Mabel Hanna Reiner1,2

F, #18861, b. 20 March 1923, d. 19 May 2020
Last Edited=27 Sep 2020
     Mabel Hanna Reiner was born on 20 March 1923, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.2,5 She was the daughter of Victor Yoder Reiner and Elizabeth Mazie Rebuck.3,4 Mabel Hanna Reiner married Russell Woodrow Starr, son of Gurney Arthur Starr and Minnie Edna Wiest, on 16 April 1938.1,6 Mabel Hanna Reiner died on 19 May 2020, Premier at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 97.4
Funeral home obituary:
Mabel H. Starr
March 20, 1923 - May 19, 2020
Mabel "Mem" H. Starr, 97, formerly of Klingerstown and Georgetown Heights Apartments passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at Premier at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, where she had been a resident since 2017
Mabel was born in Pitman, on March 20, 1923, a daughter of the late Lizzie (Rebuck) and Victor Y. Reiner.
She attended the Pine Park High School and worked in several local garment factories, Muskin Shoe Factory and Mandata Poultry.
She was a member of Salem Church of Rough and Ready, Klingerstown
Mabel's family was the most important aspect of her life. She enjoyed cooking family meals, gardening, canning, playing cards and quilting.
Mabel is survived by a a son,Dennis, husband of Cindy Starr, of Fearnot, daughter, Christine, wife of James Gessner, of Leck Kill; 8 Grandchildren, Randyl Wedde, Stephen Miller, Barbara Huntsinger, LaRee Hoffman, Troy Starr, Peggy Snyder, and Curtis and Benjamin Gessner; 8 great grandchildren, Kirby Huntsinger, Joel Miller, Kari King, Morganne Starr, Tyler Starr, Hilary Snyder, Sara Hoffman, Darryl Crouthermel; 8 great great grandchildren, Julia and Brennan Huntsinger, Carson and Caroline King, Willow and Briar Miller, Violet and Iris Crouthermel, as well as nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Russell W Starr, who passed away December 7, 1994; two daughters, Marie Miller and Beverly Wedde; two sisters, Katie Reiner and Ruby Mullen; four brothers Charles, Daniel, Harry, and John Reiner; and her companion Clarence (Quelly) Brosious.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held when such gatherings are permissible.
The family wishes to thank her special nurse, April Kroh and the caregivers of Premier at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg for their care and support over the past 3 years.
Memorial Contributions can be made to the Salem Church of Rough and Ready Memorial Fund, 1128 Ridge Road, Klingerstown, PA 17941
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown. To sign the online guest book please visit www.srrfh.com.4
Father*Victor Yoder Reiner3
Mother*Elizabeth Mazie Rebuck4

Children of Mabel Hanna Reiner and Russell Woodrow Starr

Citations

  1. [S243] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4 (1996): p. 100.
  2. [S1139] Mason Wiest, "Genealogy of the Nathaniel Andrew and Emma Vesta Schwalm Wiest Family," The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 18 (2015): p. 110.
  3. [S1147] Online Obituary for Mabel H. Starr, Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, PA; https://www.srrfh.com/obituary/mabel-starr
  4. [S1147] Online Obituary, for Mabel Starr, Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, PA; https://www.srrfh.com/obituary/mabel-starr
  5. [S1147] Online Obituary, for Mabel Starr. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, PA; https://www.srrfh.com/obituary/mabel-starr
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Russell Starr, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 08 Dec 1994, Thu, Page 2.

Marie Starr1

F, #18862, b. 30 November 1941, d. 1 March 1979
Last Edited=25 Jun 2020
     Marie Starr was born on 30 November 1941.2 She was the daughter of Russell Woodrow Starr and Mabel Hanna Reiner.1 Marie Starr married Larry H. Miller, son of Harry Wilson Miller and Mae Hepler.3 Marie Starr died on 1 March 1979, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 37.1,4
Newspaper obituary:
Traffic crash injuries fatal to Herndon-area woman
HERNDON -- A 37-yearold RD1 Herndon woman, a native of Klingerstown, died at 2:45 Friday morning at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash about 9 Thursday morning on Route 147,near her home.
Mrs. Marie V. Miller, wife of Larry H. Miller, died from head injuries and multiple trauma, according to Northumberland County Assistant Coroner James Rodenhaver.
Shamokin state police said Mrs. Miller was driving north on Route 147 when her car struck a tractor-trailer operated by John A. Orlick, 44, Schuylkill Haven, who was turning into a restaurant parking lot. Police said that as the truck went in front of Mrs. Miller's car, she was unable to stop in time and the left front of her car struck the right front of the tractor-trailer.
Mrs. Miller was taken to Geisinger Jby the Dalmatia Ambulance Service after being trapped in her car for more than an hour before being removed by police and firemen.
Mrs. Miller was born Nov. 30, 1941, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Starr, RD Klingerstown. She was employed as a sales agent for Park Leitzel Insurance , Agency, Herndon. She was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church, Hegins. and the Women's Missionary Society of Grace Community and Evangelical Free Church, Mandata.
Surviving, in addition to her husband and parents, are a son, Stephen L.. stationed at McConnell Air Force Base. Wichita. Kan; a daughter, LaRee, at home; two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Beverly N. Wedde, Weishample, Christine A. Starr. RD Klingerstown, and Dennis E. Starr. RD Hegins, and her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Lizzie Reiner. Dornsife.
Services will be held Monday morning in Grace Community and Evangelical Free Church; Mandata. with the Rev. Arnold ; Hannerberg officiating. Burial win be in St. Peter's United Methodist Cemetery. Fearnot. The Hoover Funeral Home, 118 S. Market St., Millersburg, has charge of arrangements.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 03 Mar 1979, Sat, Page 2.4
Father*Russell Woodrow Starr1 b. 30 Dec 1915, d. 7 Dec 1994
Mother*Mabel Hanna Reiner1 b. 20 Mar 1923, d. 19 May 2020

Children of Marie Starr and Larry H. Miller

  • Stephen L. Miller5
  • LaRee Miller5

Citations

  1. [S243] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4 (1996): p. 100.
  2. [S1139] Mason Wiest, "Genealogy of the Nathaniel Andrew and Emma Vesta Schwalm Wiest Family," The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 18 (2015): p. 110.
  3. [S243] "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4, p. 102.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Marie V. Miller, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 03 Mar 1979, Sat, Page 2.
  5. [S1147] Online Obituary for Larry H. Miller, The Shamokin News Item, January 3, 2013; http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsitem/obituary.aspx

Beverly N. Starr1,2

F, #18863, b. 9 November 1938, d. 13 April 1979
Last Edited=28 May 2022
     Beverly N. Starr was born on 9 November 1938, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.3,4,5 She was the daughter of Russell Woodrow Starr and Mabel Hanna Reiner.1 Beverly N. Starr married Boyd Luther Wedde, son of Luther Vallen Wedde and Anna Margaret Hinkel, in 1956.6,5 Beverly N. Starr died on 13 April 1979, Reading Hospital, Reading, Berks County, PA, at age 40.1,5
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Beverly S. Wedde
ASHLAND -- The funeral will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in St. John's United Church of Christ (Kimmel's Church), Ashland RD1, for Mrs. Beverly Starr Wedde, 40, Ashland RD1.
The Rev. Warren Riedel of Mountain Springs will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends and relatives may call in the Lawrence E. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RD1, after 6 p.m. today and in the church Tuesday from noon until time of the service.
Mrs, Wedde died Friday at 6: 15 p.m. in the Reading Hospital, where she was a patient for six days. She had been in ill health for the past three years.
Born in Pitman, Nov. 9, 1938, she was a daughter of Russell and Mabel Reiner Starr of Klingerstown. In 1956, she married Boyd Wedde who survives.
Mrs. Wedde was a member of St. John's Uuited Church of Christ (Kimmel's Church, Ashland RD1, the Women's Guild of the church and a former Sunday school teacher. She also was a member of Barry PTA.
She was a 1956 graduate of Tri-Valley High School.
Mrs. Wedde was employed at Valley View Enterprises, Valley View, prior to her illness.
In addition to her husband and parents, she is survived by three children, Mrs. Barbara Huntsinger of Valley View, Randy and Peggy Wedde, both at home; one grandson; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Lizzie Reiner of Domsife RD; one brother, Dennis Starr of Hegins RDI; and one sister. Miss Christine Starr of Klingerstown RD. A sister, Mrs. Marie Miller, died March 1. 1979.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 16 Apr 1979, Mon, Page 8.5
She was buried at St. Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.7
Father*Russell Woodrow Starr1 b. 30 Dec 1915, d. 7 Dec 1994
Mother*Mabel Hanna Reiner1 b. 20 Mar 1923, d. 19 May 2020

Children of Beverly N. Starr and Boyd Luther Wedde

Citations

  1. [S243] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4 (1996): p. 100.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S941] 1940 US Census, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3486; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 22-133.
  4. [S1139] Mason Wiest, "Genealogy of the Nathaniel Andrew and Emma Vesta Schwalm Wiest Family," The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 18 (2015): p. 110.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Beverly S. Wedde, The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 16 Apr 1979, Mon, Page 8.
  6. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102650398/…
  8. [S932] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.

Dennis E. Starr1

M, #18864, b. 20 September 1945, d. 18 June 2020
Last Edited=13 Jan 2021
     Dennis E. Starr was born on 20 September 1945, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3 He was the son of Russell Woodrow Starr and Mabel Hanna Reiner.1 Dennis E. Starr and Joan Marie Kline obtained a marriage license in April 1964.4 Dennis E. Starr married Joan Marie Kline, daughter of Clayton Franklin Kline and Helen Vesta Erdman.5 Dennis E. Starr died on 18 June 2020, Fearnot, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 74.3
Funeral home obituary:
Dennis E. Starr
September 20, 1945 - June 18, 2020
Dennis E Starr, age 74, of Fearnot, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020 at his residence..
He was born on Thursday, September 20, 1945, in Rough and Ready, a son of the late Russell W Starr and the late Mabel H Reiner Starr.
He was a 1963 graduate of Tri-Valley High School.
He was a Sergeant in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War.
Dennis retired from Honeywell, Mar Lin, in 2001.
He was a member of Salem Church of Rough and Ready.
He was also a lifetime member of Gratz VFW Post 2385.
Dennis loved hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and by two sisters, Marie Miller and Beverly Wedde.
He is survived by his wife Cindy J Gilbert Starr, to whom he was married for twenty-nine years.
He is also survived by a son, Troy D Starr and his wife Georgina of Valley View; a grandson, Tyler C Starr of Valley View; a granddaughter, Morganne C Starr of Asheville, NC; a sister, Christine Gessner and her husband James of Leck Kill; and several nieces and nephews.
Following Dennis's request, there will be no services.
Memorial contributions can be made to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, PO Box 98018, Washington DC 20090-8018 or online at donate.lls.org.
Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.3
Father*Russell Woodrow Starr1 b. 30 Dec 1915, d. 7 Dec 1994
Mother*Mabel Hanna Reiner1 b. 20 Mar 1923, d. 19 May 2020

Child of Dennis E. Starr and Joan Marie Kline

  • Troy D. Starr6

Citations

  1. [S243] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4 (1996): p. 100.
  2. [S1139] Mason Wiest, "Genealogy of the Nathaniel Andrew and Emma Vesta Schwalm Wiest Family," The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 18 (2015): p. 110.
  3. [S1147] Online Obituary for Dennis E. Starr, Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, PA; https://www.buffingtonreed.com/obituaries/Dennis-Starr/#!/…
  4. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Marriage Licenses," Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 08 Apr 1964, Wed, Page 24.
  5. [S1214] Donald C. Reed, Descendants of Johannes Schwalm and Allied Families., CD-ROM (Lancaster, PA: Donald C. Reed, 2011), Descendants of Johannes Schwalm, p. 173. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Johannes Schwalm vol 3.
  6. [S243] "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4, p. 102.

Harry Thomas Erdman1,2

M, #18868, d. before 1995
Last Edited=22 Sep 2020
     Harry Thomas Erdman married Lottie Miller. Harry Thomas Erdman died before 1995.1

Child of Harry Thomas Erdman and Lottie Miller

Citations

  1. [S243] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4 (1996): p. 100.
  2. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Death Notice," Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 27 Feb 1996, Tue, Page 2.

Lottie Miller1

F, #18869, d. 25 January 1996
Last Edited=22 Sep 2020
     Lottie Miller married Harry Thomas Erdman. Lottie Miller died on 25 January 1996, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.2

Child of Lottie Miller and Harry Thomas Erdman

Citations

  1. [S243] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4 (1996): p. 100.
  2. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Death Notice," Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 27 Feb 1996, Tue, Page 2.