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     Harlan L. Schreffler was born on 25 June 1911, Keck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.¹ He married Hilda Rothermel on 1 January 1934.¹ Harlan L. Schreffler died on 3 January 2012, at age 100.¹
Newspaper obituary:
Harlan L. Schreffler, 100, Rebuck
REBUCK — For 100 years, 6 months, and 4 days, his cherished presence touched the lives of his family and friends. On Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, the Good Lord saw it was time for the pain and suffering to end, and Harlan L. “Pap” Schreffler ascended to the heavens and left this earthly realm.
Born in Leck Kill on June 25, 1911, he was the son of the late Charles and Neila (Paul) Schreffler. His mother passed away from influenza prior to Christmas 1918. Pap always said this was a very difficult loss in his life. Several years later, he resided with his aunt, Ellen Hornberger. On New Year’s Day, 1934, he married the late Hilda (Rothermel) Schreffler. Following the death of his wife in 1979, he continued to live independently on his Rebuck farm until the winter of 2008.
He attended the former Pine Park School in Leck Kill. He was of Lutheran faith, and was a member of Himmel’s Church, Rebuck. Although farming was his favorite vocation, he held many other jobs throughout his younger years. He helped wire the first electrical utility lines that came through the lower Northumberland County area. He also worked for the state highway system, hand digging ditches and laying the stone, which became the groundwork for the first macadam roads in the Red Cross area.
He and his wife Hilda operated a 94 acre dairy farm in Rebuck. Besides raising chickens and hogs, they grew vegetables and flowers in their truck patch, selling a variety of produce and eggs to customers on his market route. Market days were some of his favorite times, as it gave him time to “schwetz” with his customers.
As a young man, he enjoyed hunting and trapping. He was an avid reader until his eyesight failed him and he always enjoyed visits from his friends and family.
He is survived by two daughters, Shirley Crossley, wife of the late Carl Crossley, of Bloomsburg, and Leah Unger, wife of Rodney Unger, of Leck Kill; five grandchildren and their spouses, Elwood and Lori Crossley, of Grand Junction, Colo., Darby (Unger) and Thomas McDonnell, of Bloomsburg, Eugene Crossley, of Bloomsburg, Elaine (Crossley) and Merrill Dickinson, of Albany, Ga., and Charles and Diane Unger, of Overlook; great-grandchildren, Brock and Jill Crossley, of Casper, Wyo., Lindsey and Matthew Dickinson, of Albany, Ga., Adam and Amanda Unger, of Overlook; stepgreat-grandchildren, Danny Walsh and Kassie Smith, of Grand Junction, Colo., and Melissa Smith, of Casper, Wyo; and one great-great-grandson, Calyn Crossley, Casper.
Besides his parents, wife and Aunt Ellie, he was predeceased by two sisters and their spouses, Mildred and Lyle Schreffler and Lula and Lee Reiner; one half brother, Ray Schreffler; a beloved maternal aunt, Laura Long; and a son-in-law, Carl Crossley.
A viewing will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, 1133 Ridge Road, Klingerstown, followed by a service to celebrate Pap’s life at 11 with the Rev. Daniel Durkee, senior pastor of Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, Gratz, officiating.
Interment will follow in Himmel’s Cemetery, Rebuck.
The family will provide the flowers and suggest memorial contributions be made to the Upper Dauphin Human Services Center, P.O. Box 157, Elizabethville, PA 17023.
“Wir vermissen dich Pap. Gott Wiege dich sanft in seinen Armen.”
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 05 Jan 2012, Thu, Page B5.¹
He was buried on 7 January 2012, at Himmel's Church Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.¹

     Hilda Rothermel was born on 3 September 1912, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.² She married Harlan L. Schreffler on 1 January 1934.¹ Hilda Rothermel died on 23 April 1979, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA, at age 66.²
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Hilda R. Schreffler
REBUCK - Mrs. Hilda Rothermel Schreffler, 66, Rebuck, died at 1 p.m. Monday in her home.
She had been in ill health for the past few years.
Mrs. Schreffler was a member of Himmel's Lutheran Church, Rebuck.
Born in Rebuck Sept. 3, 1912, she was daughter of the late Irvin and Katie Troutman Rothermel. In 1934, she married Harlen L. Schreffler, who survives.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are two daughters, Mrs. Shriley Crossley of Bloomsburg RD1 and Mrs. Leah Unger of Leck Kill, and five grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in the Lawrence E. Rothermel Funeral Home, Kllngerstown RD, by the Rev. Paul Billow. Burial will be in the Himmel's Cemetery, Rebuck.
Friends may call in the funeral home Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 24 Apr 1979, Tue, Page 8.²
She was buried on 27 April 1979, at Himmel's Church Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.²

     Herman H. Miller was born on 25 October 1896, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3 He married Mabel Lucinda Smith.¹ Herman H. Miller died on 10 March 1986, Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 89.³
Newspaper obituary:
Herman H. Miller
Herman H. Miller, 89, who built homes in the Hegins area for more than a half century, died Monday afternoon in Good Samaritan Hospital.
Mr. Miller, of South Good Spring Road, Hegins, was a farmer in the Dalmatia area for about seven years and then started in the carpentry business, a field in which he worked for 55 years.
He was born in Hegins Township, Oct. 25, 1896, a son of the late Jonathon and Mary Alice Kessler Miller He was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins.
Surviving are his wife, the former Mabel Smith; five sons, Harold, Hegins area, Lewis, Valley View, Steward, Clyde and Lamar, all of Hegins; a daughter, Mrs. Glen Clark, Salisbury, Md; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Thursday at the convenience of the family from Miller Funeral Home, Valley View. There will be a public viewing. The Rev. Donald J. Schwartz will officiate. Interment will be in Friedens Lutheran Cemetery, Hegins.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 11 Mar 1986, Tue, Page 2.³
He was buried at Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4

     Mabel Lucinda Smith was born on 2 June 1904.² She married Herman H. Miller.¹ Mabel Lucinda Smith died on 5 July 1998, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 94.^2,3 She was buried on 8 July 1998, at Friedens Union Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.³