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     John E. Long was born on 14 August 1924, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.² He was the son of Milton Long and Katie Suzanne Kerstetter.² John E. Long married Clara Mae Heintzelman, daughter of John W. Heintzelman and Mary E. Polan.¹ John E. Long died on 23 July 1965, Shamokin State Hospital, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 40.^2,1 He was buried on 26 July 1965, at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3

     John H. Boyer was born in 1915.³ He married Gladys Elsie Smith.¹ John H. Boyer died on 1 August 1964, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA.³
Newspaper obituary:
John Boyer, 49, Sunbury Resident
John H. Boyer, 221 North Fourth Street, Sunbury, died in his home Saturday at 6:30 p.m. the result of a heart attack. His age was 49. He had been treated for a heart condition, but death was sudden and unexpected.
Mr. Boyer was born in Winfield, January25, 1915, a son of Frank Boyer, of Lewisburg, and the late Mrs. Maude Long Boyer.
He was a machine operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and lived in Sunbury the greater part of his life. He was a life member of the Americus Hose Company.
Surviving are his wife, Gladys E. Smith Boyer, six children: John W., of Milton, Betty, wife of Robert Boyer, of Florida; Lucille, wife of Dean Zartman, of Sunbury, Ralph, a member of the U.S. Navy stationed at Norfolk, Va; Miss Lydla and George Samuel, at home; his father, Frank, of Lewisburg: four grandchildren; and a brother, William' E., of Sunbury.
Funeral services will be from the Dornsife funeral home, Sunbury, Tuesday at 2 p.m., Rev. Wayne Lupolt, pastor, St.. Luke's Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will be in Northumberland Memorial Park in Stonington. Friends will be received by the family at the Dornsife funeral home this evening between 7 and 9 o clock.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 03 Aug 1964, Mon, Page 11.⁴
He was buried at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.^4,3

     Gladys Elsie Smith was born on 16 December 1919, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA.³ She married John H. Boyer.¹ Gladys Elsie Smith died on 26 June 1991, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 71.³ She was buried at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.³

     Richard A. Nahodil Sr. was born on 29 September 1952, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.² He died on 24 June 2021, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 68.²
Newspaper obituary:
Richard A. Nahodil Sr.
1952 - 2021
COAL TOWNSHIP - Richard A. Nahodil Sr., 68, of 155 Coal Run Road, died Thursday, June 24, 2021, at his residence.
He was born Sept. 29, 1952, in Shamokin, a son of the late Donald A. Nahodil Sr. and Jane V. (Koch) Nahodil. He was a lifelong resident of the Shamokin/Coal Township area.
He was a graduate of the Shamokin Area High School.
Rich was a hard-working man. He worked alongside his father in the local coal mines at a young age, started his own general contracting business, traveled to several states where he began working on tunnels and became a dedicated foreman with Lycoming Supply Inc. for 26 years where he earned numerous awards for his work on covered bridges.
Rich was a member of the St. Francis Home Association where he served on its board for several years, enjoyed "beer Fridays" with his friends and participated in their men's pool league.
During his free time, Rich was found completing projects at his home or that of his friends and family members, hosting picnics or Sunday dinner, on a dance floor, singing along to his favorite music, hunting, fishing, camping, scuba diving and watching his grandchildren swim and play.
Rich is survived by many people who love him, including his siblings, Sherry (Nahodil) Hubler, Donna (Nahodil) Cosgrove (go fish!) and Dan Nahodil; two daughters, Sharri (Nahodil) Merlino and son-in-law, Nick, and Janeen Nahodil and son-in-law, David Lagerman; his son, Arjay Nahodil and his significant other, Stef Mudry; sidekick, Pat Eby and her children, Rick Eby, his wife, Nicole, and Erin (Eby) Bronkoski, her husband, Darryl; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and close family friends.
Rich was preceded in death by his father, Donald Nahodil Sr; mother, Jane (Koch) Nahodil; and a brother, Donald Nahodil Jr.
NAHODIL - Richard A. Nahodil Sr., 68, of 155 Coal Run Road, Coal Township. There will be no visitation or hours of calling. A private service will be held with his closest family and friends in attendance. A celebration of life will be announced at a later date. The Leonard J. Lucas Funeral Home Ltd., 120 S. Market St., Shamokin, Leonard J. Lucas Jr., supervisor, is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Published by The News Item on Jun. 29, 2021.²