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     Dorsey Allison Bordner was born on 21 February 1888, Washington Township, Northumberland County, PA.^3,4 He married Maude Amelia Lubold in 1901.^1,5 Dorsey Allison Bordner died on 14 May 1956, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 68.^3,4
Newspaper obituary:
JORDAN FARMER SUICIDE VICTIM
Daughter Discovers Body Of Dorsey Bordner, 68, In Living Room of Home
Body of Dorsey Allison Bordner, 68. a farmer, was found by a daughter Monday night in his home at Herndon R. D. 1, Jordan Township, with a gunshot wound hi the head.
Northumberland County Coroner W. J. Harris, Shamokin. who examined the body, said the wound was self-inflicted above the right ear. A note indicating that despondency was the reason for the act was found near the body.
The coroner, who released the body to the Rothermel funeral home in Hemdon, set the time of death at about 6 o'clock.
A daughter, Mrs. Edna Dobson. Henndon R. D. 1, discovered the body about 9 o'clock in the living room of the Bordner home, according to officers Warren Thoma and James Lewis of the Shamokin State Police barracks.
The body was found lying face down and near it was a .22 calibre rifle.
The widower and the father of 14 children, lived alone on the 14-acre farm. His daughter delivered groceries to him every week. It was for this reason she called at the home last night, police said.
Police said their investigation showed everything was in order and there were no signs of a struggle.
Mrs. Dobson said her father had been under doctor's care for sometime. His only source of income was from the farm.
Funeral rites will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the Rothermel Funeral Home at Herndon, with burial in the Urban cemetery. Rev. J.M. Singer, Reformed minister of Herndon, will officiate. Viewing will be Thursday evening at the funeral home.
Surviving are the fololowing children: John H., Port Trevorton; Roy E., Linglestown; William S., Stroudsburg; Harvey S., Dornsife, R.D; Boyd F., Hickory Corners; Paul D., Dornsife, R.D; Thomas Q., with the army in Korea; Albert R., Klingerstown; Mrs. Edna Dobson, Mandata; Mrs. Carrie C. Latsha and Mrs. Gertrude M. Ross. Baltimore; Mrs. Myrtle M. Shipe and Mrs. Esther Shaffner, Berrysburg; Mrs. Elsie M. Duttry, Dalmatia. Also surviving are 31 drandchildren; one brother, John Bordner, N. J., and two sisters, Mrs. Naomi Ames. Reading, aind Mrs. Loyetta Atkins. New Jersey.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 15 May 1956, Tue, Pages 1, 15.⁶
He was buried at Saint Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Urban, Northumberland County, PA.³

     Maude Amelia Lubold was born in December 1891.^3,4 Some sources record that Maude Amelia Lubold was born on 7 December 1892, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.² She married Dorsey Allison Bordner in 1901.^1,3 Maude Amelia Lubold died on 16 September 1953, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 61.^2,3
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Bordner, 60, Mother Of 14, Dies
Mrs. Dorothy [Dorsey] Bordner, 60, died at 10 a. m. Wednesday at her home in Herndon RD, following a heart attack. She had been ill for approximately three years. She was a daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Bowman Lubold, and was a member of St. Paul's Reformed Church at Urban.
Surviving are her husband, Dorsey Bordner, and 14 children, six daughters and eight sons. Children are Mrs. Edna Dobson, Mandata; Mrs. Carrie Latsha, Mrs Gertrude Ross, and William Bordner, Baltimore, Md; Mrs. Myrtle Shipe, Berrysburg; Mrs. Elsie Duttry, Mrs. Esther Shaffner, and Roy and Thomas Bordner, Dalmatia; John Bordner, Port Trevorton; Harry and Paul, Pornsife; Boyd Bordner, Hickory Corners, and Albert, at home. Twenty-one grandchildren survive, and a brother, and thhree sisters, Charles Lubold, Klingerstown, Mrs. Sally Minnier, Augustaville, Mrs. Phoebe Kahler of Spring Glen, and Mr. Jennie Snyder, Millersburg.
The funeral will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday from the Rothermel funeral home, Herndon, with burial in the Urban cemetery. Rev. J. M. Singer, Reformed pastor of Herndon will officiate. Viewing will be Saturday evening at the funeral home.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 17 Sep 1953, Thu, Page 15.⁵
She was buried on 20 September 1953, at St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Urban, Northumberland County, PA.^3,2

     Harry Samuel Bordner Sr. was born on 22 November 1923, Urban, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3 He was the son of Dorsey Allison Bordner and Maude Amelia Lubold.¹ Harry Samuel Bordner Sr. married Jean A. Napp on 11 January 1947.² Harry Samuel Bordner Sr. died on 6 January 2007, VA Medical Center, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA, at age 83.²
Obituary in the Harrisburg Patriot-News:
Harry Samuel Bordner, Sr., 83, of Palmyra, passed away Saturday in the Lebanon VA Medical Center.
Born in Urban, he was the son of Dorsey A. and Maud A. Lubold Bordner.
Harry retired as a mechanic from the former J. C. Hess Ford, Hershey. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient for injuries received in combat in World War II. He attended the Campbelltown United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Jean A. Napp Bordner, with whom he would have celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary on January 11; three daughters, Elaine M. Lebo of Womelsdorf, Linda K. Shatto of Bel Air, MD, and Karen M. Day of Lewisberry; three sons, Harry S. "Sam" Jr., of Annville, Timothy J. of Palmyra, and Michael S., of Shellsville; eight grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m., in the Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc., 114 West Main Street, Hummelstown, with The Rev. J. Thomas Truitt officiating. Interment is in Broadview United Christian Cemetery, Hershey. Viewings will be at the funeral home Wednesday from 7-8:30 p.m., and Thursday from 10-11 a.m.
Those desiring may send memorial contributions to the Lebanon VA Medical Center, 1700 Lincoln Avenue, Lebanon, PA 17042.
Published in the Patriot-News on 1/7/2007.²
He was buried on 11 January 2007, at Broadview United Christian Cemetery, Hershey, DerryTownship, Dauphin County, PA.²

     Myrtle Pauline Bordner was born on 13 September 1920, Urban, Northumberland County, PA.^3,4 She was the daughter of Dorsey Allison Bordner and Maude Amelia Lubold.^1,2 Myrtle Pauline Bordner married Nevin Oliver Scheib, son of Francis Washington Scheib and Salome Ellen Welker, on 28 September 1945, Reformed Church Parsonage, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3 Myrtle Pauline Bordner died on 11 October 2005, The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 85.⁴
Newspaper obituary:
Myrtle Pauline Scheib, 85, of Millersburg, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, [2005,] at Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg.
Born September 13, 1920, in Urban she was the daughter of the late Dorsey and Maude Lubold Bordner.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Nevin O. Scheib, who died November 22, 2004.
She was a retired machine operator from the former Muskin Shoe Co., Millersburg.
Surviving are two brothers, Boyd Bordner, Dalmatia and Harry Bordner, Linglestown and a number of nieces and nephews.
Services are private and will be held at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Pillow. James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, is in charge of arrangements.⁴
She was buried at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.^4,5