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     Ilka Cornelius was born on 21 April 1945, Dommitszch, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany.³ She was the daughter of Harry Cornelius and Gertrude Stelter.³ Ilka Cornelius died on 22 May 2014, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 69.³
Newspaper obituary:
May 22, 2014
Ilka Paul, 69, of Tower City, passed away peacefully Thursday morning at home after a courageous 20-year fight against cancer.
Born in Dommitszch, Germany, April 21, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Gertrude Stelter Cornelius.
Ilka was a dedicated pharmacy technician at Williams Valley Pharmacy, Tower City, for the past 25 years.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Tower City.
She enjoyed flowers, especially her orchids.
Surviving are her husband of 34 years, Rodney Paul; daughter, Estella Welsh (Michael), Alaska; son, Eric McCoy (Angel), Virginia; stepdaughter, Tisha Cunningham (Mark), Colorado; three grandchildren; two sisters, Heidi Kosior, New Jersey, and Mildred Hubbard, Florida; nieces and nephews.
Following Ilka's wishes, services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the American Cancer Society , 101 W. Frack St., Frackville, PA 17931. Dimon Funeral Homes Inc., Tower City, has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Published in Republican & Herald on May 23, 2014.³

     John Henry Fetterhoff married Elizabeth Hocks.¹

     Elizabeth Hocks married John Henry Fetterhoff.¹ Elizabeth Hocks is also referred to as Elizabeth A. Hoops in some sources.²

     Franklin Harper Unger married Annie E. Hand.¹

     Annie E. Hand married Franklin Harper Unger.¹

     Janet E. Seiders was born in 1936.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Seiders and Martha Bixler.² Janet E. Seiders married Marvin W. Helt Jr., son of Marvin W. Helt and Dorothy Emma Fetterhoff, circa 1960.¹ Janet E. Seiders died on 1 November 2011, Carroll County Hospital, Carroll County, MD.^1,3
Newspaper obituary:
Janet E. Helt, 75, of Westminster, MD, formerly of Elizabethtown, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Carroll County Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Martha (Bixler) Seiders. She was the wife of Marvin W. Helt of Westminster. They were married for 57 years. Janet lived in Westminster for the past six years and was a former resident of Elizabethtown for many years.
Retiring in 1997, Janet was employed for 20 years by Arbatron, Inc. where she worked as a computer tech supervisor. She was a former long-time member of Christ Lutheran Church, Elizabethtown and was a member of St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Maryland.
In addition to her husband Marvin, Janet is survived by two sons: Mark Timothy, husband of Darlene Helt, Manchester, MD; Roy Thomas, husband of Deborah Helt, Elizabethtown; a brother, Larry Seiders, Sinnamahoning, PA; two sisters: Elaine Givens, New Tripoli, PA and Amanda Pennypacker, Elizabethtown; ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Miller/Sekely Funeral Services, 130 North Market Street, Elizabethtown at 11:00 AM. There will be no viewing. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10:00 AM until the time of service. Interment will take place in Grand View Memorial Park, Annville.
Lancaster Sunday News Movermber 6, 2011.²
She was buried on 12 November 2011, at Grand View Memorial Park, Annville, Lebanon County, PA.²

     Robert Seiders married Martha Bixler.¹

     Martha Bixler married Robert Seiders.¹

     James Raymond Helt married Mary Elizabeth Bressler.¹

     Mary Elizabeth Bressler married James Raymond Helt.¹

     Samuel Baum Wiest was born on 25 June 1878, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2 He married Sarah Jennie Snyder circa 1899.^3,1 At the time of the 1910 Census, Samuel and his wife Jennie were living in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Samuel operated a butcher shop. Their household included 3 children -- Homer, Howard, and Luther -- along with Jennie's brother, Monroe, and sister, Hannah. Samuel and Jennie had been married 10 years.³ In 1920, Samuel and his family were living along the Hebe Road in Jordan Township, Northumberland County, where he was a farmer. His household included 2 of his sons, Howard and Luther.⁴ Samuel Baum Wiest died on 31 August 1957, George F. Geisinger Memorial Hospital, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 79.² He was buried on 4 September 1957, at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.^2,5

     Sarah Jennie Snyder is also referred to as Sarah Johanna Snyder in some sources.² She also went by the name of Jennie.³ She was born on 12 April 1875, Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.^4,2 She married Samuel Baum Wiest circa 1899.^3,1 Sarah Jennie Snyder died on 4 November 1950, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 75.^4,2 She was buried on 7 November 1950, at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.^2,4