: Michael Artz²
• Mother*: Elizabeth Herb³