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     Grace Debra Shankweiler also went by the name of Debbie.² She was born on 18 September 1954, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.⁴ She was the daughter of Elwood Shankweiler and Lillian Lesher.⁴ Grace Debra Shankweiler died on 4 October 2016, Richland, Lebanon County, PA, at age 62.⁴
Newspaper obituary:
G. Debra "Debbie" Schwalm
Richland
G. Debra "Debbie" Schwalm, 62, died Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at her residence.
She was the wife of Thomas J. Schwalm, to whom she was married 41 years.
Born in Shamokin, on September 18, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Elwood and Lillian (Lesher) Schankweiler.
A 1972 graduate of Line Mountain High School, she was captain of the cheerleading squad her senior year, and was a member of the National Honor Society. Debbie was a 2001 graduate of Lebanon Valley College, where she received her B.S. in Education, and was a member of the Phi Alpha Epsilon Honor Society. She later attended Gratz College, earning her Master's Degree in Education. Debbie was employed as a teacher at Bethel Elementary for 12 years, and worked as an aide at IU 13 for 11 years. She was a member of Life Center Ministries, Harrisburg, and loved cooking and gardening. Debbie especially loved teaching and activities with her family.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by sons, Jason, husband of Sara Schwalm, of Richland, and Brent Schwalm, of Myerstown; sisters, Nancy Heim, of Trevorton, Linda, wife of Daniel Dunkelberger, of Sunbury; and grandchildren, Aidan, Macey, and Cooper Schwalm; and several nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 7 p.m. at Myerstown Church of the Brethren, 51 W. Stoever Ave., Myerstown, preceded by a visitation beginning at 5:30 p.m. Inurnment will be private at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Tulpehocken Area School District, "In Memory of Debra Schwalm" on memo line. Please mail checks to Tulpehocken District Administration Office, Attn.: Mimi Shade, 27 Rehrersburg Rd., Bethel, PA 19507.
Grose Funeral Home, Myerstown, has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Published in Lebanon Daily News on Oct. 7, 2016.⁴

     Lawrence S. Bowman was born on 15 February 1927, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.³ He was the son of Bertram L. Bowman and Blanche O. Wehry.²
Newspaper obituary:
Lawrence S. "Pete" Bowman, 80, of 931 W. Maple St., Valley View, died Thursday at the Manor at Penn Village, Selinsgrove.
Born in Klingerstown, Feb. 15, 1927, he was a son of the late Bertram L. and Blanche O. Wehry Bowman. He was a 1944 graduate of Hubley Township High School.
He served in the Army during World War II.
He retired as a firefighter for Washington, D.C.
He was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Sacramento.
He was also a member of the Washington, D.C. Retired Firefighters Association and Local 36 International Association of Firefighters, Washington, D.C., and the Valley View Fire Company.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Arlen L. Bowman.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth A. Wible Bowman, to whom he was married for 34 years; two sons, David A. Bowman, Strasburg, Va., and Ronald L. Bowman, Wilmington, Del; a stepson, John D. Baker Jr., Elkridge, Md; a stepdaughter, Sandra L. Reddick, Evansville, Minn; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; family friends, Donald and Bernadette Schwalm, Middleburg.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday from Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, with the Rev. Curtis Zemencik officiating. There will be no viewing. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family in St. Paul's Cemetery, Sacramento. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 2263 Main St., Sacramento PA 17968. Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.
Published in Republican & Herald from June 29 to July 3, 2007.²
Lawrence S. Bowman was buried at St. Paul's Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.²

     Mark Timothy Radel was born on 26 March 1919, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4 He was the son of Arden Elias Radel and Anna Mabel Shaffer.³ Mark Timothy Radel married Mary Noreen Schwalm, daughter of Leon Austin Schwalm and Nora Fietta Snyder, on 4 April 1942, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^1,5 Mark Timothy Radel died on 1 June 2005, at home, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 86.³ He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.⁶

     Harold Herbert Buffington was born on 10 March 1921.² He was born on 10 March 1921, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.³ He was the son of Herbert Eugene Buffington and Cora Annetta Batdorf.² Harold Herbert Buffington was baptized on 27 July 1921, Salem Lutheran Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.³ He married Verna May Schwalm, daughter of Leon Austin Schwalm and Nora Fietta Snyder, on 27 September 1941, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD.³ Harold Herbert Buffington died on 27 February 1995, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 73.^3,4
Newspaper obituary:
Harold H. Buffington
ELIZABETHVILLE. - Harold H. Buffington, 73, of 427 W. Broad St., died Monday in Harrisburg Hospital.
He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, Dauphin County Volunteer Fireman's Association, Upper Dauphin Area Lions Club; and a life member of Elizabethville VFW Post 6343 and Elizabethville Reliance Hose Company No. 1.
Surviving are two sons, Ronald E. of Millersburg and Dennis L. of Pillow; a daughter, Brenda Kaye Brooks of Bloomfield, N.J; seven brothers, Elwood F. of Harrisburg, Jay L., Dean W. and John W., all of Elizabethville, William L. of Millersburg, Robert L. of Tower City and Raymond A. of Northampton; three sisters, Ruth V. Anoka of New Cumberland, Verna A. Balsbaugh of Harrisburg and Barbara A. Buffington of Elizabethville; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in Hoover Funeral Home, Elizabethville. Burial with military honors will be in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Viewing will be from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, South Central Chapter, 1019 Mumma Road, Wormleysburg 17034.
The Evening News, February 28, 1995, Page 10.⁴
Some sources record that Harold Herbert Buffington died on 27 February 1995 Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.² He was buried on 2 March 1995, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.³

     Ronald Eugene Buffington was born on 21 August 1942, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3 He was the son of Harold Herbert Buffington and Verna May Schwalm.¹ Ronald Eugene Buffington was baptized on 25 September 1947, Salem Lutheran Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.² He married Jacqueline Marie Carl, daughter of Leonard Eugene Carl, circa 18 May 1966, Salem Lutheran Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.² Ronald Eugene Buffington died on 9 February 2002, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 59.³ He was buried at Saint Davids Reformed Church Cemetery, Killinger, Dauphin County, PA.³