Kathy Lynn Leeper1

F, #75641, b. 25 March 1967, d. 19 December 2024
  • Last Edited: 25 Dec 2024
  • Kathy Lynn Leeper was born on 25 March 1967, Lansdale, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Lewis Leeper Sr. and Carolyn Elaine Wiest.1
  • Kathy Lynn Leeper died on 19 December 2024, Dauphin County, PA, at age 57.1
  • Funeral home obituary:
    Kathy Lynn Erdman
    March 25, 1967 - December 19, 2024
    GRATZ- Kathy Lynn Erdman, age 57, passed away suddenly on December 19, 2024.
    She was born on March 25, 1967 in Lansdale, PA the daughter of [the late] Rev. Lewis Leeper, Sr. and Carolyn (Wiest) Leeper who survives her in Lykens.
    Kathy worked at Metal Industries Gratz for 9 years in their Customer Care department.
    Kathy was a very giving person. In her free time, she could often be found spending time with her children and grandchildren. She loved cooking and baking, especially for others.
    She is survived by her mother and three children; Zachary W. Long, Gratz, Angel M. Allison (Eric Sims), Herndon, and Lindsay A. Erdman (Austin Johnson), Tower City. Brother, Bishop Lewis (Catherine) Leeper Jr. Halifax; Sisters, Debbie Leeper, Fisherville, Lorrie Leffler, Dalmatia's and Sherry Herb, Pinnacle, NC. Grandchildren, Mason, Lincoln, and Luke.
    There are no services scheduled at this time but a Celebration of Life is anticipated for early 2025
    Arrangements are being cared for by the staff of Minnich Funeral. We are honored to serve this family at our Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Elizabethville location. To sign the guestbook go to www.minnichfuneral.com.1

Child of Kathy Lynn Leeper and Larry Lamar Long Jr.

  • Zachary W. Long2

Child of Kathy Lynn Leeper and Ronald Erdman

  • Lindsay A. Erdman1

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Kathy Lynn Erdman, Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Elizabethville, PA; https://www.minnichfuneral.com/obituaries/Kathy-Lynn-Erdman
  2. [S203] Frederick S. Weiser, ed., Weiser Families in America (New Oxford, PA: Penobscot Press for The John Conrad Weiser Family Association, 1997), p. 649. Hereinafter cited as Weisier Families.

Lewis Leeper Sr.1

M, #75642, b. 1 July 1940, d. 16 January 2011
  • Last Edited: 25 Dec 2024
  • Lewis Leeper Sr. was born on 1 July 1940, Grantville, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Rev. Lewis H. Leeper
    Rev. Lewis H. Leeper, 70, of Big Run, PA passed away Sunday, January 16th, peace fully, at Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, PA.
    Lewis was born in East Hanover Twp., PA on July 1, 1940, a son of the late Bessie A. (Brightbill) and Donald L. Leeper.
    He was the husband of Carolyn Leeper.
    He was the pastor of Lykens Valley House of Prayer Loyalton, PA.
    He was a member of the Short Mountain Gun Club, Loyalton, PA.
    Lewis is survived by his wife Carolyn Leeper; four daughters, Debbie, wife of Raymond Steiner, of Fisherville, PA; Lorrie, wife of Dennis Leffler, of Dalmatia, PA; Sherry Herb, of Harrisburg, PA; Kathy, wife of Ronald Erdman, of Klingers town, PA; a son, Lewis, Jr., husband of Catherine Leeper, of Halifax, PA; Lewis is also survived by three sis ters, Mary Pearl, of Harrisburg, PA; Donna Ault, of Fort Walton Beach, FL; Ethel Leeper, of Grantville, PA; two brothers, Lloyd Leeper, of Harrisburg, PA; Paul Leeper, of Annville, PA.
    He is also survived by 15 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by two grandsons.
    Viewing will be on Friday January 21 from 9-11AM at Lykens Valley House of Prayer, Loyalton, PA.
    Religious Service at Lykens Valley House of Prayer, Loyalton, PA, at 11AM on Friday, January 21st, with Rev. Gary Zigner officiating.
    Interment at God's Mission ary Cemetery Lykens Twp., PA.
    In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Gideon International, P.O. Box 62, Millersburg, PA 17061.
    James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, PA is in charge of the services. To sign the on line guest book visit www.reedfh.com.
    www.pennlive.com/obits.
    The Patriot-News, January 19, 2011, Page 12.3
  • He died on 16 January 2011, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 70.3

Child of Lewis Leeper Sr. and Carolyn Elaine Wiest

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Kathy Lynn Erdman, Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Elizabethville, PA; https://www.minnichfuneral.com/obituaries/Kathy-Lynn-Erdman
  2. [S203] Frederick S. Weiser, ed., Weiser Families in America (New Oxford, PA: Penobscot Press for The John Conrad Weiser Family Association, 1997), p. 649. Hereinafter cited as Weisier Families.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Rev. Lewis H. Leeper, The Patriot-News, January 19, 2011, Page 12. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed December 25, 2024).

Robert L. Baylor1

M, #75649, d. 1968
  • Last Edited: 25 Dec 2024
  • Robert L. Baylor married Erma Murphy.2
  • Robert L. Baylor died in 1968.2

Child of Robert L. Baylor and Erma Murphy

  • Robert K. Baylor1

Citations

  1. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Baylor-Long," The Patriot-News, October 23, 1983, Page 75. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed December 25, 2024).
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Erma M. Baylor, Intelligencer Journal, April 27, 1971, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed December 25, 2024).

Erma Murphy1

F, #75650, d. 26 April 1971
  • Last Edited: 25 Dec 2024
  • Erma Murphy married Robert L. Baylor.1
  • Erma Murphy died on 26 April 1971, Medical College, Richmont, MD.1

Child of Erma Murphy and Robert L. Baylor

  • Robert K. Baylor1

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Erma M. Baylor, Intelligencer Journal, April 27, 1971, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed December 25, 2024).

Ruby Eleanore Schreffler1

F, #75656, b. 25 April 1926, d. 20 November 1993
  • Last Edited: 27 Dec 2024
  • Ruby Eleanore Schreffler was born on 25 April 1926, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Harry Daniel Schreffler and Velma Reed.2
  • Ruby Eleanore Schreffler married Willard Kenneth Wiest, son of Daniel Joseph Wiest and Polly Ann Nora Williard, on 20 May 1944, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • Ruby Eleanore Schreffler died on 20 November 1993, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 67.2
  • She was buried at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Father*: Harry Daniel Schreffler2
  • Mother*: Velma Reed2

Children of Ruby Eleanore Schreffler and Willard Kenneth Wiest

  • Eleanore Darlene Wiest1
  • Kenneth Eugene Wiest1
  • Wayne Willard Wiest1 b. 25 May 1954
  • Brenda Lou Wiest3

Citations

  1. [S203] Frederick S. Weiser, ed., Weiser Families in America (New Oxford, PA: Penobscot Press for The John Conrad Weiser Family Association, 1997), p. 651. Hereinafter cited as Weisier Families.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ruby E. Schaffer, Pottsville Republican, November 22, 1993, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed December 27, 2024).
  3. [S203] Frederick S. Weiser, Weisier Families, p. 652.