Russell Thomas Hepler1
M, #30228, b. 10 January 1915, d. 18 March 1983
Last Edited=9 Oct 2022
Russell Thomas Hepler was born on 10 January 1915, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.2 He married Marjorie Irene Mae Reed on 28 June 1941, Frieden's Reformed Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3,4 Russell Thomas Hepler died on 18 March 1983, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 68.2,1
Newspaper obituary:
Russell T. Hepler
Russell T. Hepler, 68, of 425 E. Main St., Hegins, died Monday morning at his home.
He was born in Valley View, Jan. 10, 1915, a son of the late Howard and Vada Schwalm Hepler.
Mr. Hepier was a 1932 graduate of the former Hegins Township High School. He was a retired machinist and worked for 40 years for Philmark Manufacturing Corp., Valley View.
He was a member of St. Matthew's (Coleman's) United Church of Christ, Spring Glen Tri-Valley Senior Citizens, and Valley View Fire Company.
His wife, the former Marjorie Reed, died in 1952. Surviving, are two daughters, Donna, wife of Richard Williamson, Valley View, and Marjorie, wife of Paul Kaster, Towanda; three grandchildren; two brothers, Walter, Dauphin, and Eugene, Morrisville; two sisters, Irene Osman, and Jean, wife of Russell Dietrich, both of Valley View; and Helen Adams, with whom he resided.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Matthew's (Coleman's) Church with the Rev. Paul Gearhart, Jonestown, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. There will be no calling hours Tuesday evening or Wednesday. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 19 Apr 1983, Tue, Page 2.2
He was buried at Saint Matthew's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.4
Newspaper obituary:
Russell T. Hepler
Russell T. Hepler, 68, of 425 E. Main St., Hegins, died Monday morning at his home.
He was born in Valley View, Jan. 10, 1915, a son of the late Howard and Vada Schwalm Hepler.
Mr. Hepier was a 1932 graduate of the former Hegins Township High School. He was a retired machinist and worked for 40 years for Philmark Manufacturing Corp., Valley View.
He was a member of St. Matthew's (Coleman's) United Church of Christ, Spring Glen Tri-Valley Senior Citizens, and Valley View Fire Company.
His wife, the former Marjorie Reed, died in 1952. Surviving, are two daughters, Donna, wife of Richard Williamson, Valley View, and Marjorie, wife of Paul Kaster, Towanda; three grandchildren; two brothers, Walter, Dauphin, and Eugene, Morrisville; two sisters, Irene Osman, and Jean, wife of Russell Dietrich, both of Valley View; and Helen Adams, with whom he resided.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Matthew's (Coleman's) Church with the Rev. Paul Gearhart, Jonestown, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. There will be no calling hours Tuesday evening or Wednesday. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 19 Apr 1983, Tue, Page 2.2
He was buried at Saint Matthew's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.4
Child of Russell Thomas Hepler and Marjorie Irene Mae Reed
- Donna R. Hepler+2 b. 4 Jun 1943, d. 7 Oct 2022
Citations
- [S658] Osman, Irene V., Obituary, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA, February 18, 2009, http://www.legacy.com/schuylkill/Obituaries.asp. Hereinafter cited as Irene V. Osman Obituary.
- [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Russell T. Hepler, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 19 Apr 1983, Tue, Page 2.
- [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021216; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39999348/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.